Alert archive / Oklahoma / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 5, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Mar 19, 2012, 8:21 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 21, 2012, 6:20 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2012, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2012, 6:20 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2012, 9:03 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Choctaw County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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 Red River at Arthur City (ARCT2). The gauge peaked at 22.82 ft at Mar 21, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 25 ft
- Minor stage
- 27 ft
- Moderate stage
- 30 ft
- Major stage
- 33 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07335500, 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.
171 WGUS44 KTSA 200121 FLWTSA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 821 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY AFFECTING CHOCTAW COUNTY. OKC023-200921- /O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0005.120321T0546Z-120321T2116Z/ /ARCT2.1.ER.120321T0546Z.120321T1200Z.120321T1516Z.NO/ 821 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY. * FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT TO AT LEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 700 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.43 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY BEFORE DAWN AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.6 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS FORECAST ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS OF RAINFALL. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 36 HOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE MUCH HIGHER. CONTINUE TO MONITOR UPDATES TO THIS WARNING FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. * IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...EXPECT EXTENSIVE FLOODING BETWEEN THE MOUTH OF THE BLUE RIVER AND PECAN POINT. $$
4 follow-up statements
254 WGUS84 KTSA 201205 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 705 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY AFFECTING CHOCTAW COUNTY. OKC023-202005- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.120321T0600Z-120321T1200Z/ /ARCT2.1.ER.120321T0600Z.120321T0600Z.120321T0600Z.NO/ 705 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 600 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.81 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY BEFORE DAWN. * IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING BETWEEN THE MOUTH OF THE BLUE RIVER AND PECAN POINT. $$
001 WGUS84 KTSA 201430 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 930 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY AFFECTING CHOCTAW COUNTY. OKC023-202230- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.120321T1127Z-120321T1912Z/ /ARCT2.1.ER.120321T1127Z.120321T1200Z.120321T1312Z.NO/ 930 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 800 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.31 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING BETWEEN THE MOUTH OF THE BLUE RIVER AND PECAN POINT. $$
811 WGUS84 KTSA 202019 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 319 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY AFFECTING CHOCTAW COUNTY. OKC023-210419- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.120321T1120Z-120321T1930Z/ /ARCT2.1.ER.120321T1120Z.120321T1200Z.120321T1330Z.NO/ 319 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 200 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.51 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.1 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING BETWEEN THE MOUTH OF THE BLUE RIVER AND PECAN POINT. $$
815 WGUS84 KTSA 210203 FLSTSA FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 903 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY AFFECTING CHOCTAW COUNTY. OKC023-210233- /O.CAN.KTSA.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120321T1930Z/ /ARCT2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 903 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY. * AT 800 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.80 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 23.0 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$
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, 8:23 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, 3:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 18 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.