Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2007, 5:30 PM CDT for Cherokee 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 5, 2007, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2007, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cherokee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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 5, 5:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Scraper, OK | CAR FLOODED AND TRAPPED ON ROAD 1 WEST OF HIGHWAY 10 TOWARD MOODY. |
| Jul 5, 5:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Scraper, OK | SOME SECONDARY ROADS UNDER WATER NORTH OF SCRAPER |
| Jul 5, 5:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tahlequah, OK | WATER 12 INCHES DEEP ON MAIN STREET IN TAHLEQUAH |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1096 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 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 052231
FFWTSA
OKC021-060230-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
530 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 528 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES
NORTH OF ELDON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TAHLEQUAH...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 5 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 930 PM CDT.
* THE STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EFFECT
TAHLEQUAH...SCRAPER...AND ELDON.
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 3576 9481 3576 9494 3575 9495 3575 9510
3603 9510 3611 9491 3614 9487 3616 9481
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 052310
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
610 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007
OKC021-060230-
CHEROKEE OK-
610 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY...
AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF CHEROKEE
COUNTY...DRIFTING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAIN
ARE AROUND SCRAPER AND MOODY AND ALSO AROUND TAHLEQUAH.
RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN NEAR
SCRAPER AND 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER SOUTHWEST OF TAHLEQUAH. ANOTHER 1 TO
2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM PM CDT. FLOODING FROM
HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED IN THE AREA AROUND SCRAPER AND MOODY AND
ALSO IN TAHLEQUAH. OTHER HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN
CHEROKEE COUNTY THROUGH 7 PM.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS
OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE
DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
LAT...LON 3570 9481 3567 9501 3575 9510 3603 9504
3614 9499 3616 9481
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 060003
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
702 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007
OKC021-060230-
CHEROKEE OK-
702 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY...
AT 657 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS EASTERN CHEROKEE
COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITHIN A
FEW HOURS TIME ACROSS THIS AREA. THIS TYPE OF RAINFALL WILL OFTEN
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...AND ROADWAYS MAY REMAIN FLOODED WELL AFTER
THE RAIN HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH
930 PM CDT WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE SCRAPER...ELDON AND TAHLEQUAH.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
LAT...LON 3570 9481 3567 9501 3575 9510 3603 9504
3614 9499 3616 9481
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 060156
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
856 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007
OKC021-060206-
CHEROKEE OK-
856 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED.
THEREFORE THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED.
TO REPORT PREVIOUS FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
TULSA.
LAT...LON 3570 9481 3567 9501 3575 9510 3603 9504
3614 9499 3616 9481
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 9:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 4:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 54 min |
| Jul 5, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 2 hr |
Nearby
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.