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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 29, 20156 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 29, 2015, 11:31 AM CDT for 6 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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 29, 2015, 11:31 AM CDT (16:31 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2015, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Creek County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Osage County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 29, 12:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 S Bixby, OKWATER CROSSING MINGO ROAD BETWEEN 171ST AND 191ST.
May 29, 3:50 PM CDTFLASH FLOODTulsa, OKWATER OVER ROADWAYS NEAR 41ST AND RIVERSIDE. PHOTO VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
May 29, 4:35 PM CDTFLASH FLOODOwasso, OKNUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND OWASSO. 106TH STREET NORTH IS UNDER WATER IN MULTIPLE PLACES. SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO OF A CAR IN A FLOODED BAR DITCH.
May 29, 5:39 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ene Owasso, OKSIGNIFICANT FLOODING ON 96TH STREET NORTH ON THE EAST SIDE OF OWASSO. PUBLIC REPORTS OF HIGH WATER OVER THE ROAD BETWEEN 145TH AND 161ST.
May 29, 5:39 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 E Owasso, OK86TH STREET NORTH IS CLOSED BETWEEN 145TH AND 161ST IN THE CENTENNIAL PARK AREA.

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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 124 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2015-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2015-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-184 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
942 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

026 
WGUS54 KTSA 291631
FFWTSA
OKC037-107-111-113-143-147-292230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0072.150529T1631Z-150529T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1131 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  EASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT FRIDAY

* AT 1130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY 
  RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. CONDITIONS REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF RAPID   
  ONSET FLASH FLOODING.  THIS RAIN WILL FALL AT A RATE OF ONE HALF   
  TO ONE INCH PER HOUR AND THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH        
  FLOODING TO DEVELOP. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BARTLESVILLE...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...SAND SPRINGS...
  TULSA...AVANT...BALD HILL...BARNSDALL...BARTLESVILLE MUNICIPAL
  AIRPORT...BEARDEN...BEGGS...BIXBY...BOLEY...CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...
  COLLINSVILLE...COPAN...DEPEW...DEWAR...DEWEY...GLENPOOL...
  GRAYSON...HENRYETTA...HULAH...JENKS...JENKS RIVERSIDE AIRPORT...
  KELLYVILLE...KEYSTONE STATE PARK AND KIEFER.

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3567 9580 3537 9593 3537 9598 3529 9599
      3528 9643 3545 9645 3543 9649 3545 9655
      3539 9654 3539 9662 3554 9663 3616 9637
      3616 9628 3619 9625 3623 9626 3623 9634
      3700 9602 3700 9579

$$
1 follow-up statement
988 
WGUS74 KTSA 292231
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
531 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

OKC037-107-111-113-143-147-292243-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0072.000000T0000Z-150529T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-TULSA OK-WASHINGTON OK-
531 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND WASHINGTON...TULSA...EASTERN OSAGE...
OKMULGEE AND CREEK COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT...

AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF 
OKFUSKEE AND OKMULGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM TONIGHT...FOR HIGH WATER 
IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT HAS NOT YET RECEDED. 

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 3567 9580 3537 9593 3537 9598 3529 9599
      3528 9643 3545 9645 3543 9649 3545 9655
      3539 9654 3539 9662 3554 9663 3616 9637
      3616 9628 3619 9625 3623 9626 3623 9634
      3700 9602 3700 9579

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 9:04 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAPushmataha12 hr
May 29, 12:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha3 hr
May 29, 3:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha95 min
May 29, 8:20 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee4 days
May 29, 8:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAPushmataha54 hr
May 29, 12:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more6 hr
May 29, 1:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more3 hr
May 29, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell33 min
May 29, 1:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Sequoyah43 min
May 29, 1:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMayes6 hr
May 29, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah35 min
May 29, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes46 min
May 29, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Wagoner43 min
May 29, 2:13 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Sequoyah47 min
May 29, 2:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner4 hr
May 29, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Mayes42 min
May 29, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Wagoner13 min
May 29, 2:31 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Mayes29 min
May 29, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee39 min
May 29, 2:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa4 hr
May 29, 2:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa36 min
May 29, 3:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee25 min
May 29, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa55 min
May 29, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee37 min
May 29, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair35 min
May 29, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha42 min
May 29, 5:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha53 min
May 29, 5:46 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSANowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner4 hr
May 29, 6:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAChoctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha6 hr

Nearby

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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.