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River Flood Warning 5, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 18, 2013Cherokee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2013, 9:08 AM CDT for Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 18, 2013, 8:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2013, 9:08 AM CDT (14:08 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 18, 2013, 8:48 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 20, 2013, 9:00 AM CDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cherokee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:08 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 Illinois River (AR OK) near Tahlequah (TALO2).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07196500, 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.

849 
WGUS44 KTSA 181408
FLWTSA
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
908 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013


...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING 
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA... 
 
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC021-182208-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0005.130419T0444Z-130420T1400Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130419T0444Z.130419T0600Z.130420T0800Z.NO/
908 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  800 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS  6.17 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE 
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.4 FEET BY
  FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE 
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  FLOATING THE RIVER IS TOO HAZARDOUS 
  DUE TO STRONG TURBULENCE.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

8 follow-up statements

259 
WGUS84 KTSA 181702
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1202 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
OKLAHOMA...
 
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC021-190102-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.130419T0414Z-130421T0117Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130419T0414Z.130420T0600Z.130420T1917Z.NO/
1202 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 1100 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS  6.59 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE 
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY
  SATURDAY BEFORE DAWN. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE 
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH. ACCESS ROADS EAST OF THE COMBS 
  BRIDGE NEAR EAGLES BLUFF WILL BE IMPASSABLE. AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR 
  FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  
  ACCESS ROADS EAST OF THE COMBS BRIDGE NEAR EAGLES BLUFF MAY BE 
  THREATENED. EXTREME TURBULENCE MAKES THE RIVER TOO HAZARDOUS 
  FOR FLOATING. 
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

746 
WGUS84 KTSA 181927
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
227 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
OKLAHOMA...
 
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR WATTS AFFECTING ADAIR COUNTY. 
  
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC001-190327-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0006.130419T0136Z-130419T2252Z/
/WTTO2.2.ER.130419T0136Z.130419T0600Z.130419T1652Z.NO/
227 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR WATTS.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  100 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS  6.87 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR WATTS IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE 
  FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.5 FEET BY
  AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS FROM THE ARKANSAS 
  BORDER TO CHEWEY BRIDGE. FARMLANDS AND PERMANENT CAMPGROUNDS ARE 
  AFFECTED. SEVERAL CABINS IN THE FIDLERS BEND AREA MAY BE FLOODED.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3619 9478 3611 9478 3607 9453 3615 9453

$$

OKC021-190327-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.130419T0420Z-130421T0100Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130419T0420Z.130420T0600Z.130420T1900Z.NO/
227 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  100 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS  7.84 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE 
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.7 FEET BY
  SATURDAY BEFORE DAWN. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE 
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  ACCESS ROADS EAST OF THE COMBS 
  BRIDGE NEAR EAGLES BLUFF WILL BE IMPASSABLE.  EXTREME TURBULENCE 
  MAKES THE RIVER TOO HAZARDOUS FOR FLOATING.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

449 
WGUS84 KTSA 190155
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
855 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
OKLAHOMA...
 
  DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS AFFECTING OKMULGEE COUNTY. 
  
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR WATTS AFFECTING ADAIR COUNTY. 
  
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC001-190955-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130419T2119Z/
/WTTO2.2.ER.130419T0217Z.130419T0600Z.130419T1519Z.NO/
855 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR WATTS.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  800 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.15 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR WATTS IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE 
  FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CREST OVERNIGHT NEAR 18.3 FEET. THE RIVER
  IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS FROM THE ARKANSAS 
  BORDER TO CHEWEY BRIDGE.   FARMLANDS AND PERMANENT CAMPGROUNDS ARE 
  AFFECTED.  SEVERAL CABINS IN THE FIDLERS BEND AREA MAY BE FLOODED.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3619 9478 3611 9478 3607 9453 3615 9453

$$

OKC021-190955-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.130419T0148Z-130420T2341Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130418T2242Z.130420T0600Z.130420T1741Z.NO/
855 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  800 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.69 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH WILL CONTINUE RISING 
  AND CREST NEAR 13.8 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE 
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  ACCESS ROADS EAST OF THE COMBS 
  BRIDGE NEAR EAGLES BLUFF WILL BE IMPASSABLE.  EXTREME TURBULENCE 
  MAKES THE RIVER TOO HAZARDOUS FOR FLOATING.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

OKC111-190955-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0004.130421T1140Z-130422T0243Z/
/BGSO2.1.ER.130421T1140Z.130421T1800Z.130421T2043Z.NO/
855 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS.
* FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  815 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.62 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE DEEP FORK RIVER NEAR BEGGS IS EXPECTED TO RISE 
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 18.5 FEET 
  BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS.  WEBSTER
  ROAD NORTH OF THE GAGE SITE IS IMPASSABLE.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3571 9617 3541 9588 3549 9575 3572 9597

$$

253 
WGUS44 KTSA 190656
FLWTSA
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
156 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013


 
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OKLAHOMA...
 
