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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2003, 2:08 AM CDT for Adair County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2003, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2003, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Adair County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 170 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1134 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KTSA 020711
FFWTUL
OKC001-135-021115-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
208 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 208 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULDROW TO ROLAND
TO MOFFETT...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE ROLAND AREA AS WELL AS
OTHER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN
FLASH FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE BUNCH...MULDROW...ROLAND...BRUSHY...SHORT AND MOFFETT.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW
MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER
TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT
ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
LAT...LON 3541 9476 3534 9453 3537 9443 3564 9449
3582 9462 3566 94805 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 020807
FFSTUL
ARC033-047-131-OKC001-135-021100-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
305 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...SOUTHERN
ADAIR AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM
CDT...
AT 300 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SEBASTIAN...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN
ADAIR COUNTIES. THE RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY.
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3AM RADAR SHOWED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF
RAIN INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM AROUND
ROLAND...THROUGH FORT SMITH AND VAN BUREN AND ON EAST TO NEAR CECIL.
WITH HEAVY RAIN TO PERSIST IN THESE AREAS THROUGH 4 AM THE THREAT
FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
GIVEN THAT THE HEAVY RAIN IS OVER IN EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY THE
WATER LEVELS THERE SHOULD SLOWLY RECEDE.
REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
IS OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE
DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY
AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. IT ONLY TAKES TWO
FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT
UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
LAT...LON 3568 9480 3543 9479 3529 9442 3527 9406
3562 9369 3576 9393 3561 9407 3565 9447
3582 9467000
WGUS74 KTSA 020808 CCA
FFSTUL
ARC033-047-131-OKC001-135-021100-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CRRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
305 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...SOUTHERN
ADAIR AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM
CDT...
AT 300 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SEBASTIAN...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN
ADAIR COUNTIES. THE RAIN HAD MOVED OUT OF EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY.
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3AM RADAR SHOWED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM AROUND ROLAND...
THROUGH FORT SMITH AND VAN BUREN AND ON EAST TO NEAR CECIL. WITH
HEAVY RAIN TO PERSIST IN THESE AREAS THROUGH 4 AM THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
GIVEN THAT THE HEAVY RAIN IS OVER IN EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY THE
WATER LEVELS THERE SHOULD SLOWLY RECEDE.
REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
IS OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE
DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY
AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. IT ONLY TAKES TWO
FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT
UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
LAT...LON 3568 9480 3543 9479 3529 9442 3527 9406
3562 9369 3576 9393 3561 9407 3565 9447
3582 9467000
WGUS74 KTSA 020857 CCA
FFSTUL
ARC033-047-131-OKC001-135-021100-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
355 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...SOUTHERN
ADAIR AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM
CDT...
AT 355 AM CDT...RADAR SHOWED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING AWAY
FROM THE AREAS THAT HAD RECEIVED THE HEAVY RAIN IN THE ARKANSAS
RIVER VALLEY OF WEST-CENTRAL ARKASNAS AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA. THIS WILL ALLOW WATER LEVELS TO RECEDE AND LESSEN
THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.
ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...SO THE WARNINGS WILL BE
LEFT IN PLACE UNTIL IT BECOMES CLEAR HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL
FALL.
IN THE MEAN TIME...MOTORISTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO
EXERCISE CAUTION AS WATER MAY STILL BE OVER SOME RURAL ROADS OR IN
POORLY DRAINED AREAS AND DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK.
LAT...LON 3568 9480 3543 9479 3529 9442 3527 9406
3562 9369 3576 9393 3561 9407 3565 9447
3582 9467000
WGUS74 KTSA 021034 CCA
FFSTUL
ARC033-047-131-OKC001-135-021130-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
535 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...SOUTHERN
ADAIR AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM
CDT...
AT 530 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS HAD BEGUN TO SPREAD BACK INTO SEQUOYAH
AND ADAIR COUNTIES AND WILL SPREAD INTO MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA
THROUGH 630AM. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH
THE LATEST ROUND OF STORMS. WATER MAY ONCE AGAIN RISE ALONG CREEKS
AND DRAINAGE DITCHES...WITH PONDING OF WATER EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS.
MOTORISTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS
WATER ON ROADWAYS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK.
LAT...LON 3568 9480 3543 9479 3529 9442 3527 9406
3562 9369 3576 9393 3561 9407 3565 9447
3582 9467000
WGUS74 KTSA 021117
FFSTUL
ARC033-131-OKC001-135-021130-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
615 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...
SOUTHERN ADAIR AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES...
AT 615 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM EASTERN ADAIR COUNTY INTO NORTHERN LATIMER COUNTY.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
OVERALL INTENSITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DECREASED AND THE ENTIRE
LINE HAS PROGRESSED STEADILY EASTWARD. THIS WILL LIMIT THE THREAT
FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE
PREVIOUSLY WARNED COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3565 9480 3542 9477 3534 9453 3533 9430
3527 9408 3540 9412 3559 9406 3565 9448
3582 9463The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 2:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2003Every flash flood warning in 2003
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.