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Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 8, 200822 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood watch at Apr 8, 2008, 5:55 PM CDT for 22 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2008, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 9, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 10, 2008, 12:45 PM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Flood severity: None

All 26 counties

Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Apr 8, 3:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 3:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
305 PM CDT TUE APR 8 2008

.DISCUSSION...
IN THE SHORT TERM...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS TONIGHT NEAR THE
COLD FRONT THAT WAS LAYING ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

TROUGH DIGGING DOWN THE WEST COAST WILL BE THE NEXT WEATHER PRODUCER AS
IT CARVES OUT A DEEP LONG WAVE TROUGH TO OUR WEST. WAVES OF ENERGY
COMING AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE TROUGH WILL BRING A SPRING TIME SEVERE
WEATHER/FLASH FLOOD THREAT TO THE AREA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL DEPEND A LITTLE ON HOW FAST THE RECOVERY OF THE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE IS AS THE COLD FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT
OPPORTUNITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND MAY INCLUDE FAST MOVING HP SUPERCELL
TYPE STORMS. COULD BE AN INTERESTING NIGHT.

NOT SURE IF FLASH FLOOD THREAT OR SEVERE THREAT IS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT
THREAT AT THIS POINT. WITH RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO EVEN BRIEF
FAST MOVING STORMS WILL LIKELY TRIGGER SOME FLASH FLOODING.

EXTENDED PERIODS IN MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE DIVERGING SOLUTIONS AND HAVE
DECIDED THE SOLUTION OFFERED BY HPC IS A REASONABLE COMPROMISE AND HAVE
FOLLOWED HPC GUIDANCE WITH ONLY MINOR CHANGES.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   45  63  59  72 /  10  70 100  80
FSM   53  68  58  71 /  30  70 100  80
MLC   52  67  61  74 /  30  80  90  60
BVO   40  62  55  70 /   0  70 100  80
FYV   45  63  57  70 /  20  60 100  90
BYV   43  60  55  72 /  20  50 100 100
MKO   46  63  58  73 /  20  70 100  80
MIO   39  62  56  70 /   0  60 100 100
F10   46  65  60  72 /  20  80 100  70
HHW   57  70  62  73 /  50  80  80  60

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...10
LONG TERM....15

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 5:18 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 8, 1:27 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
127 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0140 AM     HAIL             BRISTOW                 35.83N 96.39W
04/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       CREEK              OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0254 AM     HAIL             7 W SKIATOOK            36.37N 96.13W
04/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       OSAGE              OK   PUBLIC

0300 AM     TSTM WND GST     HASKELL                 35.82N 95.67W
04/08/2008  E0.00 MPH        MUSKOGEE           OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE LIMBS DOWN IN HASKELL.

0309 AM     HAIL             KIEFER                  35.94N 96.07W
04/08/2008  E1.75 INCH       CREEK              OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0335 AM     HAIL             ONETA                   36.02N 95.71W
04/08/2008  E2.00 INCH       WAGONER            OK   PUBLIC

0340 AM     HAIL             7 ENE BROKEN ARROW      36.09N 95.67W
04/08/2008  E1.25 INCH       WAGONER            OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

0340 AM     HAIL             6 NW COWETA             36.01N 95.73W
04/08/2008  E1.25 INCH       WAGONER            OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

0341 AM     HAIL             TERLTON                 36.19N 96.49W
04/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       PAWNEE             OK   PUBLIC

0415 AM     HAIL             3 E MAZIE               36.11N 95.31W
04/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       MAYES              OK   PUBLIC

0442 AM     HAIL             PEGGS                   36.08N 95.10W
04/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           OK   PUBLIC

0459 AM     HAIL             TWIN OAKS               36.21N 94.85W
04/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       DELAWARE           OK   POST OFFICE

0505 AM     HAIL             INOLA                   36.15N 95.51W
04/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       ROGERS             OK   POST OFFICE

0528 AM     HAIL             5 W WAGONER             35.96N 95.46W
04/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       WAGONER            OK   PUBLIC

0540 AM     HAIL             WAGONER                 35.96N 95.37W
04/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       WAGONER            OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ONETA                   36.02N 95.71W
04/08/2008                   WAGONER            OK   PUBLIC

            SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING OBSERVED ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

JBM

Local storm report, Apr 8, 1:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
130 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0322 AM     HAIL             3 E OWASSO              36.27N 95.80W
04/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       ROGERS             OK   PUBLIC

&&

JBM

Local storm report, Apr 8, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
405 PM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 PM     HAIL             7 W SKIATOOK            36.37N 96.13W
04/07/2008  E0.88 INCH       OSAGE              OK   PUBLIC

0351 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 W OCHELATA            36.60N 96.02W
04/08/2008  E60.00 MPH       OSAGE              OK   PUBLIC

            ROOF BLOWN OFF OUTBUILDING/SHED

0404 AM     TSTM WND DMG     VERA                    36.45N 95.88W
04/08/2008                   WASHINGTON         OK   POST OFFICE

            DAMAGE TO SKIRTING AROUND MOBILE HOME. SEVERAL HOMES LOST
            SHINGLES. OUTBUILDING USED FOR GARAGE WAS MOVED BY THE
            WIND.

0425 AM     HAIL             5 N SAPULPA             36.07N 96.11W
04/08/2008  E0.88 INCH       CREEK              OK   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0430 AM     HAIL             1 NW TULSA              36.14N 95.94W
04/08/2008  E0.88 INCH       TULSA              OK   PUBLIC

&&

SAA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Pawnee	90 min
Apr 7, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	34 min
Apr 7, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	95 min
Apr 7, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	26 min
Apr 7, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa, Washington	35 min
Apr 7, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers	65 min
Apr 7, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes	83 min
Apr 7, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	22 min
Apr 8, 12:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	110 min
Apr 8, 1:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	61 min
Apr 8, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	95 min
Apr 8, 1:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa	67 min
Apr 8, 2:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa	70 min
Apr 8, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	64 min
Apr 8, 2:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	86 min
Apr 8, 2:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	46 min
Apr 8, 2:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Wagoner	69 min
Apr 8, 2:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa	23 min
Apr 8, 3:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	82 min
Apr 8, 3:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee	81 min
Apr 8, 3:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	76 min
Apr 8, 3:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers	58 min
Apr 8, 4:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa and 1 more	85 min
Apr 8, 4:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee	37 min
Apr 8, 4:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	59 min
Apr 8, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	45 min
Apr 8, 5:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Wagoner	47 min
Apr 8, 5:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	61 min
Apr 8, 6:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa, Wagoner	4 hr
Apr 8, 9:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Creek	3 days
Apr 8, 5:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	39 min
Apr 8, 6:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	30 min
Apr 8, 6:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.