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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2007, 3:04 AM CDT for Creek County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2007, 3:04 AM CDT (08:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2007, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Creek County, OK, Pawnee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 5:35 AM CDT | FLOOD | 9 Wnw Kellyville, OK | CAMPERS AT HEYBURN STATE PARK HAVE BEEN MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND DUE TO RAPID RISE OF LAKE LEVEL. SOME ROADS IN THE AREA HAVE WATER OVER THEM INCLUDING HIGHWAY 66 AT POLECAT CREEK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 1141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 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 150806
FFWTSA
OKC037-117-151100-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
304 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT
* AT 302 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF TERLTON TO SLICK...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. RADAR
INDICATES THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1
TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 600 AM CDT.
* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...BRISTOW...CLEVELAND...DEPEW...HALLETT...BLACKBURN...
JENNINGS...SHAMROCK...DRUMRIGHT...SKEDEE...RALSTON...OILTON...
MARAMEC AND PAWNEE.
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.
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.
LAT...LON 3643 9669 3638 9654 3634 9659 3630 9655
3633 9647 3624 9636 3608 9629 3602 9608
3589 9605 3587 9619 3566 9619 3578 9659
3617 9660 3640 9699 3656 9679
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 150905
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
403 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2007
OKC037-117-151100-
CREEK OK-PAWNEE OK-
403 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
PAWNEE AND CREEK COUNTIES...
AT 400 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JENNINGS TO
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SLICK...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. RADAR
INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE
PAST 6 HOURS. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 600 AM
CDT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE HALLETT...MARAMEC...KIEFER...TERLTON...KELLYVILLE...
SAPULPA...SKEDEE...PAWNEE...RALSTON...BLACKBURN...MANNFORD AND
CLEVELAND.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW
MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS.
LAT...LON 3643 9669 3637 9654 3634 9659 3630 9655
3633 9647 3624 9636 3608 9629 3602 9608
3589 9605 3587 9619 3566 9619 3578 9659
3617 9660 3640 9699 3656 9679
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 151056
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
554 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2007
OKC037-117-151104-
CREEK OK-PAWNEE OK-
554 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2007
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PAWNEE AND CREEK COUNTIES EXPIRES AT
600 AM CDT...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
FLOODING OF ROADS NEAR POLECAT CREEK CONTINUES...SEE FLOOD WARNING
FOR POLECAT CREEK...AND CAMPERS AT HEYBURN STATE PARK HAVE BEEN
MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND DUE TO A RAPID RISE IN THE LAKE LEVEL.
TO REPORT PREVIOUS FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
TULSA.
LAT...LON 3643 9669 3637 9654 3634 9659 3630 9655
3633 9647 3624 9636 3608 9629 3602 9608
3589 9605 3587 9619 3566 9619 3578 9659
3617 9660 3640 9699 3656 9679
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 24 min |
| Jun 14, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Choctaw, Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 12:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 8:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Choctaw, Creek, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.