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Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 25, 201517 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2015, 5:21 PM CDT for 17 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 8 hr. 3 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 25, 2015, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2015, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None
All 24 counties

Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Osage County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 6:09 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Sw Tahlequah, OKROAD COLLAPSE DUE TO HIGH WATER.
May 25, 6:54 PM CDTFLASH FLOODFort Smith, ARFLOODING ON RIVERLYN DRIVE IN FORT SMITH.
May 25, 8:15 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Bunch, OKLOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2015-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2015-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1260 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

821 
WGUS54 KTSA 252221
FFWTSA
ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-OKC001-021-035-037-041-097-101-105-
107-111-113-115-117-131-143-145-147-260630-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0064.150525T2221Z-150526T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 518 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WARNED 
AREA FROM THE SOUTH. RAINFALL RATES FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 
POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS...WITH SOME LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS. GIVEN 
SATURATED GROUNDS FROM RECENT RAINS...MOST OF THIS RAIN WILL BECOME 
RUNOFF QUICKLY AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BARTLESVILLE...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...
  CHARLESTON...CLAREMORE...EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT
  SMITH...HUNTSVILLE...JAY...MIAMI...MOUNTAINBURG...MUSKOGEE...
  NOWATA...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...OZARK...PAWHUSKA...PRYOR...ROGERS...
  SAND SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...STILWELL...
  TAHLEQUAH...TULSA...VAN BUREN AND VINITA.

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 3612 9347 3577 9351 3576 9369 3538 9370
      3540 9380 3531 9382 3494 9440 3494 9442
      3539 9443 3570 9434 3555 9582 3529 9599
      3529 9645 3545 9645 3540 9663 3700 9660
      3700 9462 3651 9461 3650 9330 3612 9329

$$

LACY
1 follow-up statement
779 
WGUS74 KTSA 260003
FFSTSA

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

OKC037-107-111-113-117-143-147-260015-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150526T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-TULSA OK-
WASHINGTON OK-
703 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND WASHINGTON...TULSA...PAWNEE...OSAGE...
OKMULGEE AND CREEK COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVIER RAINFALL RATES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LARGE 
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAS 
MISSED AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 169 AND 75. THEREFORE...THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED.

AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS REGION. AREAS 
LAKES...MAIN STEM RIVERS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND LOW WATER 
CROSSINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FLOODED FROM THE RECENT RAINS.

LAT...LON 3612 9329 3612 9347 3577 9351 3576 9369
      3538 9370 3540 9380 3531 9382 3532 9390
      3525 9391 3523 9402 3494 9440 3494 9442
      3539 9443 3570 9434 3558 9565 3634 9559
      3701 9541 3700 9462 3651 9461 3650 9330

$$

ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-OKC001-021-035-041-097-101-105-115-
131-145-260630-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150526T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-SEBASTIAN AR-
WASHINGTON AR-CHEROKEE OK-CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-MUSKOGEE OK-
NOWATA OK-OTTAWA OK-ROGERS OK-WAGONER OK-ADAIR OK-
703 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON...MADISON...
CRAWFORD...CARROLL AND BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND
SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...AND
NORTHERN MUSKOGEE AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
AND ADAIR...WAGONER...EASTERN ROGERS...OTTAWA...EASTERN NOWATA...
MAYES...DELAWARE AND CRAIG COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNTIL 130
AM CDT TUESDAY...

AT 700 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 2 
INCHES OF HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HAS FALLEN ON 
SATURATED GROUNDS AND IS TURNING INTO RUNOFF. FLASH FLOODING HAS 
BEEN REPORTED IN THE FORT SMITH AREA.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...CEDARVILLE...CHARLESTON...EUREKA
SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT SMITH...HUNTSVILLE...JAY...MIAMI...
MOUNTAINBURG...MUSKOGEE...OZARK...PRYOR...ROGERS...SILOAM SPRINGS...
SPRINGDALE...STILWELL...TAHLEQUAH...VAN BUREN...VINITA...WAGONER...
ADAIR...ADAIR STATE PARK...AFTON...ALMA...ALTUS...AURORA...BARLING
AND BARON.

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 3612 9329 3612 9347 3577 9351 3576 9369
      3538 9370 3540 9380 3531 9382 3532 9390
      3525 9391 3523 9402 3494 9440 3494 9442
      3539 9443 3570 9434 3558 9565 3634 9559
      3701 9541 3700 9462 3651 9461 3650 9330

$$

LACY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 8:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Delaware, Haskell and 14 more24 hr
May 24, 11:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee and 4 more12 hr
May 25, 4:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more20 hr
May 25, 11:36 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee and 4 more24 hr
May 25, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha42 min
May 25, 2:32 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha28 min
May 25, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg34 min
May 25, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw26 min
May 25, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg27 min
May 25, 3:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more8 hr
May 25, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha65 min
May 25, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg23 min
May 25, 4:18 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg42 min
May 25, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha39 min
May 25, 4:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPushmataha34 min
May 25, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha45 min
May 25, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha31 min
May 25, 4:48 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore, Pushmataha27 min
May 25, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha38 min
May 25, 4:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha38 min
May 25, 5:01 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha29 min
May 25, 5:08 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTSALatimer, LeFlore52 min
May 25, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore41 min
May 25, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Okmulgee, Pawnee38 min
May 25, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pushmataha, Sequoyah52 min
May 25, 5:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore32 min
May 25, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner41 min
May 25, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore49 min
May 25, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Latimer, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more59 min
May 25, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah55 min
May 25, 5:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore19 min
May 25, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah50 min
May 25, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian46 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2015Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2015Every flash flood warning in 2015

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.