Alert archive / Oklahoma / River Flood Warnings in 2021
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jan 1, 2021, 6:49 AM CST for Pottawatomie County, Seminole County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2021, 6:49 AM CST (12:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2021, 6:28 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Little River (OK) near Tecumseh (TCMO2). The gauge peaked at 11.14 ft at Jan 1, 2021, 5:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07230500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
944
WGUS44 KOUN 011249
FLWOUN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
649 AM CST Fri Jan 1 2021
...The National Weather Service in Norman OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Little River near Tecumseh affecting Seminole and Pottawatomie
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
OKC125-133-020030-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FL.W.0002.210101T1249Z-210102T0028Z/
/TCMO2.1.ER.210101T1021Z.210101T1100Z.210101T1827Z.NO/
649 AM CST Fri Jan 1 2021
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Little River near Tecumseh.
* From this morning to this evening.
* At 5:30 AM CST Friday the stage was 11.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 5:30 AM CST Friday was 11.1 feet.
* Forecast...The Little River is expected to rise to a crest of 11.1
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this
afternoon.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, Low-lying croplands... pastures... and
rural roads may experience shallow flooding or be isolated by
deeper water in overflow channels cutting across the flood plain.
The area affected is entirely rural... and downstream of Lake
Thunderbird... from near Macomb in Pottawatomie County to near
Bowlegs in western Seminole County.
&&
LAT...LON 3519 9721 3525 9721 3523 9680 3516 9668
3508 9668 3512 9699
$$
CMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 7:12 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OUN | Pottawatomie, Seminole | 12 hr |
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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.