Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 8, 2015, 8:10 PM CDT for Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2015, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Okfuskee County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 8:55 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.91 | Okemah, OK | MESONET RAINFALL IN THE PAST HOUR. |
| May 8, 9:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Okemah, OK | OKEMAH EM REPORTS SOME HOMES AND ROADS FLOODED IN OKEMAH. |
| May 8, 9:01 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Okemah, OK | SEVERAL HOMES IN OKEMAH ARE BEING EVACUATED DUE TO QUICKY RISING WATER. |
| May 8, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Okemah, OK | ROADS AND HOMES FLOODED IN OKEMAH. |
| May 8, 9:45 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.5 | Okemah, OK | PUBLIC REPORT OF ABOUT 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 2 HOURS IN OKEMAH. |
| May 8, 10:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Castle, OK | ROADS IN THE NORTH PART OF CASTLE FLOODED AND WATER COVERED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
161
WGUS54 KTSA 090110
FFWTSA
OKC107-090500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0012.150509T0110Z-150509T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
810 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 809 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH
MORE RAIN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN
HIT BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
OKEMAH...BEARDEN...BOLEY...CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...OKFUSKEE...PADEN...
PHAROAH...WELEETKA AND WELTY.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3564 9663 3564 9619 3555 9619 3555 9609
3529 9609 3529 9644 3545 9645 3545 9648
3543 9649 3545 9655 3540 9653 3539 9654
3540 9658 3540 9663
$$
LACY2 follow-up statements
681
WGUS74 KTSA 090154
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
854 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
OKC107-090500-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150509T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OKFUSKEE OK-
854 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OKFUSKEE COUNTY UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CDT...
AT 854 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND MESONET
RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
WARNED AREA. AROUND 2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED NEAR
OKEMAH WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING IN.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
OKEMAH...BEARDEN...BOLEY...CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...OKFUSKEE...PADEN...
PHAROAH...WELEETKA AND WELTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3564 9663 3564 9619 3555 9619 3555 9609
3529 9609 3529 9644 3545 9645 3545 9648
3543 9649 3545 9655 3540 9653 3539 9654
3540 9658 3540 9663
$$
LACY121
WGUS74 KTSA 090208
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
908 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
OKC107-090500-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150509T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OKFUSKEE OK-
908 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OKFUSKEE COUNTY UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CDT...
AT 906 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THREE
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED SINCE 6 PM WITH ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINS MOVING INTO THE REGION. WATER RESCUES ARE OCCURRING NOW
IN OKEMAH. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING AREA...GET TO HIGHER GROUND.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
OKEMAH...BEARDEN...BOLEY...CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...OKFUSKEE...PADEN...
PHAROAH...WELEETKA AND WELTY.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3564 9663 3564 9619 3555 9619 3555 9609
3529 9609 3529 9644 3545 9645 3545 9648
3543 9649 3545 9655 3540 9653 3539 9654
3540 9658 3540 9663
$$
LACYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 37 min |
| May 8, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 30 min |
| May 8, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 40 min |
| May 8, 7:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Okfuskee | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 35 min |
| May 8, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 47 min |
| May 8, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 40 min |
| May 8, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 31 min |
| May 8, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 35 min |
| May 8, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 32 min |
| May 8, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 50 min |
| May 8, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 30 min |
| May 8, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 45 min |
| May 8, 9:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 4 hr |
| May 8, 9:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Tulsa | 4 hr |
| May 8, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 25 min |
| May 8, 9:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 4 hr |
| May 8, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| May 8, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 64 min |
| May 8, 10:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 8, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more | 51 min |
| May 8, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 29 min |
| May 8, 10:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Rogers and 1 more | 2 hr |
| May 8, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 46 min |
| May 8, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 58 min |
| May 8, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Osage, Pawnee | 63 min |
| May 9, 12:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 8 hr |
| May 9, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 49 min |
| May 9, 12:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 2 hr |
| May 9, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 3 more | 56 min |
| May 9, 1:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers and 2 more | 117 min |
| May 9, 1:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 8 hr |
| May 9, 2:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 9, 2:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 9, 3:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 19 hr |
| May 9, 8:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 6 hr |
| May 9, 9:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Pushmataha | 22 hr |
| May 9, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw | 57 hr |
| May 9, 11:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 6 hr |
| May 9, 11:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 42 min |
| May 9, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| May 9, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 40 min |
| May 9, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 40 min |
| May 9, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| May 9, 3:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 119 min |
| May 9, 3:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 2 hr |
| May 9, 4:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| May 9, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 6 hr |
| May 9, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 48 min |
| May 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 33 min |
| May 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 46 min |
| May 9, 6:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.