Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Nov 7, 2011, 10:59 PM CST (04:59 UTC)

Expired

Nov 8, 2011, 2:00 AM CST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Creek County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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864 
WGUS54 KTSA 080459
FFWTSA
OKC037-080800-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0067.111108T0459Z-111108T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1059 PM CST MON NOV 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 200 AM CST

* AT 1057 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE OILTON 
MESONET HAS REPORTED 1.82 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE PAST HOUR. 
STORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THIS AREA WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR 
RAIN RATES. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BRISTOW...DEPEW...DRUMRIGHT...MANNFORD...OILTON AND SHAMROCK.

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. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9662 3616 9630 3581 9629 3572 9662

$$

LACY

177 
WGUS74 KTSA 080712
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
112 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011

OKC037-080800-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0067.000000T0000Z-111108T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-
112 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CREEK COUNTY
UNTIL 200 AM CST...

AT 111 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH SOME 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
ALREADY FALLEN AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. 
THE OILTON MESONET STATION HAS PICKED UP 3.18 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 
AROUND 11 PM.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRISTOW...DEPEW...DRUMRIGHT...MANNFORD...OILTON AND SHAMROCK.

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. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9662 3616 9630 3581 9629 3572 9662

$$

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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.