Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Mar 4, 2004, 2:34 PM CST for 4 counties in 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
- Mar 4, 2004, 2:34 PM CST (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2004, 6:30 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Nowata County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 439 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 531 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 042034
FFWTUL
OKC105-113-117-147-050030-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
234 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 630 PM CST
* AT 228 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MOST OF THE WARNED COUNTIES. BECAUSE THE
GROUND WAS SATURATED FROM RAIN EARLIER TODAY...THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN
WILL RESULT PONDING AND RAPID RUNOFF...LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE LAST HOUR ARE APPROACHING ONE INCH...WITH
ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
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 3700 9676 3651 9702 3619 9681 3619 9604
3644 9602 3645 9582 3659 9579 3660 9542
3700 9543
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 042142
FFSTUL
OKC105-113-117-147-050030-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
340 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA AND
PAWNEE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CST...
AT 340 PM CST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...AND
PAWNEE COUNTIES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
RADAR INDICATES THAT AROUND ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER
THE WARNED AREA WITH THE PAST HOUR. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 645 PM CST.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS
OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE
DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY
AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT.
TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE
WATER RECEDES.
LAT...LON 3699 9673 3642 9704 3618 9683 3619 9606
3643 9600 3645 9582 3661 9579 3662 9543
3700 9543
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 042148 CCA
FFSTUL
OKC105-113-117-147-050030-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIMES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
340 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA AND
PAWNEE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CST...
AT 340 PM CST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...AND
PAWNEE COUNTIES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
RADAR INDICATES THAT AROUND ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER
THE WARNED AREA WITH THE PAST HOUR. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 630 PM CST.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
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.
TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE
WATER RECEDES.
LAT...LON 3699 9673 3642 9704 3618 9683 3619 9606
3643 9600 3645 9582 3661 9579 3662 9543
3700 9543
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 042307
FFSTUL
OKC105-113-117-131-147-050030-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
504 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...
ROGERS AND PAWNEE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CST...
AT 504 PM CST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH. THE BACK EDGE OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR A PONCA
CITY TO BRISTOW LINE. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA BY 600 PM.
RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER
THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 630
PM CST.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS
OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE
DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY
AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. IT ONLY TAKES TWO
FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT
UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
LAT...LON 3699 9542 3611 9544 3617 9582 3638 9580
3643 9601 3618 9601 3617 9690 3667 9697
3677 9682 3699 9674
$$000 WGUS74 KTSA 050035 FFSTUL OKC105-113-117-131-147-050045- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 635 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR OSAGE...WASHINGTON ...NOWATA...ROGERS AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:25 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 74 min |
| Mar 4, 4:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee | 55 min |
| Mar 4, 4:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers | 111 min |
| Mar 4, 4:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 78 min |
| Mar 4, 4:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pushmataha | 39 min |
| Mar 4, 4:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 33 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.