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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK

June 6, 2026Cotton County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 6, 2026, 4:32 PM CDT for Cotton County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 6, 2026, 5:39 PM CDT. It was in force for 45 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2026, 4:32 PM CDT (21:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 6, 2026, 5:39 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 8, 2026, 2:40 PM CDT
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Cotton County, OK

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Deep Red Creek near Randlett (RNDO2).

Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07311500, 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 6, 1:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 148 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026
  • Several rounds of showers and storms through midday Sunday with heavy rainfall and flooding. Some storms may be capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
  • Near to above normal temperatures heading into next week with a potential for triple digit heat.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 1:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
151 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 148 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

- Several rounds of showers and storms through midday Sunday with
  heavy rainfall and flooding. Some storms may be capable of
  producing damaging winds and large hail.

- Near to above normal temperatures heading into next week with a
  potential for triple digit heat.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 148 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

A few showers and storms continue this afternoon across portions
Oklahoma with an MCV across central Oklahoma. Additional showers and
storms continue to advect northward across eastern Oklahoma with a
plume of 700mb moisture ahead of the upper low. Some areas may
experience a brief lull in activity during the afternoon hours
before the upper low brings increasing chances for showers and
storms this afternoon into the overnight. As the upper low continues
to eject northeast overnight tonight, multiple rounds of storms
may continue to push west to east across Oklahoma and north Texas.

The main hazard going into tonight will be additional rounds of
heavy rainfall, especially over areas that already received several
inches overnight. The area with the greatest rainfall as of this
morning has been across western north Texas and into southwest
Oklahoma with anywhere from 2-4" with localized higher amounts up to
4-7 inches. The Odell WTM site reported 7.19 inches of rainfall in
the last 24 hours and the Grandfield OK Mesonet reported 5.87 inches
of rainfall in the last 24 hours. PWATs are generally above 1.5
inches, but several models are hinting at up to 2 inch values along
and near the Red River, including portions extending into north
Texas and southern Oklahoma. Two inch values are above the daily max
for climatology this time of year and with 1.5 inch PWATs being
above the 90th percentile across most of the forecast area, expect
heavy rainfall with high rainfall rates expected with storms that
develop later today and overnight.

Despite this morning's showers and storms, the lull and break in
clouds is helping to warm temperatures up with an uncapped
environment. MLCAPE values will generally be around 1500-2000 J/kg
with the highest instability focused in and around western north
Texas and into southern and central Oklahoma. With the presence of
the upper low and slightly higher winds aloft (~30 knots), there
will be the presence of a bit more shear today than previous days
which may help to sustain stronger updrafts. Thus, storms this
afternoon will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts up to at
least 70 mph likely due to downbursts and large hail up to at least
ping pong size. Storm interaction with any surface vorticity near a
surface low or MCV that develops this afternoon and tonight could
give way to a storm or two possessing low-level rotation and the
potential for a tornado or two. This threat remains very low, but
nonzero.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Sunday through Monday night)
Issued at 148 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

Storms will linger Sunday morning, but the severe threat should
lower with mostly winds and flooding as the primary hazards. The
upper low will be pivot over the Central Plains and continue to push
the showers and storms eastward across central into eastern Oklahoma
with most of the precipitation chances east of the area by midday.
In the wake of the upper low will be brief northwest flow aloft
Sunday afternoon/evening with a surface trough over the Texas
Panhandle. Diurnal driven storms may be possible, but the
probability remains low at this time. If a storm or two were to
develop and push east southeast into Oklahoma, gusty winds and small
hail would be the primary hazards.

By Monday, the upper level pattern will shift towards a ridge
building in over the Southern Plains and the trend towards dry and
hot conditions. Temperatures will likely warm to above normal by
Monday with widespread 90s and a few localized areas breaching
triple digit heat. Thanks to lingering low-level moisture and
humidity, feels like temperatures are likely to rise above 100
degrees. Areas across central Oklahoma may approach Heat Advisory
criteria with heat indexes near or above 105 degrees.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through Friday)
Issued at 133 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

There is now a signal that this ridging over the southern Plains
will weaken or shift eastward as a longwave trough develops across
the western United States by mid-week. Although we still remain in
a warm pattern with southwesterly flow aloft, it may not be quite
as hot late in the week as anticipated earlier. The longwave
trough does weaken as it moves toward the Plains (primarily the
northern Plains) and it is unclear how far south any forcing will
be as this trough moves east, but there is at least a low
potential for showers/storms with this, primarily Thursday night.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1222 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

