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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Norman, OK

July 8, 2023Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jul 8, 2023, 8:55 AM CDT for Woodward County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jul 9, 2023, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 8, 2023, 8:55 AM CDT (13:55 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 9, 2023, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 9, 2023, 8:57 PM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point North Canadian River near Woodward (WDGO2). The gauge peaked at 6.12 ft at Jul 7, 2023, 2:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07237500, 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 Jul 8, 6:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 8, 8:03 AM CDT, 52 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
Jul 7, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Beckham, Ellis, Greer, Roger Mills	42 min
Jul 7, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Ellis	49 min
Jul 7, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Washita and 1 more	47 min
Jul 7, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Washita	42 min
Jul 7, 8:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Ellis, Harper	3 hr
Jul 7, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Kiowa, Major and 3 more	51 min
Jul 7, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	51 min
Jul 7, 8:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills, Washita and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 7, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher and 2 more	65 min
Jul 7, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	47 min
Jul 7, 9:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
Jul 7, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	39 min
Jul 7, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady, Kiowa, Washita	42 min
Jul 7, 10:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher	52 min
Jul 7, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major	59 min
Jul 7, 10:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Kingfisher	3 hr
Jul 7, 10:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	48 min
Jul 7, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Grady, McClain	49 min
Jul 7, 11:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	52 min
Jul 7, 11:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson, Stephens	25 min
Jul 7, 11:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield	65 min
Jul 7, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie	47 min
Jul 8, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	26 min
Jul 8, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Murray	25 min
Jul 8, 12:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Murray	38 min
Jul 8, 4:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche	3 hr
Jul 8, 8:59 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Washita	23 hr
Jul 8, 12:59 PM CDT	Flood Watch	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Ellis and 8 more	19 hr
Jul 8, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	46 min
Jul 8, 3:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
Jul 8, 3:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
Jul 8, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Bryan	27 min
Jul 8, 6:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Bryan	3 hr
Jul 7, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	34 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.