Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 2013, 5:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2013, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2013, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 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 nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 204 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 696 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -239 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 819 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
943
WGUS54 KTSA 082235
FFWTSA
OKC061-077-079-121-090430-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0039.130808T2235Z-130809T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
535 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 534 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
STIGLER...ALDERSON...BLOCKER...KEOTA...KINTA...LEQUIRE...
MCCURTAIN...QUINTON AND ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS.
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 3484 9571 3501 9571 3537 9490 3535 9492
3535 9489 3537 9485 3537 9483 3510 9484
$$2 follow-up statements
735
WGUS74 KTSA 090036
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
736 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013
OKC079-090050-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130809T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LE FLORE OK-
736 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN LE
FLORE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE
FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3501 9555 3519 9527 3527 9495 3521 9490
3520 9493 3512 9492 3511 9493 3493 9550
$$
OKC061-077-121-090430-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130809T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
736 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN LATIMER...
EAST CENTRAL PITTSBURG AND SOUTHERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM
CDT...
AT 735 PM CDT...
THE FIRST ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS HAD ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA.
HOWEVER...MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP LATER ON TONIGHT.
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 3501 9555 3519 9527 3527 9495 3521 9490
3520 9493 3512 9492 3511 9493 3493 9550
$$253
WGUS74 KTSA 090219
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
919 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013
OKC061-077-121-090234-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130809T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
919 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
LATIMER...EAST CENTRAL PITTSBURG AND SOUTHERN HASKELL COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3501 9555 3519 9527 3527 9495 3521 9490
3520 9493 3512 9492 3511 9493 3493 9550
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 12:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 3:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Delaware | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 23 min |
| Aug 8, 4:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 4:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa | 65 min |
| Aug 8, 4:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 25 min |
| Aug 8, 4:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer and 11 more | 50 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 6:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 14 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 25 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 58 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 24 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 48 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 64 min |
| Aug 8, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 57 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.