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River Flood Warning 106, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Jun 13, 2008, 4:06 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 13, 2008, 11:54 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2008, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 13, 2008, 11:54 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2008, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Spring River near Quapaw (QUAO2).
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07188000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 13, 2:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 221 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY IS WELL NORTH OF THE COLD FRONT... WHICH HAS SAGGED SOUTHWARD AND LIES GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM NORMAN... TO OKMULGEE... TO SILOAM SPRINGS. VERY WARM... MOIST... AND UNSTABLE AIR LIES SOUTH OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BE ONGOING BY THE FIRST PERIOD OF THIS FORECAST. PRECIPITATION WILL END ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS FROM THE WEST. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE THE AREA WITH A HOT AND DRY WEEKEND. THE HEAT WILL EASE GOING INTO MONDAY. FOR THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE QUITE MILD... WITH BOTH MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS RUNNING SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES. THE FORECAST FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK CONTINUES TO BE FOR THE UPPER HIGH TO RETROGRADE TO THE WEST FAR ENOUGH TO SITUATE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR MCS ACTIVITY WHICH DEVELOPS TO OUR NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA... MOST LIKELY DURING THE LATE EVENING THROUGH MORNING HOURS. THUS... AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS IN THE FORECAST FOR EACH DAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 67 91 72 92 / 50 0 10 20 FSM 69 92 69 94 / 60 0 10 10 MLC 71 91 72 93 / 40 0 10 10 BVO 60 89 68 92 / 40 0 10 20 FYV 64 86 63 88 / 60 0 10 10 BYV 65 86 65 88 / 70 0 10 10 MKO 67 89 70 90 / 60 0 10 10 MIO 59 91 69 89 / 40 0 10 20 F10 68 89 71 92 / 50 0 10 10 HHW 75 93 72 92 / 50 0 10 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...10 LONG TERM....06
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
113 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
OKZ055>058-131915-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-OTTAWA OK-WASHINGTON OK-
113 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN CRAIG...NORTHERN OTTAWA...SOUTHERN NOWATA AND
WASHINGTON
AT 113 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES
WEST OF NOWATA...MOVING EAST AT 49 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...NOWATA...DELAWARE...MIAMI...
COMMERCE...OTTAWA...QUAPAW...CARDIN...PICHER...CENTRALIA...HOLLOW...
PYRAMID CORNERS...BLUEJACKET...CENTRAILIA AND WELCH.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3687 9466 3660 9579 3677 9586 3700 9516
3700 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 250DEG 43KT 3672 9572Special weather statement, Jun 13, 2:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
211 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
OKZ056>058-132015-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-OTTAWA OK-
211 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL CRAIG...OTTAWA AND SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA
AT 211 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PYRAMID CORNERS TO 21 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CENTRALIA...MOVING EAST AT 31 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MIAMI...COMMERCE...
AFTON...FAIRLAND...NARCISSA...WYANDOTTE...OTTAWA...PEORIA...QUAPAW...
CENTRALIA...PYRAMID CORNERS...BLUEJACKET...CENTRAILIA AND WELCH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3699 9461 3669 9462 3668 9487 3668 9500
3667 9500 3662 9567 3679 9552 3700 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 258DEG 27KT 3677 9516 3662 9560Special weather statement, Jun 13, 2:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
249 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
OKZ054-055-060-061-132015-
OSAGE OK-ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WASHINGTON OK-
249 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN ROGERS...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND
NORTHERN TULSA
AT 249 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SKIATOOK...MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TULSA...OOLOGAH...
SKIATOOK...COLLINSVILLE AND VERA.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3651 9570 3638 9562 3630 9605 3639 9613
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 251DEG 24KT 3635 9605Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:25 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 5:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 8:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 42 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 2:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 24 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 37 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.