Conditions across our terminals will vary from VFR to MVFR at
least through 00Z due to the low cloud base alternating from
scattered to broken as well as rising and lowering. Will see
storm activity increase again after 00Z as an upper low tracks
south to north over our area. TSRA probabilities are high enough
for TEMPO groups by 20-21Z for terminals KSPS & KLAW then after
00Z for our remaining terminals. Terminals conditions may further
deteriorate to an IFR category after 04Z due to lowering ceilings
and periods of reduced visibilities in rain associated with
convection overhead. Surface winds will be variable and becoming
gusty from storm activity as well.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  67  85  73  92 /  90  50  20   0
Hobart OK         67  91  73  97 /  70  20   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  68  91  73  95 /  90  40  10   0
Gage OK           63  91  72  99 /  50  10   0   0
Ponca City OK     68  83  72  91 /  80  70  40   0
Durant OK         71  87  76  91 /  80  80  10   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Sunday afternoon for OKZ011>013-015>048-
     050>052.

TX...Flood Watch through Sunday afternoon for TXZ083>090.

&&

NEAR TERM...23
SHORT TERM...23
LONG TERM....26
AVIATION...68

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:59 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
359 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

OKZ034>036-062130-
Kiowa OK-Greer OK-Jackson OK-
359 PM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Jackson, northwestern Kiowa and southeastern Greer Counties through
430 PM CDT...

At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout near Blair, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Landspouts and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds
         could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured
         objects.

Locations impacted include...
Blair, Lone Wolf, Roosevelt, Martha, Warren, and Altus-Lugert Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3468 9931 3476 9945 3507 9928 3493 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 225DEG 32KT 3477 9930

LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Mahale

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman27 min
Jun 5, 7:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNJackson3 hr
Jun 5, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson24 min
Jun 5, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman33 min
Jun 5, 8:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNJackson, Tillman3 hr
Jun 5, 8:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNKiowa, Tillman3 hr
Jun 5, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson28 min
Jun 5, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNComanche24 min
Jun 5, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNTillman27 min
Jun 5, 8:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNTillman3 hr
Jun 5, 8:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNJackson3 hr
Jun 5, 8:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNKiowa3 hr
Jun 5, 9:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNJackson3 hr
Jun 5, 9:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNComanche3 hr
Jun 5, 9:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNTillman3 hr
Jun 5, 9:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche6 hr
Jun 5, 10:56 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNGreer, Jackson10 hr
Jun 5, 11:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCotton, Tillman3 hr
Jun 6, 12:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady, Stephens7 hr
Jun 6, 12:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman3 hr
Jun 6, 12:36 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNJackson3 hr
Jun 6, 1:13 AM CDTFlood WatchOUNAtoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian and 34 more34 hr
Jun 6, 3:25 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNComanche, Cotton, Tillman5 hr
Jun 6, 3:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady3 hr
Jun 6, 3:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGrady34 min
Jun 6, 6:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady2 hr
Jun 6, 8:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Washita3 hr
Jun 6, 8:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNLincoln4 hr
Jun 6, 8:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Coal3 hr
Jun 6, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNCotton7 hr
Jun 6, 11:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield, Kingfisher, Logan3 hr
Jun 6, 3:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson29 min
Jun 6, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJackson32 min
Jun 6, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter36 min
Jun 6, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa31 min
Jun 6, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray49 min
Jun 6, 4:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Garvin, Murray3 hr
Jun 6, 4:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNHughes82 min
Jun 6, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNLove51 min
Jun 6, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarvin, Murray, Pontotoc19 min
Jun 6, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter37 min
Jun 6, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Love24 min
Jun 6, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc37 min
Jun 6, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Love, Marshall50 min
Jun 6, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNPontotoc51 min
Jun 6, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNJohnston, Marshall50 min
Jun 6, 6:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPontotoc66 min
Jun 6, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNPontotoc24 min
Jun 6, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBryan52 min
Jun 5, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWilbarger23 min
Jun 5, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHardeman29 min
Jun 5, 9:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman3 hr
Jun 5, 11:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNArcher, Baylor, Wichita, Wilbarger6 hr
Jun 5, 11:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNFoard, Hardeman4 hr
Jun 6, 12:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNBaylor, Knox5 hr
Jun 6, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBaylor39 min
Jun 6, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNArcher31 min
Jun 6, 3:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Baylor, Wichita29 min
Jun 6, 3:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNWichita31 min
Jun 6, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNArcher, Clay50 min
Jun 6, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNClay56 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.