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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2009, 10:19 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2009, 10:19 AM CDT (15:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2009, 12:57 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Creek County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 11:26 AM CDT | FLOOD | Tulsa, OK | 6-8 INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT 43RD STREET AND SHERIDAN ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 472 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KTSA 011519
FFWTSA
OKC037-131-143-145-011915-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0013.090501T1519Z-090501T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1019 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* AT 1014 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TULSA TO
5 MILES WEST OF SAPULPA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. RADAR INDICATES
THAT UP TO ABOUT 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND WEST TULSA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
SAME AREAS FOR THE NEXT ONE TO TWO. THEREFORE...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO OCCUR OVER THE CENTRAL TULSA
COUNTY THROUGH 12 NOON.
* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE...KIEFER...JENKS...GLENPOOL...CATOOSA...BIXBY AND BROKEN
ARROW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
DURING HEAVY RAINS...STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES...CREEKS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. THEY ARE PRONE TO RAPID RISES AND MAY FLOOD
QUICKLY. REMEMBER FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED
DEATHS.
&&
LAT...LON 3595 9630 3618 9602 3617 9601 3620 9600
3623 9574 3592 9576
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KTSA 011626
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1126 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
OKC037-145-011631-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090501T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WAGONER OK-CREEK OK-
1126 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN CREEK AND NORTHWESTERN WAGONER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED EAST.
TO REPORT PREVIOUS FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
TULSA.
LAT...LON 3623 9574 3617 9575 3617 9576 3599 9576
3609 9602 3620 9599
$$
OKC131-143-011915-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090501T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-
1126 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR TULSA
AND SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS COUNTIES...
AT 1120 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY...WITH
SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF TULSA COUNTY. THE STORM
PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 20 MPH. RADAR
INDICATES THAT AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 215 PM CDT.
AT 1120 AM...RADAR INDICATED THE PRECIPITATION WAS DIMINISHING OVER
MOST OF TULSA COUNTY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE EAST TULSA AND CATOOSA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3623 9574 3617 9575 3617 9576 3599 9576
3609 9602 3620 9599
$$000
WGUS74 KTSA 011757
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1257 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
OKC131-143-011806-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090501T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-
1257 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL TULSA AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
ROGERS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN TULSA COUNTY AND ALL OF
ROGERS COUNTY FOR ONGOING FLOODING.
TO REPORT PREVIOUS FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
TULSA.
LAT...LON 3623 9574 3617 9575 3617 9576 3599 9576
3609 9602 3620 9599
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 3 days |
| May 1, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 50 min |
| May 1, 1:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 37 hr |
| May 1, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 55 min |
| May 1, 2:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| May 1, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 61 min |
| May 1, 3:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 54 hr |
| May 1, 3:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 63 min |
| May 1, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 63 min |
| May 1, 4:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 56 min |
| May 1, 5:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 4 hr |
| May 1, 6:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 65 min |
| May 1, 6:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 4 hr |
| May 1, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 61 min |
| May 1, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 26 min |
| May 1, 8:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 8:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 35 min |
| May 1, 8:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers | 47 min |
| May 1, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 64 min |
| May 1, 10:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 4 hr |
| May 1, 10:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 1, 10:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 41 min |
| May 1, 11:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 30 min |
| May 1, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 44 min |
| May 1, 11:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 21 hr |
| May 1, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 30 min |
| May 1, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 40 min |
| May 1, 12:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 4 hr |
| May 1, 12:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 33 min |
| May 1, 12:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 44 min |
| May 1, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 66 min |
| May 1, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Washington | 30 min |
| May 1, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 63 min |
| May 1, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 46 min |
| May 1, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 64 min |
| May 1, 2:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 117 min |
| May 1, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 60 min |
| May 1, 2:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 4 hr |
| May 1, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 58 hr |
| May 1, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | TSA | Washington | 7 hr |
| May 1, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | TSA | Adair | 7 hr |
| May 1, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | TSA | Okmulgee | 58 hr |
| May 1, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | TSA | Creek | 58 hr |
| May 1, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 41 min |
| May 1, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 64 min |
| May 1, 3:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 18 hr |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 36 min |
| May 1, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 61 min |
| May 1, 3:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| May 1, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 67 min |
| May 1, 3:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 47 min |
| May 1, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 65 min |
| May 1, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 16 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.