Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 19, 2012, 2:57 PM CDT (19:57 UTC)

Expired

Mar 19, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Creek County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

994 
WGUS54 KTSA 191957
FFWTSA
OKC037-107-111-143-200000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0002.120319T1957Z-120320T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
257 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
RADAR INDICATES 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH 
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

REPORTS OF STRANDED CARS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED NEAR 81ST STREET AND 
ELWOOD AVENUE IN SOUTHWEST TULSA COUNTY. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...SAND SPRINGS...
  TULSA...BALD HILL...BEARDEN...BEGGS...BIXBY...BOLEY...CASTLE...
  CLEARVIEW...DEPEW...DEWAR...DRUMRIGHT...GLENPOOL...GRAYSON...
  HENRYETTA...HOFFMAN...JENKS...KELLYVILLE...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...
  KIEFER...MANNFORD...MORRIS...MOUNDS...OILTON...OKFUSKEE AND
  OKMULGEE 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.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN 
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. 

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

LAT...LON 3616 9662 3616 9577 3590 9576 3590 9581
      3586 9582 3572 9577 3572 9572 3555 9571
      3555 9582 3547 9582 3546 9588 3538 9588
      3538 9598 3530 9599 3530 9642 3545 9645
      3543 9649 3545 9655 3539 9654 3539 9662

$$

703 
WGUS74 KTSA 192042
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
342 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

OKC037-107-111-143-200000-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-
342 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN TULSA...
OKMULGEE...OKFUSKEE AND CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 336 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 
ALREADY OCCURRED OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 
2 INCHES POSSIBLE. 

THE AREAS WITH THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...

NORTHWEST CREEK COUNTY AROUND THE BEGGS AREA...AND WEST TOWARD THE 
CREEK COUNTY LINE...

SOUTHEAST CREEK COUNTY FROM NEAR BRISTOW TO NEAR SLICK...AND 

CENTRAL OKFUSKEE COUNTY FROM NEAR WELTY TO MASON TO BOLEY TO 
BEARDON. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING 
INCLUDE...BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...SAND 
SPRINGS...TULSA...BALD HILL...BEARDEN...BEGGS...BIXBY... 
BOLEY...CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...DEPEW.. .DEWAR...DRUMRIGHT... 
GLENPOOL...GRAYSON...HENRYETTA...HOFFMAN...JENKS ...KELLYVILLE... 
KEYSTONE STATE PARK...KIEFER...MANNFORD...MORRIS...MOUNDS... 
OILTON...OKFUSKEE AND OKMULGEE 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.

A MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE
WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING
ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. 

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

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9662 3616 9577 3590 9576 3590 9581
      3586 9582 3572 9577 3572 9572 3555 9571
      3555 9582 3547 9582 3546 9588 3538 9588
      3538 9598 3530 9599 3530 9642 3545 9645
      3543 9649 3545 9655 3539 9654 3539 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.