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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2015, 4:27 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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, 4:27 PM CDT (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2015, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Creek County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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, 6:07 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Boley, OK | SEVERAL BRIDGES WASHED OUT IN THE CITY LIMITS |
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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
005
WGUS54 KTSA 092127
FFWTSA
OKC037-091-107-111-100330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0017.150509T2127Z-150510T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
427 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 427 PM CDT..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 4 TO 5
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN PAST 24 HOURS. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...BEARDEN...BEGGS...BOLEY...CASTLE...
CLEARVIEW...DEPEW...DEWAR...GRAYSON...HENRYETTA...HOFFMAN...
MORRIS...MOUNDS...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE STATE PARK...PADEN...
PHAROAH...PRESTON...SCHULTER...SLICK...WELEETKA...WELTY AND WILSON.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3578 9663 3592 9603 3586 9604 3585 9599
3543 9570 3528 9613 3528 9643 3529 9645
3545 9645 3545 9648 3543 9649 3545 9655
3540 9653 3539 9654 3540 9663
$$2 follow-up statements
969
WGUS74 KTSA 100007
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
707 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
OKC037-091-107-111-100330-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-150510T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-MCINTOSH OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
707 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OKMULGEE...OKFUSKEE...
NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH AND SOUTHEASTERN CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM
CDT...
AT 703 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF OKMULGEE COUNTY.
ELSEWHERE...THE HEAVIER RAIN HAD SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA. 3 TO 5
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN LAST 24 HOURS. AROUND ONE
HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS OKMULGEE COUNTY THROUGH 9 PM.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...BEARDEN...BEGGS...BOLEY...CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...
DEWAR...GRAYSON...HENRYETTA...HOFFMAN...MORRIS...MOUNDS...OKFUSKEE...
OKMULGEE STATE PARK...PADEN...PHAROAH...PRESTON...SCHULTER...SLICK...
WELEETKA...WELTY AND WILSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3559 9663 3587 9624 3592 9603 3586 9604
3585 9599 3543 9570 3528 9613 3528 9643
3529 9645 3545 9645 3545 9648 3543 9649
3545 9655 3540 9653 3539 9654 3540 9663
$$906
WGUS74 KTSA 100325
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1025 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
OKC037-091-107-111-100341-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-150510T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-MCINTOSH OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
1025 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR OKMULGEE...
OKFUSKEE...NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH AND SOUTHEASTERN CREEK COUNTIES WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT...
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 3559 9663 3587 9624 3592 9603 3586 9604
3585 9599 3543 9570 3528 9613 3528 9643
3529 9645 3545 9645 3545 9648 3543 9649
3545 9655 3540 9653 3539 9654 3540 9663
$$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, 2:30 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, 4:44 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.