Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 19, 2012, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 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 Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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481 
WGUS54 KTSA 200010
FFWTSA
OKC061-077-121-200600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0007.120320T0010Z-120320T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 709 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR DAMON TO WEST OF      
  ENTERPRISE...AND OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WEST OF      
  HIGHWAY 69 IN PITTSBURG COUNTY. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS      
  ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 
  1 AM AS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MCALESTER...WILBURTON...ALDERSON...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...
  ASHLAND...BLANCO...BLOCKER...CANADIAN...CROWDER...DAMON...
  ENTERPRISE...HARTSHORNE...HAYWOOD...HIGGINS...INDIANOLA...KIOWA...
  KREBS...QUINTON...ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK...SAVANNA...SCIPIO AND
  YANUSH.

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 3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9610 3516 9599
      3514 9591 3519 9587 3520 9580 3518 9575
      3525 9560 3522 9560 3526 9551 3530 9550
      3529 9545 3533 9540 3529 9535 3530 9530
      3468 9511 3468 9551 3460 9552 3459 9588

$$

598 
WGUS74 KTSA 200221
FFSTSA

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

OKC061-077-121-200600-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
921 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATIMER...PITTSBURG AND
SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

AT 915 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER LATIMER COUNTY...AND 
MODERATE RAINFALL OVER PITTSBURG AND SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES. 
1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 
TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 1 AM ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING 
FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH 
FLOODING INCLUDE...MCALESTER...WILBURTON...ALDERSON...ARROWHEAD 
STATE PARK...ASHLAND...BLANCO...BLOCKER...CANADIAN...CROWDER...
DAMON...ENTERPRISE...HARTSHORNE...HAYWOOD...HIGGINS...INDIANOLA...  
KIOWA...KREBS...QUINTON...ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK...SAVANNA... 
SCIPIO AND YANUSH.

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.

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 3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9610 3516 9599
      3514 9591 3519 9587 3520 9580 3518 9575
      3525 9560 3522 9560 3526 9551 3530 9550
      3529 9545 3533 9540 3529 9535 3530 9530
      3468 9511 3468 9551 3460 9552 3459 9588

$$

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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.