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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Nov 8, 2011, 8:53 AM CST for Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2011, 8:53 AM CST (14:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2011, 11:55 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cherokee County, OK, Muskogee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
064
WGUS54 KTSA 081453
FFWTSA
OKC021-101-082100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0069.111108T1453Z-111108T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
853 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 300 PM CST TUESDAY
* AT 853 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 3 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MUSKOGEE...BOYNTON...BRAGGS...FORT GIBSON...GREENLEAF STATE PARK...
KEEFETON...OKTAHA AND TAFT.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3576 9566 3577 9560 3576 9559 3578 9557
3581 9546 3580 9542 3582 9537 3581 9527
3586 9523 3588 9513 3558 9513 3556 9571
$$2 follow-up statements
064
WGUS74 KTSA 081633
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1033 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011
OKC021-101-082100-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-111108T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE OK-MUSKOGEE OK-
1033 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MUSKOGEE AND
WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CST...
AT 1031 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
IN THE LAST 12 HOURS. RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST
THROUGH ABOUT NOON...WITH AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE AND WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTIES.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MUSKOGEE...BOYNTON...BRAGGS...FORT GIBSON...GREENLEAF STATE PARK...
KEEFETON...OKTAHA AND TAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3576 9566 3577 9560 3576 9559 3578 9557
3581 9546 3580 9542 3582 9537 3581 9527
3586 9523 3588 9513 3558 9513 3556 9571
$$065
WGUS74 KTSA 081755
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1155 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011
OKC021-101-081810-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-111108T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE OK-MUSKOGEE OK-
1155 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MUSKOGEE
AND WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
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 3576 9566 3577 9560 3576 9559 3578 9557
3581 9546 3580 9542 3582 9537 3581 9527
3586 9523 3588 9513 3558 9513 3556 9571
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 6:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 49 min |
| Nov 7, 7:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 42 min |
| Nov 7, 8:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 63 min |
| Nov 7, 9:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 59 min |
| Nov 7, 9:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 27 min |
| Nov 7, 10:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 10:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 63 min |
| Nov 7, 10:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 11:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Tulsa, Washington | 3 hr |
| Nov 8, 12:06 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 54 min |
| Nov 8, 1:06 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee | 54 min |
| Nov 8, 1:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee | 53 min |
| Nov 8, 1:55 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 65 min |
| Nov 8, 2:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 61 min |
| Nov 8, 3:20 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 8, 8:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 43 min |
| Nov 8, 8:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 47 min |
| Nov 8, 9:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 44 min |
| Nov 8, 10:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 43 min |
| Nov 8, 10:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 35 min |
| Nov 8, 10:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 23 min |
| Nov 8, 10:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 33 min |
| Nov 8, 10:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 54 min |
| Nov 8, 11:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 30 min |
| Nov 8, 11:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 37 min |
| Nov 8, 12:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 41 min |
| Nov 8, 12:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 31 min |
| Nov 8, 12:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 33 min |
| Nov 8, 1:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 36 min |
| Nov 8, 1:37 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 23 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:37 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 41 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:42 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 6 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.