Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 19, 2012, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)

Expired

Mar 19, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Muskogee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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773 
WGUS54 KTSA 192115
FFWTSA
OKC101-131-145-200100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0003.120319T2115Z-120320T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WESTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 412 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO WESTERN WAGONER COUNTY... 
NORTHWEST MUSKOGEE COUNTY...AND ROGERS COUNTY. RADAR SHOWS THAT 1 TO 
2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY...WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL 1 TO INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CLAREMORE...TULSA...CATOOSA...CHELSEA...COWETA...FOYIL...HASKELL...
  INOLA...ONETA...OOLOGAH...PORTER...STONEBLUFF...TALALA...TIAWAH AND
  VERDIGRIS.

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. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 
AUTOMOBILES.

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 3651 9534 3651 9544 3581 9546 3572 9577
      3585 9576 3586 9581 3590 9580 3590 9576
      3616 9576 3616 9580 3619 9580 3642 9579
      3659 9581 3659 9533

$$

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.