Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 2003, 1:33 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2003, 1:33 PM CDT (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2003, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pittsburg County, OK
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -301 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KTSA 031832
FFWTUL
OKC121-031930-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
133 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT
* AT 129 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
WEST OF A LINE FROM INDIANOLA TO HARTSHORNE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 230 PM CDT.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE MCALESTER...KIOWA...BLANCO...SAVANNA...HARTSHORNE...
HAYWOOD...ALDERSON...KREBS AND SCIPIO.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. 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. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
LAT...LON 3518 9587 3506 9610 3470 9605 3461 9585
3464 9555 3504 9553
$$1 follow-up statement
000 WGUS74 KTSA 031926 FFSTUL OKC121-031935- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 225 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PITTSBURG COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 230 PM CDT... AT 225 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KIOWA...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF PITTSBURGH COUNTY...HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS CURRENTLY SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA. WHILE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS MAY CONTINUE...THE IMMEDIATE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PITTSBURGH COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER... MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. LAT...LON 3517 9568 3510 9604 3459 9591 3468 9554 $$
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 Aug 3, 11:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 11:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 1120 AM CDT SUN AUG 3 2003 BUSY MORNING WITH STORM COMPLEX...WHICH NOW FINALLY APPEARS TO BE ON THE WANE. STILL A FEW TRAINING ECHOES FROM ABOUT BRISTOW TO MCALESTER TO HUGO BUT WILL FURTHER DIMINISH NEXT FEW HOURS AS WAA SHUTS OFF. MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO MORNING POPS BASED ON RADAR TRENDS...ALSO COOLED MAX TEMPS IN MOST AREAS A DEGREE OR TWO. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL BE PRESENT WITH SOME DESTABILIZATION FROM DAYTIME HEATING. CANNOT TOTALLY RULE OUT REDEVELOPMENT AND WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE IN ALL AREAS. UPDATE OUT SHORTLY. FORECAST ID= 14 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE. SULLIVAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 6:00 AM CDT, 7 hours 33 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 600 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ...CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS MORNING... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ANOTHER COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AN EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING AS THE LOW LEVEL JET WEAKENS. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG ANY EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES WITH DAYTIME HEATING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS AND INTERACTS WITH THE SURFACE BOUNDARIES IN PLACE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES INTO TUESDAY AS A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT REMAINS OVER THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN BY MIDWEEK AND BRING A RETURN TO HOT AND DRY WEATHER. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 3, 7:48 AM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0748 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0400 AM DEPEW OK 1.75 IN HAIL
08/03/03 CREEK REPORTED BY BRISTOW EM
RBDLocal storm report, Aug 3, 10:08 AM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1008 AM CDT SUN AUG 03 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0905 AM 7 N ASHLAND OK 59 MPH WIND GUST
08/03/03 PITTSBURG REPORTED BY OKLAHOMA
MESONET
CHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 68 min |
| Aug 3, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 4:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 6:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 8:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 11:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 41 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.