Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2004, 3:16 PM CDT for Rogers County, Tulsa 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
- May 13, 2004, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2004, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 2528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KTSA 132018
FFWTUL
OKC131-143-140015-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
316 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 316 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO FORM OVER THE TULSA AREA AND TRACK INTO ROGERS
COUNTY THROUGH 6PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY.
THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADWAYS.
FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY.
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.
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.
LAT...LON 3639 9601 3589 9605 3589 9582 3617 9578
3618 9546 3659 9548 3660 9579 3645 9581
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 132106
FFSTUL
OKC131-143-140015-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
406 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROGERS AND TULSA COUNTIES UNTIL
715 PM CDT...
AT 358 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN MOVING ACROSS TULSA AND ROGERS COUNTIES. TULSA RIVERSIDE
AIRPORT IN JENKS REPORTED 1.27 INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES.
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNING
AREA BETWEEN 3 AND 4PM WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE IN
MANY AREAS. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING AND
FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS. THE MOST THREATENED AREAS
WILL BE FROM THE JENKS AREA...TO AROUND BIXBY...SOUTH TULSA AND
SOUTHERN BROKEN ARROW.
PERSONS LEAVING WORK FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR SHOULD POSTPONE
TRAVEL HOME IF POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS ARE CAUTIONED TO NEVER DRIVE
INTO FLOOD WATERS.
THE RAIN WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
BETWEEN 4:30 AND 5:30 PM...BUT RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
FLOODING PROBLEMS IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 7:00 PM.
LAT...LON 3588 9603 3586 9575 3617 9580 3661 9538
3661 9582 3640 9600
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 132117
FFSTUL
OKC131-143-140015-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
418 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROGERS AND TULSA COUNTIES UNTIL
715 PM CDT...
REPORTS FROM SPOTTERS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING IS
OCCURRING IN PARTS OF THE TULSA METRO AREA...IN THE JENKS...GLENPOOL
AND BIXBY AREAS.
RADAR DATA ALSO INDICATED A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT IN ROGERS
COUNTY...WITH THE AREAS MOST AT RISK FROM AROUND INOLA TO NEAR AND
EAST OF CLAREMORE.
A GENERAL 2 TO 3 INCH WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO NEAR 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.
PERSONS LEAVING WORK FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR SHOULD POSTPONE
TRAVEL HOME IF POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS ARE CAUTIONED TO NEVER DRIVE
INTO FLOOD WATERS.
THE RAIN WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
BETWEEN 4:30 AND 5:30 PM...BUT RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
FLOODING PROBLEMS IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 7:00 PM.
LAT...LON 3588 9603 3586 9575 3617 9580 3661 9538
3661 9582 3640 9600
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 132158
FFSTUL
OKC131-143-140015-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
459 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROGERS AND TULSA COUNTIES UNTIL
715 PM CDT...
RAIN WAS QUICKLY DIMINISHING ACROSS TULSA AND ROGERS COUNTIES...
HOWEVER SOME POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL REMAIN FLOODED UNTIL THE
RAINFALL RUNOFF SUBSIDES. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL
CONINTUE.
REMEMBER TO NEVER DRIVE ONTO A WATER COVERED ROADWAY.
LAT...LON 3588 9603 3586 9575 3617 9580 3661 9538
3661 9582 3640 9600
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 132338
FFSTUL
OKC131-143-140015-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
640 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ROGERS AND TULSA COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
A FEW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF TULSA AND ROGERS COUNTY
THROUGH 730 PM...BUT THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS HAS
DIMINISHED FOR THE TIME BEING. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS A CHANCE OF A FEW MORE
THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS EVENING AND ANY ADDITIONAL STORM RAINS
COULD POSE ANOTHER FLOOD THREAT.
STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3588 9603 3586 9575 3617 9580 3661 9538
3661 9582 3640 9600
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers | 61 min |
| May 13, 12:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 65 min |
| May 13, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 13, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner | 40 min |
| May 13, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 39 min |
| May 13, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 52 min |
| May 13, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 47 min |
| May 13, 2:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Delaware | 4 hr |
| May 13, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 41 min |
| May 13, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 19 min |
| May 13, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 38 min |
| May 13, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 44 min |
| May 13, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 43 min |
| May 13, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 34 min |
| May 13, 4:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 13, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 50 min |
| May 13, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee | 40 min |
| May 13, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 48 min |
| May 13, 5:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 4 hr |
| May 13, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 53 min |
| May 13, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 45 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004
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.