Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Nov 7, 2011, 11:37 PM CST (05:37 UTC)

Expired

Nov 8, 2011, 2:30 AM CST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

601 
WGUS54 KTSA 080537
FFWTSA
OKC037-113-143-147-080830-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0068.111108T0537Z-111108T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1137 PM CST MON NOV 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 230 AM CST

* AT 1135 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AS WELL AS MESONET RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS 
SUGGEST 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR RAIN RATES. THE STORMS ARE TRAINING 
OVER THE SAME AREA...SO THESE HEAVY RAINFALL RATES MAY CONTINUE FOR 
SEVERAL HOURS.  

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...SAND
  SPRINGS...TULSA...COLLINSVILLE...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...OWASSO...
  SKIATOOK...SPERRY...VERA AND WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK.

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 3642 9582 3642 9580 3639 9580 3639 9582
      3619 9582 3600 9629 3616 9629 3616 9628
      3619 9625 3623 9626 3623 9629 3634 9629
      3653 9581

$$

LACY

697 
WGUS74 KTSA 080714
FFSTSA

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

OKC037-113-143-147-080830-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-111108T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-TULSA OK-WASHINGTON OK-
114 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...
NORTHERN TULSA...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND NORTH CENTRAL CREEK COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNTIL 230 AM CST...

AT 113 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
ALREADY FALLEN SINCE 11 PM AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL 
LIKELY CONTINUE. THE SKIATOOK MESONET SITE PICKED UP 2.31 INCHES OF 
RAIN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
SAND SPRINGS...TULSA...COLLINSVILLE...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...OWASSO...
SKIATOOK...SPERRY...VERA AND WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK.

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 3642 9582 3642 9580 3639 9580 3639 9582
      3619 9582 3600 9629 3616 9629 3616 9628
      3619 9625 3623 9626 3623 9629 3634 9629
      3653 9581

$$

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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.