Alert archive / Oklahoma / River Flood Warnings in 2015
River Flood Warning 12, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at May 10, 2015, 5:22 AM CDT for Sequoyah County, Oklahoma; Crawford County, Arkansas. It took effect at May 10, 2015, 5:44 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2015, 5:22 AM CDT (10:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 10, 2015, 5:44 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2015, 1:23 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Crawford County, AR, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Lee Creek near Van Buren LCR (VBRA4). The gauge peaked at 24.85 ft at May 10, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 399 ft
- Minor stage
- 401 ft
- Moderate stage
- 404 ft
- Major stage
- 405 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07250085, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
759 WGUS44 KTSA 101023 FLWTSA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 522 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Arkansas...Oklahoma... Lee Creek near Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sequoyah Counties. ARC033-OKC135-101822- /O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0012.150510T1044Z-150510T2144Z/ /VBRA4.1.ER.150510T1044Z.150510T1200Z.150510T1544Z.UU/ 522 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015 The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Flood Warning for The Lee Creek near Van Buren * until this afternoon, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:32 AM Saturday, the stage was 392.20 feet. * Flood stage is 401.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Impact...At 402.0 feet, access road into Tailwater Park may be impassable due to high water. && LAT...LON 3554 9452 3542 9442 3542 9437 3554 9437 $$
3 follow-up statements
635 WGUS44 KTSA 101307 FLWTSA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 807 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the following rivers in Arkansas...Oklahoma... Lee Creek near Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sequoyah Counties. ARC033-OKC135-102107- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150511T2005Z/ /VBRA4.2.ER.150510T0523Z.150510T1800Z.150511T1405Z.UU/ 807 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...Observed flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity... ...Forecast flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity... The Flood Warning continues for The Lee Creek near Van Buren * until Monday afternoon, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:06 AM Sunday, the stage was 404.50 feet. * Flood stage is 401.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast. * Impact...At 406.0 feet, Tailwater Park is inundated by high water. Permanent structures in the park are damaged. Recreational vehicles in a campground near Rena Road may be flooded. && LAT...LON 3554 9452 3542 9442 3542 9437 3554 9437 $$
757
WGUS84 KTSA 102059
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
359 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...Oklahoma...
Arkansas River at Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sebastian
Counties.
Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam affecting Franklin...Johnson
and Logan Counties.
Lee Creek near Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sequoyah Counties.
Poteau River near Poteau affecting Le Flore County.
Poteau River near Panama affecting Le Flore County.
ARC033-OKC135-110459-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150511T0630Z/
/VBRA4.2.ER.150510T0523Z.150510T1206Z.150511T0030Z.UU/
359 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Lee Creek near Van Buren.
* until late tonight, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 7:06 AM Sunday, the stage was 404.50 feet.
* Flood stage is 401.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring but the river is falling.
* Forecast...The Lee Creek near Van Buren will continue falling to
below flood stage by this evening.
* Impact...At 404.0 feet, Tailwater Park is inundated. Some permanent
structures in the park are flooded. A recreational vehicle
campground near Rena Road may be flooded.
&&
LAT...LON 3554 9452 3542 9442 3542 9437 3554 9437
$$
OKC079-110459-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150511T2204Z/
/PTAO2.2.ER.150510T1112Z.150511T0600Z.150511T1604Z.NO/
359 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Poteau River near Poteau.
* until Monday afternoon, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 3:45 PM Sunday, the stage was 25.78 feet.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The Poteau River near Poteau will continue rising to
near 26.7 feet Monday before dawn. The river is expected to fall
below flood stage late Monday morning.
* Impact...At 26.0 feet, moderate valley flooding affects croplands
and farm roads from southeast of Poteau to the mouth of Brazil
Creek.
&&
LAT...LON 3513 9468 3495 9471 3495 9461 3506 9454 3513 9456
$$
OKC079-110459-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150513T1012Z/
/PANO2.2.ER.150510T0715Z.150511T1800Z.150513T0412Z.NO/
359 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...Flood Warning extended until late Tuesday night...The Flood
Warning continues for
The Poteau River near Panama.
