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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2015, 8:58 PM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2015, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2015, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:03 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 nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 919 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019
WGUS54 KTSA 240158
FFWTSA
OKC113-117-147-240800-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0047.150524T0158Z-150524T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
858 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY
* AT 856 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. MEASURED
RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN OBSERVED
WITH THIS LARGE COMPLEX OF STORMS WHICH IS NOW SLOWING ITS EASTWARD
PROGRESS...THEREBY ENHANCING THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BARTLESVILLE...TULSA...AVANT...BARNSDALL...BARTLESVILLE MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...CLEVELAND...COPAN...DEWEY...HALLETT...HOMINY...HULAH...
JENNINGS...OCHELATA...OKESA...OSAGE...OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK...
RAMONA...SKIATOOK...SUNSET LAKE...TERLTON...VERA...WALNUT CREEK
STATE PARK...WESTPORT AND WYNONA.
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 3695 9579 3694 9581 3642 9582 3642 9600
3616 9600 3617 9662 3700 9614 3700 9579
$$
LACY1 follow-up statement
924
WGUS74 KTSA 240259
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
959 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
OKC113-117-147-240800-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-150524T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
959 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON...PAWNEE AND
EASTERN OSAGE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNTIL 300 AM CDT...
AT 958 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...BETWEEN 2 AND 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BARTLESVILLE...TULSA...AVANT...BARNSDALL...BARTLESVILLE MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...BIGHEART...CLEVELAND...COPAN...DEWEY...HALLETT...HOMINY...
HULAH...JENNINGS...OCHELATA...OKESA...OSAGE...OSAGE HILLS STATE
PARK...RAMONA...SKIATOOK...SUNSET LAKE...TERLTON...VERA...WALNUT
CREEK STATE PARK...WESTPORT AND WYNONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3695 9579 3694 9581 3642 9582 3642 9600
3616 9600 3617 9662 3700 9614 3700 9579
$$
LACYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 60 min |
| May 23, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 51 min |
| May 23, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 43 min |
| May 23, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 49 min |
| May 23, 7:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 90 min |
| May 23, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 50 min |
| May 23, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 34 min |
| May 23, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 48 min |
| May 23, 8:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Tulsa | 90 min |
| May 23, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer | 29 min |
| May 23, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 35 min |
| May 23, 8:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 6 hr |
| May 23, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 42 min |
| May 23, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 37 min |
| May 23, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 29 min |
| May 23, 8:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 88 min |
| May 23, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 23 min |
| May 23, 8:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| May 23, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 32 min |
| May 23, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 50 min |
| May 23, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer | 35 min |
| May 23, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 50 min |
| May 23, 9:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers | 6 hr |
| May 23, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 46 min |
| May 23, 9:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 23, 9:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 47 hr |
| May 23, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 43 min |
| May 23, 9:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 60 hr |
| May 23, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 53 min |
| May 23, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 41 min |
| May 23, 10:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 6 hr |
| May 23, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 50 min |
| May 23, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 28 min |
| May 23, 10:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes | 14 min |
| May 23, 10:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| May 23, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 27 min |
| May 23, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 29 min |
| May 23, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 29 min |
| May 23, 11:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer and 7 more | 116 min |
| May 23, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Wagoner | 36 min |
| May 24, 12:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee and 4 more | 24 hr |
| May 24, 12:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 12:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 1:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 5:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 5:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 7:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 24, 8:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 12 hr |
| May 24, 9:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 47 hr |
| May 24, 9:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 3 days |
| May 24, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 3 days |
| May 24, 9:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer and 3 more | 12 hr |
| May 24, 10:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 9 days |
| May 24, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 10 days |
| May 24, 11:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh and 5 more | 11 hr |
| May 24, 1:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, Muskogee, Ottawa and 2 more | 10 hr |
| May 24, 3:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 24 hr |
| May 24, 3:27 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.