Alert archive / Oklahoma / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Mar 20, 2012, 3:06 AM CDT for Nowata County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 20, 2012, 6:44 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2012, 3:06 AM CDT (08:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2012, 6:44 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Nowata County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:05 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 river
Written for the forecast point Verdigris River near Lenapah (LEPO2). The gauge peaked at 28.64 ft at Mar 21, 2012, 12:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 30 ft
- Minor stage
- 30 ft
- Moderate stage
- 32 ft
- Major stage
- 36 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07171000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
817 WGUS44 KTSA 200806 FLWTSA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 306 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH AFFECTING NOWATA COUNTY. OKC105-201606- /O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0013.120320T2339Z-120322T0249Z/ /LEPO2.1.ER.120320T2339Z.120321T0600Z.120321T2049Z.NO/ 306 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH. * FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 200 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.38 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 31.7 FEET BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE DAWN. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 32.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING AFFECTS MAINLY FARMLAND AND RURAL ROADS. STATE HIGHWAY 10 IS THREATENED BY HIGH WATER AT A POINT 5 MILES EAST OF LENAPAH. $$
3 follow-up statements
243 WGUS84 KTSA 201340 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 840 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH AFFECTING NOWATA COUNTY. OKC105-202140- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0013.120320T2124Z-120322T0215Z/ /LEPO2.1.ER.120320T2124Z.120321T0600Z.120321T2015Z.NO/ 840 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 700 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.22 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 31.5 FEET BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE DAWN. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 32.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING AFFECTS MAINLY FARMLAND AND RURAL ROADS. STATE HIGHWAY 10 IS THREATENED BY HIGH WATER AT A POINT 5 MILES EAST OF LENAPAH. $$
483 WGUS84 KTSA 202003 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 303 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH AFFECTING NOWATA COUNTY. OKC105-210403- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0013.120320T2344Z-120321T1400Z/ /LEPO2.1.ER.120320T2344Z.120321T0600Z.120321T0800Z.NO/ 303 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH. * FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 200 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.23 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 30.3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE DAWN. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS FARMLAND AND RURAL ROADS. $$
512 WGUS84 KTSA 210200 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 900 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH AFFECTING NOWATA COUNTY. OKC105-210230- /O.CAN.KTSA.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120321T1400Z/ /LEPO2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 900 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH. * AT 800 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.44 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR LENAPAH CRESTED JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 28.4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 7:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 23 min |
| Mar 19, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| Mar 19, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 34 min |
| Mar 19, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 43 min |
| Mar 19, 8:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 25 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 56 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 61 min |
| Mar 19, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 8:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 39 min |
| Mar 19, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 2 more | 41 min |
| Mar 19, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 36 min |
| Mar 19, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 9:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 61 min |
| Mar 19, 10:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 10 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 10 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 12 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 42 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 5 days |
| Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 days |
| Mar 20, 4:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 22 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 22 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 18 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 16 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Creek, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more | 32 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.