Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 79, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2007, 2:06 PM CDT for McIntosh County, Muskogee 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
- Aug 19, 2007, 2:06 PM CDT (19:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 5:37 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hitchita, OK | SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING. |
| Aug 19, 7:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Warner, OK | NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED IN AND AROUND WARNER. |
| Aug 19, 8:00 PM CDT | FLOOD | 2 N Hitchita, OK | 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
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 538 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KTSA 191908
FFWTSA
OKC091-101-200100-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
206 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 201 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF MUSKOGEE AND MCINTOSH
COUNTIES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.
ANOTHER 3 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 800 PM CDT.
* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...RAIFORD...HASKELL...VIVIAN...STIDHAM...EUFAULA...TAFT...
COUNCIL HILL...CHECOTAH...RENTIESVILLE...OKTAHA...WARNER...
KEEFETON...WEBBERS FALLS...MUSKOGEE...BRAGGS...FORT GIBSON AND
PUMPKIN CENTER.
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.
LAT...LON 3585 9575 3558 9573 3546 9585 3540 9588
3535 9597 3511 9600 3547 9512 3582 9513
3579 9559
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 192100
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
400 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
OKC091-101-200100-
MUSKOGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-
400 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 400 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUSKOGEE AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES. SO FAR
THIS AFTERNOON...A LITTLE OVER AN INCH HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS
PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS REMAINED WEST
OF THE AREA...THIS HEAVIER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
WARNED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 800 PM CDT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE
HASKELL...FORT GIBSON...TAFT...BRAGGS...BOYNTON...KEEFETON...
OKTAHA...COUNCIL HILL...MUSKOGEE AND PUMPKIN CENTER.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
LAT...LON 3585 9575 3558 9573 3546 9585 3540 9588
3535 9597 3511 9600 3547 9512 3582 9513
3579 9559
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 192203
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
502 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
OKC091-101-200100-
MUSKOGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-
502 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 459 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TAFT TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF STIDHAM...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
ANOTHER 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 800 PM CDT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE COUNCIL HILL...VIVIAN...TAFT...STIDHAM...EUFAULA...
CHECOTAH...OKTAHA...RENTIESVILLE...MUSKOGEE...KEEFETON...FORT
GIBSON...WARNER...BRAGGS...PUMPKIN CENTER AND WEBBERS FALLS.
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.
LAT...LON 3585 9575 3558 9573 3546 9585 3540 9588
3535 9597 3511 9600 3547 9512 3582 9513
3579 9559
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 192326
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
625 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
OKC091-101-200100-
MUSKOGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-
625 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 620 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CENTERED ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF COUNCIL
HILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 800 PM CDT ALONG THE MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE COUNTY LINES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
THROUGH 8 PM INCLUDE COUNCIL...OKTAHA...RENTIESVILLE AND KEEFETON.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER NORTHWEST MCINTOSH COUNTY AROUND
HITCHITA...WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE 3 PM. THE RAIN HAS
MOVED OUT OF THAT AREA...AND ANY FLOODING SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
LAT...LON 3585 9575 3558 9573 3546 9585 3540 9588
3535 9597 3511 9600 3547 9512 3582 9513
3579 9559
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 58 min |
| Aug 19, 1:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer and 9 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 4:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 6:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 43 min |
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.