Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Jun 4, 2012, 2:23 AM CDT (07:23 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2012, 8:30 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:25 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.

516 
WGUS54 KTSA 040723
FFWTSA
OKC037-113-131-143-145-041330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0029.120604T0723Z-120604T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
223 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WESTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 830 AM CDT

* AT 221 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 3 
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH 
POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE CITY OF TULSA. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BROKEN ARROW...SAND SPRINGS...TULSA...BIXBY...COWETA...GLENPOOL...
  INOLA...JENKS...KIEFER...MOUNDS...ONETA...PORTER...SAPULPA AND
  STONEBLUFF.

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 3615 9551 3586 9548 3586 9570 3586 9617
      3627 9617 3616 9575

$$

263 
WGUS74 KTSA 040822
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
322 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012

OKC037-113-131-143-145-041330-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120604T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
322 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WAGONER...
SOUTHERN TULSA...SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND EAST
CENTRAL CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL 830 AM CDT...

AT 318 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 3 
INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED WITH THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS MORNING. 
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA THROUGH 6 AM...
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. CONSIDERABLE STREET 
FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE TULSA METROPOLITAN AREA. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BROKEN ARROW...SAND SPRINGS...TULSA...BIXBY...COWETA...GLENPOOL...
JENKS...KIEFER...MOUNDS...ONETA...PORTER...SAPULPA AND STONEBLUFF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3615 9551 3586 9548 3586 9570 3586 9617
      3627 9617 3616 9575

$$

461 
WGUS74 KTSA 041328
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
828 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012

OKC037-113-131-143-145-041343-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120604T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
828 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WAGONER...
SOUTHERN TULSA...SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND EAST
CENTRAL CREEK COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 830 AM CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED...ENDING THE FLOOD 
THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3615 9551 3586 9548 3586 9570 3586 9617
      3627 9617 3616 9575

$$

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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.