Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Apr 30, 2012, 2:55 AM CDT (07:55 UTC)

Expired

Apr 30, 2012, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Osage County, OK, Washington County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 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.

166 
WGUS54 KTSA 300755
FFWTSA
OKC113-147-301100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0023.120430T0755Z-120430T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
255 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. STORMS ARE 
TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS OF NORTHERN OSAGE AND NORTHERN 
WASHINGTON COUNTIES. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN 
HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST 6 HOURS 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...
  BIGHEART...COPAN...FORAKER...GRAINOLA...HULAH...PEARSONIA AND
  SHIDLER.

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING 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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9581 3682 9583 3665 9706 3670 9703
      3669 9695 3675 9689 3675 9683 3679 9676
      3701 9675

$$

977 
WGUS74 KTSA 300932
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
432 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

OKC113-147-301100-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120430T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OSAGE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
432 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN
OSAGE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNTIL 600 AM CDT...

AT 430 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO HALF 
INCH POSSIBLE AS THE RAIN TAPERS OFF FROM THE WEST THROUGH 6 AM. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BIGHEART...COPAN...FORAKER...GRAINOLA...HULAH...PEARSONIA AND
SHIDLER.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9581 3682 9583 3665 9706 3670 9703
      3669 9695 3675 9689 3675 9683 3679 9676
      3701 9675

$$

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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.