Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2011, 1:38 PM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Arkansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports 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 23, 2011, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Benton County, AR, Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Rogers County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 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 23, 3:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 E Nowata, OK | MANY COUNTY ROADS FLOODED ESPECIALLY IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST PART OF COUNTY. WATER RESCUE AT HIGHWAY 60 AND 28 IN EASTERN PART OF COUNTY. |
| May 23, 3:19 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Miami, OK | ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES IN MIAMI INCLUDE ELM STREET...11TH E NE...H NW...BJ TUNNEL...HIGHWAY 69A AT BUFFALO RUN...5TH B SW...20TH K SW...HIGHWAY 10 AT TURNPIKE CHRYSLER...AND TRUCK ROUTE. |
| May 23, 7:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Chelsea, OK | FFW040 - WATER OVER SEVERAL ROADS. TWO ROADS CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 1041 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1640 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
599
WGUS54 KTSA 231838
FFWTSA
ARC007-OKC035-041-105-115-131-240030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0040.110523T1838Z-110524T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
138 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHERN NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. FIVE TO
EIGHT INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2
TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
JAY...MIAMI...NOWATA...VINITA...AFTON...BERNICE...BIG CABIN...
BLUEJACKET...CHELSEA...CHLOETA...CLEORA...COLCORD...COMMERCE...
DELAWARE...FAIRLAND...GROVE...I-44 NEAR MILE MARKER 0...KETCHUM...
MAYSVILLE...NARCISSA...NEW ALLUWE...PICHER...QUAPAW...WATOVA...
WELCH...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...WHITE OAK AND WYANDOTTE.
MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CRAIG COUNTY...AND IS
EXPANDING EAST INTO PORTIONS OF OTTAWA COUNTY.
RUNOFF FROM RAIN IN NOWATA COUNTY MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
ROGERS COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
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.
LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3651 9461 3650 9457 3617 9455 3632 9501
3652 9501 3651 9543 3660 9566 3672 9574
3700 9540 3700 9461
$$2 follow-up statements
150
WGUS74 KTSA 232106
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
406 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011
ARC007-OKC035-041-105-115-131-240030-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110524T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON AR-CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-NOWATA OK-OTTAWA OK-ROGERS OK-
406 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011
...MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRING IN PARTS OF OTTAWA...CRAIG...AND NOWATA
COUNTIES...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN ROGERS...
OTTAWA...SOUTHERN NOWATA...DELAWARE...CRAIG AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 400 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS THAT AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN
TODAY...IN A SWATH FROM JUST WEST OF MIAMI TO PYRAMID CORNERS TO
SOUTH OF CENTRALIA AND ON INTO SOUTHEAST NOWATA COUNTY. AS MUCH AS 4
TO 5 INCHES MAY HAVE FALLEN AS FAR NORTH AS THE KANSAS BORDER AND
INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTY AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN CRAIG
COUNTY. MAJOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THESE COUNTIES.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. MANY RURAL AND COUNTY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER. HIGHWAY 60 WEST ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF NOWATA IS UNDER WATER.
WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ROADS ARE CLOSED NORTH OF
VINITA...EAST OF WELCH...EAST OF BLUEJACKET...AND IN MIAMI.
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.
LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3651 9461 3650 9457 3617 9455 3632 9501
3652 9501 3651 9543 3660 9566 3672 9574
3700 9540 3700 9461
$$153
WGUS74 KTSA 232226
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
526 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011
ARC007-OKC035-041-105-115-131-240030-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110524T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON AR-CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-NOWATA OK-OTTAWA OK-ROGERS OK-
526 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011
...LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OCCURRING IN PARTS OF
OTTAWA...CRAIG...NOWATA AND DELAWARE COUNTIES...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN ROGERS...
