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Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 9, 1995Osage County, Washington County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 1995, 11:14 PM CDT for Osage County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 9, 1995, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 1995, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Whole counties

Counties Osage County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 197 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3903 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 863 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 328 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 306 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 5.3
Supercell composite: 29.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KTUL 100415
FFWTUL
OKC113-147-100700-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1114 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  200 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN OSAGE COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY
 
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IS INDICATING THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR OVER CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN OSAGE COUNTY AND WASHINGTON COUNTY...WHICH MAY PRODUCE
1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE NEXT HOUR.  THIS RAINFALL WILL TRIGGER
FLASH FLOODING.
 
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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 9, 9:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 9:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

FPUS3 KTUL 100158
AFDTUL

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
900 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

ISOLD SUPERCELL MOVG ACRS FA THIS EVNG RMNS SVR AS IT MOVS ACRS
E-CNTL OK AND APRCHS WRN AR ATTM.  AMS RMNS VRY MOIST/UNSTBL...AND
CONCERN FOR THE REST OF TNGT WL BE STG LLVL JET PROGD OVR THE AREA
CAUSING ADDTNL DVLPMNT ALNG ANY BNDRYS OVR THE AREA.  LARGE COMPLEX
OF STMS OVR SERN KS SHOWING SIGNS OF TRYING TO DVLP SWRD ALONG BNDRY
INTO NRN OK NOW...AND XPCT THIS TREND TO CONT.  MESONET ALSO SHOWG
E-W BNDRY OVR NRN ZNS...AND ALSO IN WAKE OF SUPERCELL.  WL LV FFA
FOR NERN OK AS IS...AS MUCH OF WATCH AREA RCVD TREMENDOUS RAINS
EARLIER TDA.  WL MAKE ONLY MINOR CHGS TO AFTN PKG.

...04...

.TUL...FFA FOR MUCH OF NERN OK TNGT (ZNS 54>67).

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 6:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
630 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....      ST   EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 AM        WESTPORT                 OK   NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS
06/09/95       PAWNEE                        FLOODED

1200 PM        EAST OF LENEPAH          OK   HIGHWAY 20 CLOSED DUE
06/09/95       NOWATA                        TO HIGH WATER

1200 PM        EAST OF RAMONA           OK   COUNTY ROADS CLOSED
06/09/95       WASHINGTON                    DUE TO HIGH WATER

1200 PM        CLAREMORE                OK   NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS
06/09/95       ROGERS                        COVERED BY HIGH WATER

1230 PM        WEST OF SKIATOOK         OK   HIGHWAY 11 ON COUNTY
06/09/95       OSAGE                         LINE CLOSED DUE TO
                                             HIGH WATER

1230 PM        EAST OF SKIATOOK         OK   HIGHWAY 11 ON COUNTY
06/09/95       TULSA                         LINE CLOSED DUE TO
                                             HIGH WATER

1250 PM        EAST OF SKIATOOK         OK   HIGHWAY 20 AND 126TH
06/09/95       TULSA                         CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
                                             WATER

0130 PM        DRUMRIGHT                OK   NUMEROUS ROADS COVERED
06/09/95       CREEK                         BY HIGH WATER

0230 PM        BRAGGS                   OK   NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS
06/09/95       MUSKOGEE                      DOWNED

Local storm report, Jun 9, 7:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
728 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....      ST   EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0700 PM        BEARDEN                  OK   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/09/95       OKFUSKEE

0725 PM        HENRYETTA                OK   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/09/95       OKMULGEE

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1010 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   ST   EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0116 PM    PRYOR                     OK   0.88 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   MAYES

0230 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE                       LARGE TREE LIMBS.

0330 PM    ELM SPRINGS               AR   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   WASHINGTON

0330 PM    3 S CAVE SPRINGS          AR   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   BENTON

0350 PM    4 S STILWELL              OK   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   ADAIR

0615 PM    10 SW OKEMAH              OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE

0630 PM    BEARDEN                   OK   1 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE

0645 PM    OKEMAH                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE                       TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0756 PM    DEWAR                     OK   3/4 TO 1 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   OKMULGEE

0810 PM    2 N CHECOTAH              OK   70 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MCINTOSH

0844 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE

0850 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:21 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1010 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....   ST   EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0116 PM    PRYOR                     OK   0.88 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   MAYES

0230 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE                       LARGE TREE LIMBS.

0330 PM    ELM SPRINGS               AR   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   WASHINGTON

0330 PM    3 S CAVE SPRINGS          AR   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   BENTON

0350 PM    4 S STILWELL              OK   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   ADAIR

0615 PM    10 SW OKEMAH              OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE

0630 PM    BEARDEN                   OK   1 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE

0645 PM    OKEMAH                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE                       TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0756 PM    DEWAR                     OK   3/4 TO 1 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   OKMULGEE

0810 PM    2 N CHECOTAH              OK   70 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MCINTOSH

0844 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/`09/95   MUSKOGEE

0850 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okmulgee	35 min
Jun 9, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee	27 min
Jun 9, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Sequoyah	40 min
Jun 9, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee	27 min
Jun 9, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	47 min
Jun 9, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	47 min
Jun 9, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata	48 min
Jun 9, 11:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig	54 min
Jun 9, 11:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	49 min
Jun 9, 11:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	26 min
Jun 9, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers	41 min
Jun 9, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Ottawa	52 min
Jun 9, 11:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Rogers	34 min
Jun 10, 12:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata	29 min
Jun 10, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig	48 min
Jun 10, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers	31 min
Jun 10, 12:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	2 hr
Jun 10, 12:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes	38 min
Jun 10, 1:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig	26 min
Jun 10, 1:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	42 min
Jun 10, 2:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	3 hr
Jun 10, 3:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata	39 min
Jun 10, 5:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	3 hr
Jun 10, 11:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	46 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.