Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2007, 4:42 AM CDT for Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 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 2, 2007, 4:42 AM CDT (09:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2007, 8:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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 2, 7:47 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Mcalester, OK | SH-31 CLOSED FOR HIGH WATER 5 WEST OF MCALESTER |
| Jul 2, 8:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 14 Wnw Clayton, OK | JACK FORK CREEK OUT OF BANKS. |
| Jul 2, 8:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Snow, OK | WATER BRIEFLY OVER SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS AROUND SNOW. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 271 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
- 527 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 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 020944
FFWTSA
OKC077-121-127-021345-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
442 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 845 AM CDT
* AT 439 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN STRETCHING FROM
WESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY INTO EASTERN PITTSBURG AND WESTERN
LATIMER COUNTIES...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1
TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN A FEW LOCATIONS. ANOTHER
1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 845 AM CDT.
* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...YANUSH...BLANCO...HIGGINS...SAVANNA...BENGAL...DAMON...
ALDERSON...KREBS...MCALESTER...WILBURTON...RED OAK...BLOCKER...
CROWDER...QUINTON...INDIANOLA AND CANADIAN.
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.
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.
LAT...LON 3419 9576 3427 9505 3503 9508 3506 9534
3515 9535 3516 9546 3525 9554 3514 9595
3461 9586 3459 9567 3452 9567 3451 9578
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 021047
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
546 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007
OKC077-121-127-021345-
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
546 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
LATIMER...PUSHMATAHA AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
AT 543 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER A LARGE PART OF
PUSHMATAHA...PITTSBURG AND WESTERN LATIMER COUNTIES. THIS ACTIVITY
WAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH AT 5 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 845 AM CDT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE CANADIAN...INDIANOLA...QUINTON...CROWDER...BLOCKER...KREBS...
ALDERSON...HARTSHORNE...SAVANNA...MCALESTER...RED OAK...DAMON...
BENGAL...HIGGINS AND WILBURTON.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3419 9576 3427 9505 3503 9508 3506 9534
3515 9535 3516 9546 3525 9554 3514 9595
3461 9586 3459 9567 3452 9567 3451 9578
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 021224
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
723 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007
OKC077-121-127-021345-
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
723 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
LATIMER...PUSHMATAHA AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
AT 720 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 4 MILES SOUTH OF HARTSHORNE. THE STORM
PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR INDICATES
THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 845 AM CDT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE CANADIAN...INDIANOLA...QUINTON...CROWDER...BLOCKER...KREBS...
ALDERSON...HARTSHORNE...SAVANNA...MCALESTER...RED OAK...DAMON...
BENGAL...HIGGINS AND WILBURTON.
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.
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.
LAT...LON 3419 9576 3427 9505 3503 9508 3506 9534
3515 9535 3516 9546 3525 9554 3514 9595
3461 9586 3459 9567 3452 9567 3451 9578
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 021321
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
818 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007
OKC077-121-127-021345-
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
822 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
LATIMER...PUSHMATAHA AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
AT 822 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
WEST OF CLOUDY TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STANLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 10
MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 4 TO 6INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
AREAS BETWEEN SNOW AND NASHOBA IN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY WILL BE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING AS THE RAINFALL HAS BEEN MOST
CONCENTRATED IN THOSE LOCATIONS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE ANTLERS...KIAMICHI...CLAYTON...KELLOND...ALBION...
TUSKAHOMA...DUNBAR...STANLEY...KOSOMA...MOYERS...CANADIAN...
INDIANOLA...QUINTON...CROWDER...BLOCKER...KREBS...ALDERSON...
HARTSHORNE...SAVANNA...BLANCO...MCALESTER...RED OAK...DAMON...
BENGAL...HIGGINS...YANUSH AND WILBURTON.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3419 9576 3427 9505 3503 9508 3506 9534
3515 9535 3516 9546 3525 9554 3514 9595
3461 9586 3459 9567 3452 9567 3451 9578
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pushmataha | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 4 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 4 hr |
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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.