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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2015, 2:30 AM CDT for Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 9, 2015, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2015, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:31 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 9, 3:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bixby, OK | A FEW SECONDARY ROADS FLOODED |
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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.
463
WGUS54 KTSA 090730
FFWTSA
OKC143-145-091330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0015.150509T0730Z-150509T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
230 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
WESTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
* AT 229 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA
ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE NIGHT. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BROKEN ARROW...SAND SPRINGS...TULSA...BIXBY...COLLINSVILLE...
COWETA...GLENPOOL...JENKS...JENKS RIVERSIDE AIRPORT...ONETA...
OWASSO...SPERRY...STONEBLUFF AND TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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 3616 9581 3616 9564 3586 9563 3586 9604
3607 9603 3608 9619 3616 9618 3616 9600
3641 9600 3642 9581
$$1 follow-up statement
631
WGUS74 KTSA 090732
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
232 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
OKC143-145-090747-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150509T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
232 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WAGONER AND
TULSA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3616 9581 3616 9564 3586 9563 3586 9604
3607 9603 3608 9619 3616 9618 3616 9600
3641 9600 3642 9581
$$The 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, 8:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 4 hr |
| 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, 2:34 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 |
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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.