0 miles northeast of Kenton Oklahoma over southeast Colorado and northeast New Mexico caused some minor flooding of the Cimarron River in the extreme western Oklahoma Panhandle.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Very heavy rainfall upstream of the flood gage 2.0 miles northeast of Kenton Oklahoma over southeast Colorado and northeast New Mexico caused some minor flooding of the Cimarron River in the extreme western Oklahoma Panhandle.
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 183 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:30 UTC.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cimarron River, just northeast of Kenton Oklahoma, crested at 13.27 feet at 02:00 CST. The flood stage is 11.0 feet.
The Cimarron River, just northeast of Kenton Oklahoma, crested at 13.96 feet at 13:00 CST. The flood stage is 11.0 feet.
The Cimarron River crested to 11.73 feet at 10:00 CST just northeast of Kenton Oklahoma. The flood stage is 11.0 feet.
The Cimarron River crested to 17.64 feet at 08:00 CST just northeast of Kenton Oklahoma. The flood stage is 11.0 feet.
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