Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Dec 14, 1992, 8:12 AM CST (14:12 UTC)

Expired

Dec 14, 1992, 1:15 PM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Whole counties

County Pittsburg County, OK

000 
TTAA00 KTUL 141414
FFWTUL
OKC121-141915-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
812 AM CST MON DEC 14 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  115 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...PITTSBURG COUNTY
 
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH AN ADDITONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES OVERNIGHT. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WILL MOVE INTO PITTSBURG COUNTY DURING THE
MORNING. ADDITONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING
PARTICULARLY NEAR DRAINAGE DITCHES AND CREEK BASINS.
 
 
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS LIKELY OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED.  STAY ALERT AND WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER.
REMEMBER...IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO THE
NEAREST STREAM...CREEK OR RIVER WHICH CAN BECOME A KILLER DURING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.
 
MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.  THE WATER
MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.  IF YOUR
VEHICLE GETS CAUGHT IN RISING WATER...ABANDONED IT QUICKLY.  >THEN
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Dec 14, 4:09 AM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
400 AM CST MON DEC 14 1992

LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND SCT TRW CONT ACRS FA THIS MRNG.  SFC FNT
HAS REMAINED QSTNRY OVR WRN FRINGES OF FA AND XPCTD TO MAKE ONLY
SLGT EWRD PROGRESS THRU THE DAY.  WL CONT WITH TREND OF PREV FCST
WITH FFA ACRS THE AREA TDA...AND BRING CHC OF MIXED PRECIP INTO
THE NRN PART OF AREA TNGT INTO TUE AS UPR LO OVR THE SW BGNS TO
LIFT NEWRD.

PRELIM NUMBERS:   TUL 46/37/41 +85  BVO 46/35/40 +85
                  MLC 52/39/42 +86  IDB 55/40/48 +87
...04...

.OK...FFA ZNS 26>34 AND 40.

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 1992Every flash flood warning in 1992

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