Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2007, 6:02 PM CDT for Latimer County, LeFlore County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports 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
- Jul 1, 2007, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2007, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Wilburton, OK | SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS FLOODED/IMPASSABLE. |
| Jul 1, 7:57 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Talihina, OK | WATER IN TWO HOMES |
| Jul 1, 8:13 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Moyers, OK | 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR...A FEW SECONDARY ROADS FLOODED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 269 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
- 123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 758 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KTSA 012303
FFWTSA
OKC077-079-127-020500-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
602 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 558 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WILBURTON TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KELLOND...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO
DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE LINE ACROSS SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY.
RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
ANOTHER 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT.
* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...DUNBAR...KOSOMA...DAMON...ANTLERS...STANLEY...YANUSH...
CLAYTON...RATTAN...OLETA...SNOW...TUSKAHOMA...RED OAK...CLOUDY...
KIAMICHI...BENGAL...NASHOBA...ALBION...TALIHINA...FANSHAWE...
WHITESBORO...WISTER...HOWE...HEAVENER...MUSE AND BIG CEDAR.
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS
OCCURRING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO
STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.
CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING
THREATENING RAINS.
LAT...LON 3501 9549 3462 9553 3454 9567 3450 9577
3418 9580 3418 9515 3451 9503 3454 9448
3505 9446
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 020025
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
723 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
OKC077-079-127-020500-
LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
723 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
LATIMER...PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTIES...
AT 719 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RED OAK TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITESBORO TO 3 MILES
SOUTH OF NASHOBA TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANTLERS...MOVING EAST AT 5
MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
ANOTHER 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE RED OAK...MUSE...CLOUDY...FANSHAWE...RATTAN...BIG CEDAR...
OLETA...WISTER...HOWE AND HEAVENER.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS
OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE
DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY
AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. IT ONLY TAKES TWO
FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT
UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
LAT...LON 3501 9549 3462 9553 3454 9567 3450 9577
3418 9580 3418 9515 3451 9503 3454 9448
3505 9446
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 020413
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1112 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
OKC077-079-127-020500-
LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
1112 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
LATIMER...PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTIES...
AT 1109 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES EAST OF
OLETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3
INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1
INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT.
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING ACROSS LE FLORE
AND LATIMER COUNTIES...THE SHERIFF OFFICES OF BOTH COUNTIES REPORTED
LOCALIZED FLOODING CONTINUING AS OF 11 PM.
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.
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 3501 9549 3462 9553 3454 9567 3450 9577
3418 9580 3418 9515 3451 9503 3454 9448
3505 9446
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 020456
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1156 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
OKC077-079-127-020506-
LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
1156 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LATIMER...PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN LE
FLORE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT CDT...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT PREVIOUS FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
TULSA.
LAT...LON 3501 9549 3462 9553 3454 9567 3450 9577
3418 9580 3418 9515 3451 9503 3454 9448
3505 9446
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 9:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 4:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 79 min |
| Jul 1, 5:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes | 4 hr |
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Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2007Every flash flood warning in 2007
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.