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Moderate flooding
Canadian River at Norman, OK
- Gauge
- River gauge · NRCO2 · NWS OUN
- Observed
- Not flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.
- Forecast
- Forecast issued · crest 98 ft at · below flood stage (94 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Stages
- Action 93 ft · Flood (minor) 94 ft · Moderate 96 ft · Major 99 ft
- Forecasts
- Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Forecast hydrograph
The forecast points as a table
| Time | Stage |
|---|---|
| 91.6 ft | |
| 91.9 ft | |
| 92.6 ft | |
| 93.8 ft | |
| 96 ft | |
| 97.5 ft | |
| 98 ft | |
| 97.9 ft | |
| 97.2 ft | |
| 96.2 ft | |
| 95 ft | |
| 93.8 ft | |
| 92.7 ft | |
| 91.6 ft | |
| 90.7 ft | |
| 90 ft | |
| 89.4 ft | |
| 88.8 ft | |
| 88.4 ft | |
| 88.2 ft |
What NWS lists at this gauge
- 98 ft: Flooding to depths of 4 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 97 ft: Flooding to depths of 3 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 96 ft: Flooding to depths of 2 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 95 ft: Flooding to depths of a foot occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 94 ft: Shallow flooding of low-lying areas occurs near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 93 ft: Near bankfull levels occur along the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.
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 NRCO2 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
- Flash-flood risk WPC’s Excessive Rainfall Outlook: a chance, in four categories
- Expected rain WPC’s 24-hour rain forecast, in inches
- Rain that fell MRMS’s radar estimate for the past 24 or 72 hours
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Observed: action stage Washita River at Anadarko, OKObserved 17 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 17.4 ft at : action stage
- Observed: action stage Canadian River at Bridgeport, OKObserved 12.63 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 12.5 ft at : action stage
- Observed: action stage Deep Red Creek at Randlett, OKObserved 18.92 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 17.8 ft at : action stage
- 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.
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