Alert archive / Oklahoma / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2008, 9:52 PM CDT for Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 19, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2008, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2008, 1:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Okmulgee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Deep Fork River near Beggs (BGSO2). The gauge peaked at 18.22 ft at Mar 20, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07243500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS44 KTSA 190252 FLWTSA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 952 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS AFFECTING OKMULGEE COUNTY. OKC111-191052- /O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0021.080321T0000Z-080321T1200Z/ /BGSO2.1.ER.080321T0000Z.080321T0000Z.080321T0600Z.NO/ 952 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS. * FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 800 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.32 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR. WEBSTER ROAD NORTH OF THE GAGE SITE MAY NOT BE PASSABLE. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS84 KTSA 190804 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 304 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS AFFECTING OKMULGEE COUNTY. OKC111-191604- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0021.080319T2136Z-080322T0112Z/ /BGSO2.1.ER.080319T2136Z.080320T1800Z.080321T1912Z.NO/ 304 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 200 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.94 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.2 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR. WEBSTER ROAD NORTH OF THE GAGE SITE WILL BE IMPASSABLE. $$
000 WGUS84 KTSA 191308 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 808 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS AFFECTING OKMULGEE COUNTY. OKC111-192108- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0021.080319T1800Z-080322T1030Z/ /BGSO2.1.ER.080319T1800Z.080321T0000Z.080322T0430Z.NO/ 808 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 700 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.08 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.4 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS WILL OCCUR. WEBSTER ROAD NORTH OF THE GAGE SITE WILL BE IMPASSABLE AS WELL AS SOME OTHER COUNTY ROADS SOUTH OF BEGGS. $$
000 WGUS84 KTSA 191849 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 149 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS AFFECTING OKMULGEE COUNTY. OKC111-191919- /O.CAN.KTSA.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080322T1030Z/ /BGSO2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 149 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS. * AT 100 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.10 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 17.3 FEET THURSDAY BEFORE DAWN. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR. WEBSTER ROAD NORTH OF THE GAGE SITE MAY NOT BE PASSABLE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 9:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 18 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 36 hr |
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.