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River Flood Warning 39, NWS Norman, OK

May 6, 2025Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2025, 2:06 PM CDT for Wichita County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It took effect at May 7, 2025, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2025, 2:06 PM CDT (19:06 UTC)
In effect from: May 7, 2025, 2:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 7, 2025, 8:52 AM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Beaver Creek (TX) near Electra (ELTT2). The gauge peaked at 22.80 ft at May 7, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07312200, 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 May 6, 12:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 12:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 9:44 AM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 10:05 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, May 6, 11:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 11:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 1:06 PM CDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, May 6, 1:13 PM CDT, 53 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
May 6, 6:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	35 min
May 6, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	28 min
May 6, 7:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton, Stephens	33 min
May 6, 8:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	30 hr
May 6, 8:04 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Grady	6 hr
May 6, 8:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Coal	24 min
May 6, 8:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter	34 min
May 6, 8:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	37 min
May 6, 8:46 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka	12 hr
May 6, 8:47 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	5 hr
May 6, 8:47 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Greer, Jackson	5 hr
May 6, 8:58 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Jefferson	30 hr
May 6, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton	72 hr
May 6, 9:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	53 hr
May 6, 9:10 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cotton	2 hr
May 6, 9:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	31 min
May 6, 9:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	4 hr
May 6, 10:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Love, Murray	25 min
May 6, 10:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, McClain, Stephens	3 hr
May 6, 10:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Love	3 hr
May 6, 10:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 6, 11:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	2 hr
May 6, 11:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall, Pontotoc	3 hr
May 6, 11:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Bryan	33 min
May 6, 12:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	3 hr
May 6, 12:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Johnston and 7 more	4 hr
May 6, 3:14 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	30 hr
May 6, 6:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	45 min
May 6, 7:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	29 min
May 6, 8:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	30 min
May 6, 8:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Wichita	4 hr
May 6, 8:52 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Wilbarger	5 hr
May 6, 9:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	21 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.