Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 19, 2012, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)

Expired

Mar 20, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Creek County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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683 
WGUS54 KTSA 192359
FFWTSA
OKC037-107-111-143-200600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0006.120319T2359Z-120320T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS      
  MOVING ACROSS WESTERN CREEK AND WESTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES. THIS    
  AREA OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTH AND EAST. 2 TO 4 INCHES   
  OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED           
  AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 1  
  AM. STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE TULSA AREA. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...SAND SPRINGS...
  TULSA...BALD HILL...BEARDEN...BEGGS...BIXBY...BOLEY...CASTLE...
  CLEARVIEW...DEPEW...DEWAR...DRUMRIGHT...GLENPOOL...GRAYSON...
  HENRYETTA...HOFFMAN...JENKS...KELLYVILLE...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...
  KIEFER...MANNFORD...MORRIS...MOUNDS...OILTON...OKFUSKEE AND
  OKMULGEE STATE PARK.

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9662 3616 9577 3590 9576 3590 9582
      3586 9582 3572 9577 3572 9572 3556 9571
      3555 9582 3547 9582 3546 9588 3538 9588
      3538 9598 3530 9599 3530 9642 3545 9645
      3543 9649 3545 9655 3539 9654 3539 9662

$$

673 
WGUS74 KTSA 200301
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1001 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

OKC037-107-111-143-200600-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-
1001 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN TULSA...
OKMULGEE...OKFUSKEE AND CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

AT 957 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 
ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH POSSIBLE. AS THE RAIN 
BEGINS TO LIGHTEN...FAST MOVING WATER WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A FLASH 
FLOODING THREAT AND PONDING OF WATER WILL REMAIN ON ROADWAYS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...SAND SPRINGS...TULSA...
BALD HILL...BEARDEN...BEGGS...BIXBY...BOLEY...CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...
DEPEW...DEWAR...DRUMRIGHT...GLENPOOL...GRAYSON...HENRYETTA...
HOFFMAN...JENKS...KELLYVILLE...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...KIEFER...
MANNFORD...MORRIS...MOUNDS...OILTON...OKFUSKEE AND OKMULGEE STATE
PARK.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9662 3616 9577 3590 9576 3590 9582
      3586 9582 3572 9577 3572 9572 3556 9571
      3555 9582 3547 9582 3546 9588 3538 9588
      3538 9598 3530 9599 3530 9642 3545 9645
      3543 9649 3545 9655 3539 9654 3539 9662

$$

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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.