Flash Flood Warning 66, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Aug 12, 2011, 11:32 PM CDT (04:32 UTC)

Expired

Aug 13, 2011, 3:30 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Mayes County, OK, Rogers County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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294 
WGUS54 KTSA 130432
FFWTSA
OKC097-131-130830-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0066.110813T0432Z-110813T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1132 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT

* AT 1128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF 
ROGERS AND MAYES COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND PRYOR TO JUST 
NORTH AND JUST EAST OF CLAREMORE. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS 
POSSIBLE...AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODED ROADS...STREETS AND 
ESPECIALLY THE RURAL ROADS. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CLAREMORE...PRYOR...ADAIR...CATOOSA...CHOUTEAU...FOYIL...LOCUST
  GROVE...OOLOGAH...PENSACOLA...SALINA...TIAWAH AND VERDIGRIS.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. I

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.

&&

LAT...LON 3651 9511 3616 9511 3617 9580 3639 9581
      3640 9579 3642 9579 3642 9581 3651 9581
      3652 9533

$$

844 
WGUS74 KTSA 130555
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1255 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

OKC097-131-130830-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110813T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAYES OK-ROGERS OK-
1255 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR
ROGERS AND MAYES COUNTIES...

AT 1249 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
DETECT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES 
THAT UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE LAST 3 HOURS. THIS 
RAIN HAS FALLEN ON SATURATED SOILS FROM RAINS EARLIER IN THE DAY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING 
INCLUDE FOYIL...CLAREMORE...VERDIGRIS...CATOOSA...ADAIR AND PRYOR.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW
MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER
TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT
ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.

&&

LAT...LON 3651 9511 3616 9511 3617 9580 3639 9581
      3640 9579 3642 9579 3642 9581 3651 9581
      3651 9533

$$

861 
WGUS74 KTSA 130825
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
325 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

OKC097-131-130840-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110813T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAYES OK-ROGERS OK-
325 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ROGERS AND MAYES
COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 330 AM CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3651 9511 3616 9511 3617 9580 3639 9581
      3640 9579 3642 9579 3642 9581 3651 9581
      3651 9533

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.