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Rain expected and rain that fell, and the gauges at action stage or above in Oklahoma, each with NWS’s forecast. Flood warnings are the Live tracker’s.

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Moderate flooding

North Fork of the Red River at Headrick, OK

Gauge
River gauge · HEAO2 · NWS OUN
Observed
Observed 16.46 ft at : moderate flooding
Forecast
Forecast issued · highest 16.5 ft at · below flood stage (14 ft) by : moderate flooding
Stages
Action 12 ft · Flood (minor) 14 ft · Moderate 16 ft · Major 19 ft
Forecasts
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Forecast hydrograph

Forecast stage at Headrick, in ftNWS forecast for Headrick, issued 17 Oct 00:52Z: highest 16.5 ft at 17 Oct 06:00Z. Flood stage is 14 ft; the forecast falls below it by 18 Oct 18:00Z. Observed 16.46 ft at 17 Oct 02:00Z.7.51012.51517.52018 Oct 00Z19 Oct 00Z20 Oct 00Z21 Oct 00Z22 Oct 00ZAction 12 ftFlood (minor) 14 ftModerate 16 ftMajor 19 ftNowObservedUTCft
NWS forecast, issued : the line is the forecast stage, each dot one of NWS’s points; the ringed dot is the latest observation, when one at action stage or above is held. Earlier observations are not held here, so no observed line is drawn. Moderate flooding at its worst, observed or forecast. Data: NOAA/NWPS.
The forecast points as a table
TimeStage
16.5 ft
16.2 ft
15.8 ft
15.3 ft
14.8 ft
14.2 ft
13.6 ft
13 ft
12.2 ft
11.5 ft
11 ft
10.6 ft
10.3 ft
10.1 ft
9.9 ft
9.7 ft
9.6 ft
9.4 ft
9.3 ft
9.2 ft

What NWS lists at this gauge

  • 16 ft: Flooding or isolation of agricultural lands and rural roads occurs in Kiowa... Jackson... and Tillman counties. Upstream points in Kiowa County may see flooding several hours before the crest reaches the Headrick area. The flood crest reaches downstream points near Tipton much later. Flood depths approach 2 feet over some areas along the river.
  • 15 ft: Flooding or isolation of agricultural lands and rural roads occurs in Kiowa... Jackson... and Tillman counties. Upstream points in Kiowa County may see flooding several hours before the crest reaches the Headrick area. The flood crest reaches downstream points near Tipton much later. Flood depths approach 1 foot over some areas along the river.
  • 14 ft: Shallow flooding or isolation of agricultural lands and rural roads occurs in Kiowa... Jackson... and Tillman counties. Upstream points in Kiowa County may see flooding several hours before the crest reaches the Headrick area. The flood crest reaches downstream points near Tipton much later.
  • 13 ft: Near bankfull stages or higher occur along the river occur in Kiowa... Jackson... and Tillman counties. Upstream points in Kiowa County may see high stages several hours before the crest reaches the Headrick area. The crest reaches downstream points near Tipton much later.
  • 12 ft: The river remains within its banks in Kiowa... Jackson... and Tillman counties.

NWS’s statements for this gauge’s water at each stage, up to the highest observed or forecast. A gauge does not say whether a particular road or neighbourhood near it floods. Read .

NWPS’s page for HEAO2 On the Live tracker’s map River flood warnings in Oklahoma

Rain and rivers in Oklahoma

  • Expected rain: below WPC’s lowest contour (0.01 in) in Oklahoma, in WPC’s forecast for the 24 hours to . An amount for the area its contour covers, not a total for any one street.
  • Rain that fell: 0.25 to 0.5 in at its highest in Oklahoma, in the 24 hours to , by MRMS’s radar estimate over a grid about 5 km across: a measurement of the past, not corrected to rain gauges.
  • Rivers: 5 gauges in flood in Oklahoma, by NWS’s lists read . Moderate flooding North Fork of the Red River at Headrick, OK. Observed 16.46 ft at : moderate flooding. Forecast issued · highest 16.5 ft at · below flood stage (14 ft) by : moderate flooding. And 4 more. A gauge measures its river at that spot, not whether a road or a neighbourhood floods.

Three sources, each its own window. None is a chance of flash flooding, which is WPC’s outlook above; a flash flood is a warning’s. Gauges in the Live tracker

On the Briefing’s map

River, coastal and lake gauges in Oklahoma

Five gauges in flood in Oklahoma, observed or forecast. Choose one for its forecast hydrograph.

Moderate flooding 3

  1. Observed: moderate flooding North Fork of the Red River at Headrick, OKObserved 16.46 ft at : moderate floodingForecast issued · highest 16.5 ft at · below flood stage (14 ft) by : moderate flooding
  2. Forecast: moderate flooding Canadian River at Mustang, OKNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 24 ft at · below flood stage (22 ft) by : moderate flooding
  3. Forecast: moderate flooding Canadian River at Norman, OKNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 98 ft at · below flood stage (94 ft) by : moderate flooding

Minor flooding 2

  1. Forecast: minor flooding Canadian River at Purcell, OKNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 12 ft at · below flood stage (12 ft) by : minor flooding
  2. Observed: minor flooding Cimarron River at Ripley, OKObserved 17 ft at : minor floodingForecast issued · highest 16 ft at : action stage
Action stage, not flooding 4

Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.

  1. Observed: action stage Washita River at Anadarko, OKObserved 17 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 17.4 ft at : action stage
  2. Observed: action stage Canadian River at Bridgeport, OKObserved 12.63 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 12.5 ft at : action stage
  3. Observed: action stage Deep Red Creek at Randlett, OKObserved 18.92 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 17.8 ft at : action stage
  4. Observed: action stage North Canadian River at Yukon, OKObserved 12.66 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 12.8 ft at : action stage

A gauge measures its water at that one place. Flash flooding, which comes in hours from heavy rain, is in the warnings as Flash Flood Warnings; a river can be in flood with no rain falling.

Gauges observed checked · Data: NOAA/NWS

Gauges forecast checked · Data: NOAA/NWS

Gauge impacts and forecasts checked · Data: NOAA/NWPS

Oklahoma flash-flood briefing

Not an official warning service. Warnings and watches are the National Weather Service’s, outlooks and reports the Storm Prediction Center’s and the Weather Prediction Center’s (Data: NOAA/NWS, NOAA/SPC, NOAA/WPC). When a warning is issued for you, act on it, and use weather.gov or a NOAA Weather Radio for where you are.