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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 31, 2013Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at May 31, 2013, 1:48 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 1, 2013, 5:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2013, 1:48 PM CDT (18:48 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 1, 2013, 5:06 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 2, 2013, 8:12 PM CDT
In force: 39 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Spring River near Quapaw (QUAO2). The gauge peaked at 22.89 ft at Jun 1, 2013, 5:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07188000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 31, 12:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 12:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 1:10 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
110 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-011000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
110 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING POTENTIAL THROUGH TONIGHT...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER 5 PM.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER 5 PM.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS EVENING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
        ARKANSAS.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...CRITICAL.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS EVENING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...LOCATIONS BETWEEN INTERSTATE 44 AND
        INTERSTATE 40.

DISCUSSION...
THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING
EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR LARGE AND VIOLENT TORNADOES...BASEBALL SIZE
HAIL...80 MPH WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL PRODUCE LIFE
THREATENING FLOODING.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
VICINITY OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS
INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND NEAR A DRYLINE THAT WILL SURGE INTO
WESTERN OKLAHOMA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTENSIFY RAPIDLY
INTO SUPERCELLS INITIALLY AS THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION IS EXTREMELY
UNSTABLE WITH ADEQUATE DEEP LAYER SHEAR IN PLACE. THESE SUPERCELLS
ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. THESE SUPERCELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE AND
VIOLENT TORNADOES...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 80 MPH WINDS.

AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES...THE SEVERE MODE WILL TRANSITION TOWARDS
A STRAIGHT LINE WIND AND LARGE HAIL RISK. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR
TORANDIC SUPERCELLS MAY EXIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
ADDITIONALLY...THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL WIND FIELDS ARE FORECAST TO
PARALLEL THE SURFACE FRONT AS IT SAGS INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WHICH
IS INDICATIVE OF REPEATED ROUNDS OF STORMS OVER THE SAME AREAS. MANY
AREAS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA HAVE ALREADY REACHED SATURATION ALONG
WITH MANY MAIN STEM RIVERS ALREADY IN FLOOD. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
RAPIDLY ESCALATE THE ONSET OF FLASH FLOODING. SEE /OKCFFATSA/ FOR FLOOD
WATCH DETAILS.

AREAL COVERAGE OF SEVERE WEATHER...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK EXPECTED.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND FIRST RESPONDERS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR FORECASTS AND ONGOING WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT 24
TO 36 HOURS DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
STORMS WILL BE ONGOING SATURDAY MORNING AS THE SLOW MOVING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SLOW TO CLEAR THE REGION. DRIER AND
COOLER AIR WILL WORK IN BEHIND THE BOUNDARY FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH...WITH SEVERAL DAYS OF SETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED IN THE WAKE
OF THIS FRONT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN MONDAY NIGHT AS THE
UPPER PATTERN TRANSITIONS TO A MORE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 11:18 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 11:48 AM CDT, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1148 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0458 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITE OAK               36.62N 95.26W
05/30/2013                   CRAIG              OK   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE DOWNED

&&

RBD

Local storm report, May 31, 1:03 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
103 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S SAVOY               36.08N 94.33W
05/30/2013                   WASHINGTON         AR   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN

&&

CKH

Local storm report, May 31, 1:07 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
107 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1145 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MUSE                    34.67N 94.76W
05/30/2013                   LE FLORE           OK   POST OFFICE

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED

&&

RBD

Local storm report, May 31, 1:18 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
118 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0950 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SILOAM SPRINGS          36.19N 94.54W
05/30/2013                   BENTON             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN

&&

CKH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	55 min
May 30, 7:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	49 min
May 30, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	44 min
May 30, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	53 min
May 30, 8:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	6 hr
May 30, 8:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	33 min
May 30, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	57 min
May 30, 8:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	53 min
May 30, 8:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Tulsa, Wagoner	37 min
May 30, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	24 hr
May 30, 9:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	40 min
May 30, 9:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware	33 min
May 30, 9:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Washington	11 hr
May 30, 9:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	40 min
May 30, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Delaware	53 min
May 30, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	29 min
May 30, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	64 min
May 31, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	40 min
May 31, 12:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	5 hr
May 31, 1:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	41 min
May 31, 5:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	18 hr
May 31, 11:18 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	TSA	Osage	23 hr
May 31, 11:18 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	TSA	Washington	23 hr
May 31, 11:18 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	TSA	Ottawa	4 hr
May 31, 2:16 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee	71 hr
May 31, 2:16 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	29 hr
May 31, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	25 min
May 31, 4:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	38 min
May 31, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	45 min
May 31, 5:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	46 min
May 31, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	29 min
May 31, 5:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	33 min
May 31, 5:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	32 min
May 31, 6:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	50 min
May 31, 6:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	31 min
May 31, 6:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	42 min
May 31, 6:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	48 min
May 30, 10:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	41 min
May 30, 11:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison, Washington	65 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2013 Every river flood warning in 2013

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.