* until late Tuesday night, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 3:30 PM Sunday, the stage was 36.02 feet.
* Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The Poteau River near Panama will continue rising to
near 39.2 feet early Monday afternoon. The river is expected to
fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening.
* Impact...At 39.0 feet, severe depths of flooding of crop and
pasturelands occur from Shady Point to Arkoma. Several roads
crossing the Poteau River are totally impassable.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 9470 3504 9462 3523 9442 3540 9439 3540 9449
$$
ARC033-131-110459-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150515T0000Z/
/VBUA4.1.ER.150510T0942Z.150510T2000Z.150514T1800Z.NO/
359 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...Flood Warning extended until Thursday evening...The Flood Warning
continues for
The Arkansas River at Van Buren.
* until Thursday evening, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 3:00 PM Sunday, the stage was 25.46 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring but the river is falling.
* Forecast...The Arkansas River at Van Buren will continue falling to
below flood stage by early Thursday afternoon.
* Impact...At 25.0 feet, extensive agricultural lowland flooding
occurs along the shoreline from Van Buren downstream to Lavaca.
Some rural roads near Lavaca are impassable. Much of Kelley Park
northwest of downtown Fort Smith is flooded.
&&
LAT...LON 3540 9454 3531 9454 3531 9422 3539 9422 3549 9439
$$
ARC047-071-083-110459-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150512T2000Z/
/OZGA4.1.ER.150510T1729Z.150511T1200Z.150512T1400Z.NO/
359 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...Flood Warning extended until Tuesday afternoon...The Flood Warning
continues for
The Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam.
* until Tuesday afternoon, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 3:00 PM Sunday, the stage was 358.11 feet.
* Flood stage is 357.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam will rise to
near 361.9 feet Monday morning. The river will then fall below flood
stage by late Tuesday morning.
* Impact...At 363.0 feet, Patrolling of McLean Bottom Levee in Logan
County and Lower Hartman Levee in Johnson County begins.
&&
LAT...LON 3546 9405 3550 9382 3542 9347 3536 9349
3531 9371 3540 9385
$$136
WGUS84 KTSA 110222
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
922 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...Oklahoma...
Arkansas River at Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sebastian
Counties.
Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam affecting Franklin...Johnson
and Logan Counties.
Lee Creek near Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sequoyah Counties.
Poteau River near Poteau affecting Le Flore County.
Poteau River near Panama affecting Le Flore County.
ARC033-OKC135-110623-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150511T0623Z/
/VBRA4.2.ER.150510T0523Z.150510T1206Z.150511T0023Z.UU/
922 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Lee Creek near Van Buren.
* until late tonight, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 1:00 PM Sunday, the stage was 403.12 feet.
* Flood stage is 401.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...The Lee Creek near Van Buren will continue falling to
below flood stage by later this evening.
* Impact...At 404.0 feet, Tailwater Park is inundated. Some permanent
structures in the park are flooded. A recreational vehicle
campground near Rena Road may be flooded.
&&
LAT...LON 3554 9452 3542 9442 3542 9437 3554 9437
$$
OKC079-111022-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150511T2121Z/
/PTAO2.2.ER.150510T1112Z.150511T0600Z.150511T1521Z.NO/
922 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Poteau River near Poteau.
* until Monday afternoon, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:45 PM Sunday, the stage was 26.27 feet.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The Poteau River near Poteau will continue rising to
near 26.7 feet Monday before dawn. The river is expected to fall
below flood stage late Monday morning.
* Impact...At 26.0 feet, moderate valley flooding affects croplands
and farm roads from southeast of Poteau to the mouth of Brazil
Creek.
&&
LAT...LON 3513 9468 3495 9471 3495 9461 3506 9454 3513 9456
$$
OKC079-111021-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150513T1050Z/
/PANO2.2.ER.150510T0715Z.150511T1200Z.150513T0450Z.NO/
922 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...Flood Warning extended until late Tuesday night...The Flood
Warning continues for
The Poteau River near Panama.
