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River Flood Advisory 26, NWS Norman, OK

May 17, 2021Comanche County, Cotton County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood advisory at May 17, 2021, 12:39 PM CDT for Comanche County, Cotton County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 17, 2021, 12:39 PM CDT (17:39 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2021, 8:15 AM CDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point East Cache Creek near Walters (WLTO2). The gauge peaked at 16.30 ft at May 17, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
21 ft
Moderate stage
22 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07311000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at May 17, 6:56 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 6:56 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 11:59 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
1159 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-181700-
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-
Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-
Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman-
Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
1159 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Severe thunderstorms will develop this afternoon in west Texas
and move eastward into the area this evening. The initial threats
will include very large hail up to baseball size, damaging winds
to 70 mph, and possibly a few tornadoes. This is most likely
during the early to mid evening hours across western north Texas
and southwest Oklahoma.

By late evening, storms will have consolidated into a line with
the primary threat becoming damaging winds to 70 mph, although
large hail will also be possible. Storms will continue moving
eastward primarily impacting the southern half of Oklahoma through
the night.

The risk of severe storms generally north of Interstate 40 is
present this evening and overnight, but comparatively lower.

.Heavy Rainfall...
Flooding, perhaps significant, will be possible through the night
mainly across the southern half of Oklahoma. Areas that
experienced significant rainfall yesterday are at an increased
risk for flooding as additional heavy rain develops this evening
and tonight.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
much of Oklahoma and all of western north Texas should prepare for
severe weather operations early this evening through late
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorm chances will continue thru Saturday. A few severe
thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday afternoon and evening
mainly across portions of eastern and southeastern Oklahoma. Hail
up to the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph
will be possible. Strong to severe storms will again be possible
across western Oklahoma and western north Texas Wednesday
afternoon and evening.

.Heavy Rainfall...
Flooding will remain possible mainly along and south of Interstate
44 thru at least Wednesday. Significant flooding may occur across
portions of southern and southeastern Oklahoma by Wednesday
morning. Many locations across southern Oklahoma and north Texas
could receive over 5 inches of total rainfall by the end of the
week.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 7:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall36 min
May 16, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMarshall29 min
May 16, 8:06 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNPottawatomie, Seminole16 hr
May 16, 8:06 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka24 hr
May 16, 8:21 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNJefferson, Stephens4 hr
May 16, 9:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNJefferson3 hr
May 16, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNHarmon, Jackson76 min
May 16, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman31 min
May 17, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman38 min
May 17, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman30 min
May 17, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNComanche, Kiowa, Tillman22 min
May 17, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman35 min
May 17, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens32 min
May 17, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJefferson, Stephens29 min
May 17, 2:27 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNCotton18 hr
May 17, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNTillman12 min
May 16, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay52 min
May 16, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard33 min
May 16, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNFoard16 min
May 16, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay65 min
May 16, 8:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNClay3 hr
May 16, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay56 min
May 16, 9:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher23 min
May 16, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Clay61 min
May 16, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKnox44 min
May 16, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Knox39 min
May 16, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard, Knox32 min
May 16, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger58 min
May 16, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNBaylor52 min
May 17, 12:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBaylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger3 hr
May 17, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNWichita, Wilbarger18 hr
May 17, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKnox32 min
May 17, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKnox30 min
May 17, 6:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard40 min
May 17, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNFoard42 min
May 17, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNKnox67 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.