Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2012, 2:27 AM CDT for Osage County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2012, 2:27 AM CDT (07:27 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
County Osage County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:29 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3251 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
612
WGUS54 KTSA 040727
FFWTSA
OKC113-041330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0030.120604T0727Z-120604T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
227 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
* AT 226 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.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PAWHUSKA...AVANT...BARNSDALL...BIGHEART...FORAKER...GRAINOLA...
HULAH...OKESA...OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK...PEARSONIA...SHIDLER AND
WYNONA.
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 3700 9601 3645 9600 3652 9630 3675 9675
3699 9675
$$2 follow-up statements
234
WGUS74 KTSA 041043
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
543 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
OKC113-041330-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120604T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OSAGE OK-
543 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY
UNTIL 830 AM CDT...
AT 538 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL OSAGE
COUNTY...PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF
RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES
POSSIBLE. MUCH OF THIS RAINFALL WILL MOVE INTO SAND CREEK AND ON
DOWNSTREAM TOWARD OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK...OKESA...AND TO THE CANEY
RIVER NEAR BARTLESVILLE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH
FLOODING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...PAWHUSKA...AVANT...BARNSDALL...BIGHEART...FORAKER...
GRAINOLA...HULAH...OKESA...OSAGE HILLS STATE
PARK...PEARSONIA...SHIDLER AND WYNONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
A MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE
WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING
ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR
WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9601 3645 9600 3652 9630 3675 9675
3699 9675
$$912
WGUS74 KTSA 041326
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
826 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
OKC113-041338-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120604T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OSAGE OK-
826 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN OSAGE
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 830 AM CDT...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN...4 TO 6 INCHES...OCCURRED AROUND THE TALL GRASS
PRAIRIE AND ALSO AROUND SHIDLER.
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED
OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE
RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF
FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3700 9601 3645 9600 3652 9630 3675 9675
3699 9675
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 1:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 1:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Delaware | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 1:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 1:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 2:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 2:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 3:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 3:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 4:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Washington | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 12 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 12 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa | 12 hr |
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Sources
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.