Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

May 25, 2015, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Crawford County, AR, Choctaw County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

103 
WGUS54 KTSA 252054
FFWTSA
ARC033-OKC023-061-077-079-091-101-121-127-135-260500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0063.150525T2054Z-150526T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
354 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY

* AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA SPREADING  
  NORTHEASTWARD FROM SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOM.  
  CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR RAPID ONSET FLASH FLOODING.  1 TO  
  2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ANTLERS...CEDARVILLE...CLAYTON...EUFAULA...HUGO...MCALESTER...
  NATURAL DAM...POTEAU...SALLISAW...STIGLER...WILBURTON...ALBION...
  ALDERSON...ARKOMA...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...ASHLAND...BENGAL...BIG
  CEDAR...BLANCO...BLOCKER...BOKOSHE...BOSWELL...BRIARTOWN...
  BRUSHY...BRUSHY LAKE STATE PARK...CAMERON...CANADIAN...CHECOTAH...
  CLAYTON LAKE STATE PARK AND CLOUDY.

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.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3388 9555 3393 9559 3388 9586 3416 9598
      3417 9578 3450 9579 3451 9568 3459 9568
      3468 9610 3537 9598 3538 9588 3546 9588
      3554 9572 3568 9434 3543 9436 3539 9444
      3451 9446 3450 9504 3394 9515 3388 9526

$$

830 
WGUS74 KTSA 252350
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
650 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

ARC033-OKC023-061-077-079-091-101-121-127-135-260500-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0063.000000T0000Z-150526T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD AR-CHOCTAW OK-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-SEQUOYAH OK-LATIMER OK-
650 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATIMER...SEQUOYAH...
PUSHMATAHA...PITTSBURG...SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...LE FLORE...
HASKELL...CHOCTAW AND WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...

AT 647 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 2 
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH 
POSSIBLE. THIS RAIN HAS FALLEN ON NEARLY SATURATED GROUND...SO THE 
HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY BECOME RUNOFF. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING IN 
LEFLORE COUNTY BASED ON REPORTS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ANTLERS...CEDARVILLE...CLAYTON...EUFAULA...HUGO...MCALESTER...NATURAL
DAM...POTEAU...SALLISAW...STIGLER...WILBURTON...ALBION...ALDERSON...
ARKOMA...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...ASHLAND...BENGAL...BIG CEDAR...
BLANCO...BLOCKER...BOKOSHE...BOSWELL...BRIARTOWN...BRUSHY...BRUSHY
LAKE STATE PARK...CAMERON...CANADIAN...CHECOTAH...CLAYTON LAKE STATE
PARK AND CLOUDY.

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.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3388 9555 3393 9559 3388 9586 3416 9598
      3417 9578 3450 9579 3451 9568 3459 9568
      3468 9610 3537 9598 3538 9588 3546 9588
      3554 9572 3568 9434 3543 9436 3539 9444
      3451 9446 3450 9504 3394 9515 3388 9526

$$

LACY

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