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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Norman, OK

April 20, 2025Bryan County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 20, 2025, 8:26 AM CDT for Bryan County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 21, 2025, 5:38 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2025, 8:26 AM CDT (13:26 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 21, 2025, 5:38 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 21, 2025, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Bryan County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Blue River (OK) near Blue (BLUO2). The gauge peaked at 22.34 ft at Apr 21, 2025, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 26 ft
Minor stage: 28 ft
Moderate stage: 31 ft
Major stage: 43 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07332500, 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 Apr 20, 5:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 5:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 20, 5:09 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 5:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 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
Apr 19, 7:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	36 min
Apr 19, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	34 min
Apr 19, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	33 min
Apr 19, 7:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Jefferson, Love	42 min
Apr 19, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	33 min
Apr 19, 8:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray	4 hr
Apr 19, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	McClain	33 min
Apr 19, 8:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love	40 min
Apr 19, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Oklahoma	30 min
Apr 19, 8:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	8 hr
Apr 19, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	34 min
Apr 19, 8:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love	9 hr
Apr 19, 8:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Carter, Love	50 min
Apr 19, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Carter, Love	46 min
Apr 19, 9:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter	43 min
Apr 19, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	44 min
Apr 19, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Love	42 min
Apr 19, 9:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 19, 9:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	25 min
Apr 19, 9:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	47 min
Apr 19, 9:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	3 hr
Apr 19, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Marshall, Murray	41 min
Apr 19, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Love, Marshall	39 min
Apr 19, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Murray	38 min
Apr 19, 9:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Love	37 min
Apr 19, 9:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	5 hr
Apr 19, 9:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pontotoc	44 min
Apr 19, 9:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Johnston, Murray	33 min
Apr 19, 10:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pontotoc, Seminole	28 min
Apr 19, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Johnston, Love and 3 more	67 min
Apr 19, 10:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	37 min
Apr 19, 10:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall	7 hr
Apr 19, 10:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	42 min
Apr 19, 10:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Bryan, Love, Marshall	29 min
Apr 19, 10:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	4 hr
Apr 19, 10:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	53 min
Apr 19, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	65 min
Apr 19, 10:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Marshall and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 19, 10:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	45 min
Apr 19, 10:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Bryan, Marshall	23 min
Apr 19, 10:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Marshall	35 min
Apr 19, 11:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Hughes	23 min
Apr 19, 11:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Johnston	20 min
Apr 19, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall	57 min
Apr 19, 11:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Bryan	39 min
Apr 19, 11:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Coal, Hughes	41 min
Apr 19, 11:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston	49 min
Apr 19, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes	34 min
Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	19 min
Apr 19, 11:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	51 min
Apr 19, 11:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal	32 min
Apr 20, 12:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	44 min
Apr 20, 12:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Love	50 min
Apr 20, 1:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Love	27 min
Apr 20, 1:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Carter, Love, Marshall	18 min
Apr 20, 1:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Johnston	35 min
Apr 20, 2:36 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Love	41 hr
Apr 20, 2:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 20, 3:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall, Pontotoc	2 hr
Apr 20, 5:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Carter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 20, 8:21 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	12 hr
Apr 20, 10:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	30 min
Apr 20, 10:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes	20 min
Apr 20, 11:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes	26 min
Apr 19, 7:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Clay	57 min
Apr 19, 8:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Clay	9 hr
Apr 19, 8:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Clay	3 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.