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC021-191456-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130421T0541Z/
/TALO2.2.ER.130418T2242Z.130420T1200Z.130420T2341Z.NO/
156 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  100 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.77 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH WILL CONTINUE RISING 
  TO NEAR 14.2 FEET SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE 
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  ACCESS ROADS EAST OF THE COMBS 
  BRIDGE NEAR EAGLES BLUFF WILL BE IMPASSABLE.  EXTREME TURBULENCE 
  MAKES THE RIVER TOO HAZARDOUS FOR FLOATING.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

047 
WGUS84 KTSA 191338
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
838 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
OKLAHOMA...
 
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC021-192138-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130420T2000Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130418T2242Z.130420T0600Z.130420T1400Z.NO/
838 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  700 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.72 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE 
  AGAIN AND CREST NEAR 12.8 FEET LATE TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED 
  TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE 
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  ACCESS ROADS EAST OF THE COMBS 
  BRIDGE NEAR EAGLES BLUFF MAY BE THREATENED.  EXTREME TURBULENCE 
  MAKES THE RIVER TOO HAZARDOUS FOR FLOATING.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

830 
WGUS84 KTSA 191849
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
149 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
OKLAHOMA...
 
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC021-200249-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130420T1923Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130418T2242Z.130419T0600Z.130420T1323Z.NO/
149 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  100 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.67 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH WILL CONTINUE RISING 
  TO NEAR 12.7 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE 
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  ACCESS ROADS EAST OF THE COMBS 
  BRIDGE NEAR EAGLES BLUFF MAY BE THREATENED.  EXTREME TURBULENCE 
  MAKES THE RIVER TOO HAZARDOUS FOR FLOATING.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

910 
WGUS84 KTSA 200122
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
822 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
OKLAHOMA...
 
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC021-200921-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130420T2240Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130418T2242Z.130420T0600Z.130420T1640Z.NO/
822 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  700 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.29 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH WILL CONTINUE TO RISE 
  THEN CREST NEAR 13.7 FEET SHORTLY BEFORE DAWN SATURDAY.
  THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE 
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  ACCESS ROADS EAST OF THE COMBS 
  BRIDGE NEAR EAGLES BLUFF WILL BE IMPASSABLE.  EXTREME TURBULENCE 
  MAKES THE RIVER TOO HAZARDOUS FOR FLOATING.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

347 
WGUS84 KTSA 201310
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
810 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2013


...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
OKLAHOMA...
 
  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY. 
  
OKC021-201340-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130420T2240Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130418T2242Z.130420T0000Z.130420T0910Z.NO/
810 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* AT  700 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS  9.63 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH WILL CONTINUE FALLING 
  AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...NO FLOODING OCCURS BUT ALL RECREATIONAL 
  FLOATING ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER CEASES AT 9.5 FEET.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

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 Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
625 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.

MVFR CIGS AND GUSTY W-NW SFC WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE OK TAF
SITES TODAY...WITH EVENTUAL VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AFTER 20Z.
AR TAF SITES WILL SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF VFR CIGS AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT...CIGS WILL LOWER TO MVFR CATEGORIES ONCE FROPA OCCURS THIS
MORNING. TSRA WILL ALSO CONTINUE FOR THE EARLY PORTION OF THE TAF
PERIOD ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY. GUSTY W-NW SFC WINDS
WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES FURTHER
EAST. MVFR CIGS LIFT TO VFR CATEGORIES AND DISSIPATE IN THE 06Z-
09Z TIME FRAME. SFC WINDS WILL ALSO LESSEN AT ALL TAF SITES
OVERNIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 418 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013/

DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT IS ON THE MOVE AT THIS TIME AND SHOULD EXIT THE
FORECAST AREA BY MID MORNING. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT POSES THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
AND WILL KEEP THE TORNADO WATCH GOING IN ADVANCE OF THIS LINE. A
FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE ALSO OCCURRING BEHIND THE
FRONT BUT ANY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE STORMS IS MINIMAL.

PRECIPITATION WILL BE COMING TO AN END TODAY AND AN UNSEASONABLY
COLD NIGHT WILL FOLLOW TONIGHT AS SKIES AT LEAST PARTIALLY CLEAR.
THE WIND WILL STAY UP SOME WHICH MAY PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT
FREEZE...BUT MANY PLACES WILL STILL SEE LOWS NEAR THE FREEZING
MARK. WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT TAKE A BETTER LOOK TO DECIDE IF
FREEZE HEADLINES ARE NEEDED TONIGHT.

A WARMING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT
OR TUESDAY MORNING. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS FRONT...AND UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN
FOLLOW IN ITS WAKE.

STAYED CLOSE TO GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES EXCEPT FOR A FEW ADJUSTMENTS
TO HIGHS TODAY IN THE EAST BASED ON FRONTAL TIMING BEFORE OR
AFTER THE 13Z START OF THE VERIFICATION PERIOD.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-
     OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-
     OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067.

