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Flash Flood Warning 87, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 18, 20154 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2015, 7:16 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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
Jun 18, 2015, 7:16 AM CDT (12:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2015, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Creek County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:14 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
Jun 18, 7:24 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 E Hectorville, OKFLOODED ROADWAY AT HECTORVILLE ROAD AND BIXBY ROAD IN NORTHERN OKMULGEE COUNTY.
Jun 18, 10:19 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Sw Okemah, OKHIGHWAY 48 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
Jun 18, 12:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODOkmulgee, OKNUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Jun 18, 1:15 PM CDTFLASH FLOODOkmulgee, OKONGOING FLOODING...NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2015-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 74 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 2015-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 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
74 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 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.

691 
WGUS54 KTSA 181216
FFWTSA
OKC037-091-107-111-181830-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0087.150618T1216Z-150618T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
716 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WESTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT THURSDAY

* AT 715 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL    
  HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 POSSIBLE.  

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...BALD HILL...BEARDEN...BEGGS...
  BOLEY...CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...DEPEW...DEWAR...GRAYSON...HANNA...
  HENRYETTA...HOFFMAN...MORRIS...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE STATE PARK...
  PADEN...PHAROAH...PRESTON...RAIFORD...SCHULTER...SLICK...STIDHAM...
  VIVIAN...WELEETKA...WELTY AND WILSON.

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 3584 9662 3586 9577 3573 9577 3572 9572
      3556 9571 3555 9569 3525 9562 3518 9575
      3520 9580 3515 9598 3529 9599 3528 9643
      3545 9645 3545 9655 3540 9655 3540 9663

$$
1 follow-up statement
965 
WGUS74 KTSA 181556
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1056 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

OKC037-091-107-111-181830-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0087.000000T0000Z-150618T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CREEK OK-MCINTOSH OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
1056 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OKMULGEE...OKFUSKEE...
WESTERN MCINTOSH AND SOUTHERN CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

AT 1054 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 
ALREADY OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE 
WARNED AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.  

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...BALD HILL...BEARDEN...BEGGS...BOLEY...
CASTLE...CLEARVIEW...DEPEW...DEWAR...GRAYSON...HANNA...HENRYETTA...
HOFFMAN...MORRIS...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE STATE PARK...PADEN...
PHAROAH...PRESTON...RAIFORD...SCHULTER...SLICK...STIDHAM...VIVIAN...
WELEETKA...WELTY AND WILSON.

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 3584 9662 3586 9577 3573 9577 3572 9572
      3556 9571 3555 9569 3525 9562 3518 9575
      3520 9580 3515 9598 3529 9599 3528 9643
      3545 9645 3545 9655 3540 9655 3540 9663

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek24 min
Jun 17, 7:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa65 hr
Jun 17, 8:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair59 hr
Jun 17, 8:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa56 hr
Jun 17, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair43 min
Jun 17, 8:34 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware42 hr
Jun 17, 8:38 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa36 hr
Jun 17, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee44 min
Jun 17, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes40 min
Jun 18, 1:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee6 hr
Jun 18, 1:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more6 hr
Jun 18, 1:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALatimer, Pushmataha4 hr
Jun 18, 3:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa3 days
Jun 18, 8:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Tulsa6 hr
Jun 18, 8:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more2 hr
Jun 18, 9:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa46 hr
Jun 18, 9:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa50 hr
Jun 18, 9:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSASequoyah53 hr
Jun 18, 9:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more8 hr
Jun 18, 9:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa12 hr
Jun 18, 9:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg8 hr
Jun 18, 10:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more6 hr
Jun 18, 1:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee6 hr
Jun 18, 2:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Tulsa6 hr
Jun 18, 2:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington6 hr
Jun 18, 4:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more4 hr
Jun 18, 5:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more3 hr
Jun 18, 6:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Sequoyah110 min
Jun 18, 6:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more24 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.