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Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 13, 2017Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this areal flood warning at Aug 13, 2017, 8:13 AM CDT for Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 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
Aug 13, 2017, 8:13 AM CDT (13:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2017, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:15 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

648 
WGUS44 KTSA 131313
FLWTSA

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
813 AM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

OKC135-131615-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FA.W.0021.170813T1313Z-170813T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sequoyah OK-
813 AM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Central Sequoyah County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 1115 AM CDT

* At 807 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 
  inches has fallen across the area. Minor flooding is still 
  occurring in the advisory area.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Sallisaw...                       Muldrow...
  Gans...                           Marble City...
  Brushy Lake State Park...         Brushy...
  Mc Key...                         Cottonwood...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 302 and
322.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3533 9457 3533 9460 3530 9463 3529 9466
      3532 9468 3536 9474 3536 9477 3532 9480
      3533 9482 3536 9483 3537 9484 3535 9489
      3558 9489 3558 9454 3530 9454

$$
1 follow-up statement
346 
WGUS84 KTSA 131426
FLSTSA

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
926 AM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

OKC135-131615-
/O.CON.KTSA.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170813T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sequoyah OK-
926 AM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
SEQUOYAH COUNTY...

At 923 AM CDT, Law Enforcement indicated that flooding is still 
ongoing across the warned area. Several highways remain closed 
including portions of Interstate 40.  

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Sallisaw...                       Muldrow...
Gans...                           Marble City...
Brushy Lake State Park...         Brushy...
Mc Key...                         Cottonwood...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 302 and
322.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3533 9457 3533 9460 3530 9463 3529 9466
      3532 9468 3536 9474 3536 9477 3532 9480
      3533 9482 3536 9483 3537 9484 3535 9489
      3558 9489 3558 9454 3530 9454

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 2:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMcIntosh3 hr
Aug 13, 3:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah3 hr
Aug 13, 4:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSASequoyah4 hr
Aug 13, 6:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore3 hr
Aug 13, 11:12 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSASequoyah27 hr
Aug 13, 11:14 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSASequoyah36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.