* until late Tuesday night, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:30 PM Sunday, the stage was 38.19 feet.
* Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The Poteau River near Panama will continue rising to
near 39.8 feet Monday morning. The river is expected to fall below
flood stage late Tuesday evening.
* Impact...At 39.0 feet, severe depths of flooding of crop and
pasturelands occur from Shady Point to Arkoma. Several roads
crossing the Poteau River are totally impassable.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 9470 3504 9462 3523 9442 3540 9439 3540 9449
$$
ARC033-131-111021-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150514T1200Z/
/VBUA4.1.ER.150510T0942Z.150511T0130Z.150514T0600Z.NO/
922 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Arkansas River at Van Buren.
* until Thursday morning, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9:00 PM Sunday, the stage was 25.70 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring but the river is falling.
* Forecast...The Arkansas River at Van Buren will continue falling to
below flood stage by Thursday before dawn .
* Impact...At 26.0 feet, extensive lowland flooding occurs from the
I-540 bridge downstream to Vache Grasse Creek. Sand and gravel
companies and marine terminals in the floodplain along the river
should take precautions. The lowest seating rows of the
amphitheater at Kelley Park may be covered by high water.
&&
LAT...LON 3540 9454 3531 9454 3531 9422 3539 9422 3549 9439
$$
ARC047-071-083-111021-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150514T0600Z/
/OZGA4.1.ER.150510T1729Z.150511T1200Z.150514T0000Z.NO/
922 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...Flood Warning extended until late Wednesday night...The Flood
Warning continues for
The Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam.
* until late Wednesday night, or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 PM Sunday, the stage was 359.34 feet.
* Flood stage is 357.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam will rise to
near 362.8 feet Monday morning. The river will then fall blow flood
stage by Wednesday evening.
* Impact...At 363.0 feet, Patrolling of McLean Bottom Levee in Logan
County and Lower Hartman Levee in Johnson County begins.
&&
LAT...LON 3546 9405 3550 9382 3542 9347 3536 9349
3531 9371 3540 9385
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| May 9, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 45 min |
| May 9, 7:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| May 9, 9:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 71 hr |
| May 9, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 38 min |
| May 9, 10:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 45 min |
| May 9, 10:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 115 min |
| May 9, 11:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 6 hr |
| May 9, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 50 min |
| May 9, 11:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 5 days |
| May 9, 11:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 63 hr |
| May 9, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| May 10, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 40 min |
| May 10, 12:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| May 10, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Sequoyah | 56 min |
| May 10, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 48 min |
| May 10, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| May 10, 4:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| May 10, 4:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| May 10, 7:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 66 min |
| May 10, 8:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| May 10, 8:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| May 10, 8:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 53 min |
| May 10, 8:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 10, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 60 min |
| May 10, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 55 hr |
| May 10, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 6 days |
| May 10, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa | 44 min |
| May 10, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 50 min |
| May 10, 9:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 26 min |
| May 10, 9:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more | 65 min |
| May 10, 9:32 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Ottawa | 45 hr |
| May 10, 9:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 10, 9:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 32 min |
| May 10, 9:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 10, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 10, 9:52 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 71 hr |
| May 10, 10:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 48 min |
| May 10, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 24 min |
| May 10, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 72 min |
| May 10, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 107 min |
| May 10, 1:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 5 more | 24 hr |
| May 10, 2:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 1 more | 24 hr |
| May 10, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 35 min |
| May 10, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 6 hr |
| May 10, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 46 min |
| May 10, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 35 min |
| May 10, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 39 min |
| May 10, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 38 min |
| May 9, 8:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 9 hr |
| May 10, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 44 min |
| May 10, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 29 min |
| May 10, 4:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 59 hr |
| May 10, 5:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 10, 8:11 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 37 hr |
| May 10, 8:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Franklin, Johnson, Logan | 3 days |
| May 10, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 14 min |
| May 10, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 62 min |
| May 10, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 48 min |
| May 10, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 37 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.