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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 4, 20124 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2012, 6:00 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 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, 6:00 AM CDT (11:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2012, 8:52 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:03 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2012-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3251 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2012-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

995 
WGUS54 KTSA 041100
FFWTSA
OKC037-113-117-143-041500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0032.120604T1100Z-120604T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WEST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 556 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS ENDING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 
HOWEVER...3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND FLOODING OF 
LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BLACKBURN...CLEVELAND...HALLETT...JENNINGS...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...
  MANNFORD...OSAGE...TERLTON...WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK AND WESTPORT.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3628 9616 3601 9617 3603 9657 3640 9660

$$
1 follow-up statement
811 
WGUS74 KTSA 041352
FFSTSA

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

OKC037-113-117-143-041401-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120604T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-TULSA OK-
852 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
TULSA...PAWNEE...SOUTH CENTRAL OSAGE AND NORTHERN CREEK COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AROUND MANNFORD...CLEVELAND... 
WESTPORT...AND HALLET DURING THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...NO FLOODING HAS 
BEEN REPORTED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED. 

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

IF FLOODING WAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3628 9616 3601 9617 3603 9657 3640 9660

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware30 min
Jun 3, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware29 min
Jun 3, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware59 min
Jun 3, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage33 min
Jun 3, 11:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington31 min
Jun 3, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage48 min
Jun 4, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington57 min
Jun 4, 12:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware37 min
Jun 4, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee34 min
Jun 4, 12:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers32 min
Jun 4, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage37 min
Jun 4, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa30 min
Jun 4, 1:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware26 min
Jun 4, 1:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa6 hr
Jun 4, 1:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig29 min
Jun 4, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee27 min
Jun 4, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee43 min
Jun 4, 1:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSADelaware3 hr
Jun 4, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa35 min
Jun 4, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner53 min
Jun 4, 1:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner63 min
Jun 4, 1:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Mayes33 min
Jun 4, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair29 min
Jun 4, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata24 min
Jun 4, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa and 1 more41 min
Jun 4, 2:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig25 min
Jun 4, 2:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Nowata3 hr
Jun 4, 2:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner57 min
Jun 4, 2:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner6 hr
Jun 4, 2:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage6 hr
Jun 4, 2:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee56 min
Jun 4, 3:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah57 min
Jun 4, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa34 min
Jun 4, 3:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee5 hr
Jun 4, 3:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah63 min
Jun 4, 3:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell45 min
Jun 4, 3:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage40 min
Jun 4, 4:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore32 min
Jun 4, 4:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee33 min
Jun 4, 5:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAWashington59 min
Jun 4, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage33 min
Jun 4, 5:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa12 hr
Jun 4, 5:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa12 hr
Jun 4, 6:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee3 hr
Jun 4, 7:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa12 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.