Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 29, 2015, 2:18 PM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 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 29, 2015, 2:18 PM CDT (19:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2015, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cherokee County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 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 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 535 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
340
WGUS54 KTSA 291918
FFWTSA
OKC021-061-101-135-145-292330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0075.150529T1918Z-150529T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
218 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
EASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
EASTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
WESTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO TWO
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 PM.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
STIGLER...TAHLEQUAH...BRAGGS...BRIARTOWN...BRUSHY LAKE STATE
PARK...CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK...COOKSON...ELDON...FORT
GIBSON...GORE...GREENLEAF STATE PARK...HULBERT...KEOTA...LAKE
TENKILLER STATE PARK...MARBLE CITY...OKAY...PEGGS...PORUM...PUMPKIN
CENTER...SCRAPER...SEQUOYAH STATE PARK...TAMAHA...VIAN...WARNER AND
WEBBERS FALLS.
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.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3522 9482 3526 9525 3532 9532 3607 9535
3607 9512 3616 9512 3616 9480
$$1 follow-up statement
336
WGUS74 KTSA 292324
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
624 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
OKC021-061-101-135-145-292335-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-150529T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHEROKEE OK-HASKELL OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-WAGONER OK-
624 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN WAGONER...
WESTERN SEQUOYAH...EASTERN MUSKOGEE...NORTHEASTERN HASKELL AND
CHEROKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
HOWEVER...AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA
UNTIL 930 PM TONIGHT. HIGH WATER CONTINUES IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS
AND AREAS THAT ARE SLOW TO DRAIN.
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA...BUT MANY STREAMS AND
CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA REMAIN HIGH.
LAT...LON 3522 9482 3526 9525 3532 9532 3607 9535
3607 9512 3616 9512 3616 9480
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 9:04 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Pushmataha | 12 hr |
| May 29, 12:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 3 hr |
| May 29, 3:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 95 min |
| May 29, 8:20 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 4 days |
| May 29, 8:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 54 hr |
| May 29, 11:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Tulsa, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 29, 12:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 1:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 29, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 33 min |
| May 29, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Sequoyah | 43 min |
| May 29, 1:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes | 6 hr |
| May 29, 1:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 35 min |
| May 29, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 46 min |
| May 29, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 43 min |
| May 29, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Sequoyah | 47 min |
| May 29, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 42 min |
| May 29, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner | 13 min |
| May 29, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 29 min |
| May 29, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 39 min |
| May 29, 2:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 4 hr |
| May 29, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 36 min |
| May 29, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 25 min |
| May 29, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 55 min |
| May 29, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 37 min |
| May 29, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 35 min |
| May 29, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 42 min |
| May 29, 5:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 53 min |
| May 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 29, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.