OTTAWA...SOUTHERN NOWATA...DELAWARE...CRAIG AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 522 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS THAT AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN
TODAY...IN A SWATH FROM JUST WEST OF MIAMI TO PYRAMID CORNERS TO
SOUTH OF CENTRALIA AND ON INTO SOUTHEAST NOWATA COUNTY. AS MUCH AS 4
TO 5 INCHES HAS FALLEN AS FAR NORTH AS THE KANSAS BORDER AND INTO
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTY AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN CRAIG
COUNTY. AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 730 PM...WITH ANOTHER LOCAL
1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.
MAJOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THESE COUNTIES...WITH SEVERAL
ONGOING WATER RESCUES NEAR VINITA. MAJOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN
THE TOWN OF ZENA IN DELAWARE COUNTY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
JAY...MIAMI...NOWATA...VINITA...AFTON...BERNICE...BIG CABIN...
BLUEJACKET...CHELSEA...CHLOETA...CLEORA...COLCORD...COMMERCE...
DELAWARE...FAIRLAND...GROVE...I-44 NEAR MILE MARKER 0...KETCHUM...
MAYSVILLE...NARCISSA...NEW ALLUWE...PICHER...QUAPAW...WATOVA...
WELCH...WHITE OAK AND WYANDOTTE.
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.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3651 9461 3650 9457 3617 9455 3632 9501
3652 9501 3651 9543 3660 9566 3672 9574
3700 9540 3700 9461
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 45 min |
| May 22, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 62 min |
| May 22, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 49 min |
| May 22, 7:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 112 min |
| May 22, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Delaware | 4 hr |
| May 22, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 36 min |
| May 22, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 29 min |
| May 22, 7:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 84 min |
| May 22, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 37 min |
| May 22, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 66 min |
| May 22, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 51 min |
| May 22, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 29 min |
| May 22, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner | 30 min |
| May 22, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 55 min |
| May 22, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 43 min |
| May 22, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 34 min |
| May 22, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 45 min |
| May 22, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 44 min |
| May 22, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers | 60 min |
| May 22, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 31 min |
| May 22, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| May 22, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg | 30 min |
| May 22, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 33 min |
| May 22, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 31 min |
| May 22, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 45 min |
| May 22, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa | 22 min |
| May 22, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 36 min |
| May 22, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 40 min |
| May 22, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 35 min |
| May 22, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 59 min |
| May 22, 11:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 29 min |
| May 22, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Delaware | 6 hr |
| May 22, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 33 min |
| May 23, 5:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Delaware | 4 hr |
| May 23, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| May 23, 5:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 26 min |
| May 23, 6:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 25 min |
| May 23, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 25 min |
| May 23, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| May 23, 7:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 29 min |
| May 23, 7:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 50 min |
| May 23, 7:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 37 min |
| May 23, 7:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 37 min |
| May 23, 8:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 39 min |
| May 23, 8:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 44 min |
| May 23, 8:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 27 min |
| May 23, 8:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 26 min |
| May 23, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 33 min |
| May 23, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 44 min |
| May 23, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 34 min |
| May 23, 9:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa | 2 hr |
| May 23, 9:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 34 min |
| May 23, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 31 min |
| May 23, 9:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 39 min |
| May 23, 9:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa | 4 hr |
| May 23, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 30 min |
| May 23, 10:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 29 min |
| May 23, 10:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 6 hr |
| May 23, 11:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 29 min |
| May 23, 11:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 32 min |
| May 23, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 30 min |
| May 23, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 35 min |
| May 23, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 49 min |
| May 23, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 35 min |
| May 23, 2:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 42 hr |
| May 23, 2:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 60 hr |
| May 23, 2:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 3 days |
| May 23, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 54 hr |
| May 23, 3:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 14 more | 34 hr |
| May 23, 4:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 6 hr |
| May 23, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 53 min |
| May 23, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 24 min |
| May 23, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 31 min |
| May 23, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 32 min |
| May 23, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 50 min |
| May 23, 6:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Washington | 118 min |
| May 23, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 46 min |
| May 22, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 38 min |
| May 22, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 60 min |
| May 22, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 16 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.