AR...NONE.
&&

AVIATION...23

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 9:08 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
908 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-190045-
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-
908 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

..AREAL FLOODING TO CONTINUE TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AREAL FLOODING.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA..FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
        ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING

DISCUSSION...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT HAS ENDED THIS MORNING AS THE MAIN
LINE OF STORMS HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
THIS MORNING...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

DESPITE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TAPERING OFF...AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED
FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ONGOING AREAL FLOODING THIS MORNING
AND POSSIBLY INTO THE AFTERNOON AS RUNOFF IN AFFECTED AREAS PERSISTS.

MUCH COOLER AIR FILTER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
EXITING COLD FRONT. MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
MAY SEE A LIGHT FREEZE FOR FRIDAY MORNING.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
COLD OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING PRIOR
TO A NOTICEABLE WEEKEND WARM UP. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A STRONG SURFACE FRONT WILL BE POISED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY...AND WILL LIKELY MARK THE
BEGINNING OF ANOTHER PERIOD OF WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 18, 7:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
752 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

0400 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MAZIE                   36.11N 95.36W
04/18/2013                   MAYES              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY 69 TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NE SALINA             36.33N 95.10W
04/18/2013                   MAYES              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY 82 FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE BETWEEN SALINA AND
            SPAVINAW. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.

0730 AM     FLOOD            LANGLEY                 36.46N 95.05W
04/18/2013                   MAYES              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            WATER OVER ROAD. 2.75 TO 2.99 INCHES OF RAIN.

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Apr 18, 7:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
759 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

0750 AM     FLOOD            ROGERS                  36.33N 94.12W
04/18/2013                   BENTON             AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            RAINBOW ROAD AND STONEY BROOK ROAD. WATER RESCUES AT THIS
            TIME. REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Apr 18, 8:18 AM CDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
818 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

0810 AM     FLOOD            5 E MAZIE               36.11N 95.27W
04/18/2013                   MAYES              OK   PUBLIC

            TRUCK STUCK IN WATER OVER ROAD. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Apr 18, 8:31 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
831 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PEA RIDGE               36.45N 94.11W
04/18/2013  M4.58 INCH       BENTON             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSE BRISTOW           35.78N 96.36W
04/18/2013  M4.12 INCH       CREEK              OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WEST SILOAM SPRINGS     36.18N 94.57W
04/18/2013  M4.06 INCH       DELAWARE           OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW BENTONVILLE        36.38N 94.22W
04/18/2013  M4.00 INCH       BENTON             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 E HASKELL             35.82N 95.64W
04/18/2013  M4.99 INCH       WAGONER            OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 ESE KANSAS            36.17N 94.70W
04/18/2013  M4.66 INCH       DELAWARE           OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

0820 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 S LOCUST GROVE        36.14N 95.17W
04/18/2013  M4.67 INCH       MAYES              OK   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

AEJ

Local storm report, Apr 18, 8:51 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
851 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

1245 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 N MORRIS              35.68N 95.86W
04/18/2013                   OKMULGEE           OK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            WATER OVER HIGHWAY 52.

0100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BEGGS                   35.74N 96.07W
04/18/2013                   OKMULGEE           OK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            WATER OVER HIGHWAY 16 AROUND 1 AM...VICINTY BEGGS.

0300 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W WELTY               35.62N 96.44W
04/18/2013                   OKFUSKEE           OK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            CULVERT WASHED OUT ON HIGHWAY 97 WEST OF WELTY. LOCATION
            APPROXIMATE.

0300 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HASKELL                 35.82N 95.67W
04/18/2013                   MUSKOGEE           OK   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SEVERAL ROADS UNDER WATER AND IMPASSABLE IN HASKELL AREA.

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Apr 18, 8:55 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
855 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

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

0850 AM     FLOOD            2 NNW BENTONVILLE       36.40N 94.22W
04/18/2013                   BENTON             AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER OVER THE INTERSECTION OF OAK HILLS DRIVE AND PEACH
            ORCHARD ROAD. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT

&&

SAA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	53 min
Apr 17, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	33 min
Apr 17, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	43 min
Apr 17, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Osage, Washington	52 min
Apr 17, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa	51 min
Apr 17, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	55 min
Apr 17, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Nowata	44 min
Apr 17, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa	60 min
Apr 17, 11:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee	33 min
Apr 17, 11:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	31 min
Apr 17, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	52 min
Apr 18, 12:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	4 hr
Apr 18, 12:17 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	28 min
Apr 18, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 2 more	67 min
Apr 18, 12:46 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	29 min
Apr 18, 1:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Ottawa and 2 more	4 hr
Apr 18, 1:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	44 min
Apr 18, 1:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	37 min
Apr 18, 2:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Delaware	56 min
Apr 18, 2:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	51 min
Apr 18, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	44 min
Apr 18, 3:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	64 min
Apr 18, 3:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Ottawa	4 hr
Apr 18, 4:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	14 hr
Apr 18, 4:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers, Wagoner	14 hr
Apr 18, 7:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	12 hr
Apr 18, 8:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	8 hr
Apr 18, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Okmulgee	4 days
Apr 18, 11:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair	30 hr
Apr 18, 3:30 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	TSA	Craig, Creek, Nowata, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	17 hr

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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.