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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Norman, OK

June 3, 2023Custer County, Washita County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 3, 2023, 3:22 AM CDT for Custer County, Washita County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 2023, 3:22 AM CDT (08:22 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2023, 2:11 PM CDT
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Custer County, OK, Washita County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Washita River near Clinton (CLIO2). The gauge peaked at 21.33 ft at Jun 4, 2023, 12:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07325000, 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 warning 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 warning went out at Jun 3, 3:19 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 3:19 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 9:22 PM CDT, 6 hours before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 9:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 10:22 PM CDT, 5 hours before

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 11:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 12:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 12:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woods	45 min
Jun 2, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Greer, Kiowa, Washita	28 min
Jun 2, 7:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Washita	6 hr
Jun 2, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Kiowa, Washita	27 min
Jun 2, 7:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
Jun 2, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita	26 min
Jun 2, 8:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Comanche, Custer, Dewey, Kiowa and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 2, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	24 hr
Jun 2, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Major, Woods, Woodward	36 hr
Jun 2, 8:25 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Jackson	20 hr
Jun 2, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Kiowa	43 min
Jun 2, 9:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Kingfisher	4 hr
Jun 2, 9:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	35 min
Jun 2, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	23 min
Jun 2, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	16 min
Jun 2, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love, Stephens	35 min
Jun 2, 11:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche	3 hr
Jun 3, 12:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Love, Murray	24 min
Jun 3, 12:28 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer	20 hr
Jun 3, 1:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	24 min
Jun 3, 8:38 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Canadian	7 hr
Jun 3, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc	26 min
Jun 3, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pontotoc	45 min
Jun 3, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	35 min
Jun 3, 1:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 3, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Murray	33 min
Jun 3, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	30 min
Jun 3, 2:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Marshall	3 hr
Jun 3, 2:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	30 min
Jun 3, 2:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 3, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Marshall	35 min
Jun 3, 3:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Johnston	3 hr
Jun 3, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka	27 min
Jun 3, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan, Coal	36 min
Jun 3, 3:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Coal	3 hr
Jun 3, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	19 min
Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian	4 hr
Jun 3, 4:04 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	28 hr
Jun 3, 4:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	45 min
Jun 3, 4:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka	35 min
Jun 3, 6:33 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Jackson	3 hr
Jun 2, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Knox	49 min
Jun 2, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Knox	29 min
Jun 2, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Wichita	23 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2023 Every river flood warning in 2023

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.