Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 19, 2012, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)

Expired

Mar 19, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

755 
WGUS54 KTSA 192157
FFWTSA
OKC035-041-115-200400-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0004.120319T2157Z-120320T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 453 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO WESTERN DELAWARE... 
SOUTHEAST CRAIG...AND SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE WARNED 
AREA THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. AROUND AN INCH OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY 
OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 11 PM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  JAY...MIAMI...VINITA...AFTON...BERNICE...BERNICE STATE PARK...BIG
  CABIN...BLUEJACKET...CHLOETA...CLEORA...COMMERCE...FAIRLAND...
  GROVE...HONEY CREEK STATE PARK...KANSAS...KETCHUM...LEACH...
  NARCISSA...OAKS...PICHER...QUAPAW...TWIN OAKS...WELCH...WHITE OAK
  AND WYANDOTTE.

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.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3699 9461 3646 9461 3616 9479 3616 9501
      3651 9500 3651 9532 3659 9533 3660 9535
      3700 9504 3700 9462

$$

657 
WGUS74 KTSA 192352
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
652 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

OKC035-041-115-200400-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120320T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK-
652 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OTTAWA...DELAWARE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

AT 649 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS 
OTTAWA...DELAWARE AND SOUTHEAST CRAIG COUNTIES. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA...WITH 
RADAR ESTIMATES OF AROUND 3 INCHES IN WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY. AN 
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 11 PM AS 
ADDITIONAL AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
JAY...MIAMI...VINITA...AFTON...BERNICE...BERNICE STATE PARK...BIG
CABIN...BLUEJACKET...CHLOETA...CLEORA...COMMERCE...FAIRLAND...
GROVE...HONEY CREEK STATE PARK...KANSAS...KETCHUM...LEACH...
NARCISSA...OAKS...PICHER...QUAPAW...TWIN OAKS...WELCH...WHITE OAK AND
WYANDOTTE.

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.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3699 9461 3646 9461 3616 9479 3616 9501
      3651 9500 3651 9532 3659 9533 3660 9535
      3700 9504 3700 9462

$$

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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.