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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 20, 2012Haskell County, Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Mar 20, 2012, 12:59 AM CDT for Haskell County, Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 10 hr. 5 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: Mar 20, 2012, 12:59 AM CDT (05:59 UTC)
Expired: Mar 20, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:02 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
Mar 20, 6:45 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Haileyville, OK	HIGHWAY 63 GOING WEST OUT OF HAILEYVILLE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
Mar 20, 6:45 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Mcalester, OK	HIGHWAY 31 GOING WEST OUT OF MCALESTER STILL CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Mar 20, 8:00 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.5	Indianola, OK
Mar 20, 10:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	6 Sw Haileyville, OK	STATE HIGHWAY 63 IS CLOSED BETWEEN THE INDIAN NATIONS TURNPIKE AND US HIGHWAY 270.
Mar 20, 10:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Mcalester, OK	STATE HIGHWAY 31 IS CLOSED FROM MCALESTER TO ONE MILE WEST OF MCALESTER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 686 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

619 
WGUS54 KTSA 200559
FFWTSA
OKC061-077-121-201600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0012.120320T0559Z-120320T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1259 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT

* AT 1255 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES
  OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES
  POSSIBLE THROUGH 1100 AM CDT.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MCALESTER...ALDERSON...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...ASHLAND...BLANCO...
  BLOCKER...CANADIAN...CROWDER...ENTERPRISE...HARTSHORNE...HAYWOOD...
  INDIANOLA...KIOWA...KREBS...QUINTON...ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK...
  SAVANNA AND SCIPIO.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9610 3515 9600
      3514 9591 3520 9580 3518 9575 3525 9561
      3522 9562 3522 9559 3530 9550 3529 9545
      3533 9540 3529 9535 3506 9534 3505 9524
      3479 9550 3460 9552 3459 9588

$$

2 follow-up statements

658 
WGUS74 KTSA 200927
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
427 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

OKC061-077-121-201600-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120320T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
427 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LATIMER...
PITTSBURG AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT...

AT 427 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 3 
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 
INCHES POSSIBLE. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MCALESTER...ALDERSON...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...ASHLAND...BLANCO...
BLOCKER...CANADIAN...CROWDER...ENTERPRISE...HARTSHORNE...HAYWOOD...
INDIANOLA...KIOWA...KREBS...QUINTON...ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK...
SAVANNA AND SCIPIO.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9610 3515 9600
      3514 9591 3520 9580 3518 9575 3525 9561
      3522 9562 3522 9559 3530 9550 3529 9545
      3533 9540 3529 9535 3506 9534 3505 9524
      3479 9550 3460 9552 3459 9588

$$

223 
WGUS74 KTSA 201401
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
901 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

OKC061-077-121-201600-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120320T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
901 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LATIMER...
PITTSBURG AND WESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT...

AT 901 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH 11 AM.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MCALESTER...ALDERSON...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...ASHLAND...BLANCO...
BLOCKER...CANADIAN...CROWDER...ENTERPRISE...HARTSHORNE...HAYWOOD...
INDIANOLA...KIOWA...KREBS...QUINTON...ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK...
SAVANNA AND SCIPIO.

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. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9610 3515 9600
      3514 9591 3520 9580 3518 9575 3525 9561
      3522 9562 3522 9559 3530 9550 3529 9545
      3533 9540 3529 9535 3506 9534 3505 9524
      3479 9550 3460 9552 3459 9588

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 19, 7:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	6 hr
Mar 19, 7:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell, Muskogee	29 min
Mar 19, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	23 min
Mar 19, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	42 min
Mar 19, 7:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	34 min
Mar 19, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	43 min
Mar 19, 8:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Choctaw	25 hr
Mar 19, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	56 hr
Mar 19, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	61 min
Mar 19, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	28 min
Mar 19, 8:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	6 hr
Mar 19, 8:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	39 min
Mar 19, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 2 more	41 min
Mar 19, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	36 min
Mar 19, 9:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	6 hr
Mar 19, 9:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	6 hr
Mar 19, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah	61 min
Mar 19, 10:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more	12 hr
Mar 20, 12:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	10 hr
Mar 20, 2:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah	12 hr
Mar 20, 2:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more	12 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee	24 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee	12 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	42 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa	24 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Tulsa	30 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair	24 hr
Mar 20, 3:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	18 hr
Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	5 days
Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	24 hr
Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	3 days
Mar 20, 4:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Muskogee	22 hr
Mar 20, 6:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	8 hr
Mar 20, 8:38 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	22 hr
Mar 20, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	18 hr
Mar 20, 10:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more	3 hr
Mar 20, 10:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	3 hr
Mar 20, 11:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
Mar 20, 11:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	16 hr
Mar 20, 1:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more	8 hr
Mar 20, 1:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah	8 hr
Mar 20, 1:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more	8 hr
Mar 20, 2:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Creek, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more	32 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2012 Every flash flood warning in 2012

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.