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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2012, 3:27 AM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 5 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, 3:27 AM CDT (08:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 8:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 62 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.
952
WGUS54 KTSA 040827
FFWTSA
OKC113-117-041430-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0031.120604T0827Z-120604T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
327 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 930 AM CDT
* AT 326 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO
2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 AM.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BURBANK...FAIRFAX...HOMINY...RALSTON 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 3675 9690 3675 9683 3676 9683 3677 9681
3654 9628 3630 9637 3654 9695 3656 9690
3659 9692 3658 9701
$$1 follow-up statement
340
WGUS74 KTSA 041332
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
832 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
OKC113-117-041346-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120604T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
832 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PAWNEE AND CENTRAL
OSAGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED...ENDING THE FLOOD
THREAT.
IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3675 9690 3675 9683 3676 9683 3677 9681
3654 9628 3630 9637 3654 9695 3656 9690
3659 9692 3658 9701
$$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, 2:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 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 | 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.