Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Dec 15, 1992, 12:00 AM CST (06:00 UTC)

Expired

Dec 15, 1992, 7:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Whole counties

Counties Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

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TTAA00 KTUL 150559
FFWTUL
OKC001-021-091-101-041-061-077-121-151300-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
MIDNIGHT CST TUE DEC 15 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  700 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONSS...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
 
   ...ADAIR COUNTY...CHEROKEE COUNTY...MCINTOSH COUNTY
   ...MUSKOGEE COUNTY
 
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...DELAWARE COUNTY
 
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...HASKELL COUNTY...LATIMER COUNTY...PITTSBURG COUNTY
 
RAIN CONTINUES IN THE WARNED AREA AND SEVERAL ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE
CLOSED.
 
THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS AND RUNOFF
FROM THE RAIN MAY STILL CAUSE RISES ON CREEKS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES.
 
 
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.
 
KEEP TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETINS.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Dec 14, 11:54 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1155 PM CST MON DEC 14 1992

RADAR LOOPS SHOW LGT RN INCRSNG FM NR MLC TO NR ABI IN ADVANCE
OF THE VORT MAX OVR OLD MEX.  THIS PRECIP WAS SPRDNG NE
AND MAY REACH NE OK LTR TNGT.

CHECK OF TEMPS IN THE AREA SHOW THE FRZNG LN ALRDY 1/2 ACRS
ZN 26 AND 30...WITH A FEW RPTS IN TUL OF 33 DEGREES.   THRFORE
HV UPDATED NW ZONES TO INCLUD MENTION OF ZR PSBLTY AND WL KP
MENTN OF SNOW IN ZN26 GIVEN THE COLD POOL ALOFT.

WL HOLD OFF ON AN ADVSRY ATTM SINCE DRY AIR IN THE LLVLS
IS WRKNG IN AND MAY ERROD THE PRECIP SOME.

WL ISSUE AN SPS TO HI-LITE CHG.

WL ALSO DROP FFA FM ZONE 27 SINCE ONLY R- IS XPCD THERE
THE REST OF TNGT.
.
NO OTR CHGS ATTM

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.OK...FFA TONIGHT ZNS 28>29...31>34 AND 40
      FFA TUE MORNG ZNS 34 AND 40

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

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