Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Watches in 2015
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood watch at Mar 25, 2015, 2:55 AM CDT for 13 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 25, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2015, 2:55 AM CDT (07:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2015, 3:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1035 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Mar 24, 11:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 11:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 8:17 PM CDT, 6 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
817 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
817 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015
...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE THREAT FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS NORTH OF THE RED
RIVER. A FEW THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...
THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IN A FEW AREAS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...
HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL TRAVERSE THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY. A
WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE AS A STRONG
POLAR COLD FRONT DIVES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THE STORMS
WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE LIKELY IN THE STRONGER STORMS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PRODUCTS OVER
THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER INCREASES.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 24, 9:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
900 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015
OKZ049-075-076-250230-
LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
900 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN LE FLORE...NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN
LATIMER.
AT 900 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
TALIMENA STATE PARK AND ALSO 5 MILES NORTH OF KIAMICHI...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...YANUSH...BENGAL...MUSE...WHITESBORO...
TALIHINA...SUMMERFIELD...KIAMICHI...ALBION AND TALIMENA STATE PARK.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
LAT...LON 3469 9453 3451 9512 3474 9534 3491 9485
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 311DEG 19KT 3480 9488 3471 9521Special weather statement, Mar 24, 9:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
948 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015
OKZ049-250315-
PUSHMATAHA OK-
948 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN PUSHMATAHA
AT 949 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF EUBANKS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...FINLEY...KOSOMA...EUBANKS AND
DUNBAR.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL.
LAT...LON 3446 9579 3450 9579 3452 9576 3451 9568
3457 9568 3460 9564 3454 9552 3434 9545
3427 9557
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 306DEG 21KT 3447 9567Special weather statement, Mar 24, 10:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015
OKZ049-250400-
PUSHMATAHA OK-
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN PUSHMATAHA
AT 1023 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF FINLEY TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CLOUDY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CLOUDY...FINLEY AND SNOW.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
LAT...LON 3424 9540 3436 9562 3450 9505 3449 9504
3424 9504 3424 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 302DEG 19KT 3436 9550 3437 9519The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 29 min |
| Mar 24, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 41 min |
| Mar 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 34 min |
| Mar 24, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 30 min |
| Mar 24, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 47 min |
| Mar 24, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 27 min |
| Mar 24, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 37 min |
| Mar 24, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 2:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 45 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 3 days |
| Mar 25, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 40 min |
| Mar 25, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 41 min |
| Mar 25, 4:07 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 33 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 39 min |
| Mar 25, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 20 min |
| Mar 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 5:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Tulsa | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 48 min |
| Mar 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 30 min |
| Mar 25, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Creek, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers and 3 more | 59 min |
| Mar 25, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Mayes, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 26 min |
| Mar 25, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 6:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 31 min |
| Mar 25, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers and 2 more | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 32 min |
| Mar 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 44 min |
| Mar 25, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 23 min |
| Mar 25, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 63 min |
| Mar 25, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 54 min |
| Mar 25, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 59 min |
| Mar 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 15 min |
| Mar 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 46 min |
| Mar 25, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 37 min |
| Mar 25, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 48 min |
| Mar 25, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Carroll | 41 min |
| Mar 25, 6:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 68 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.