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Areal Flood Warning 7, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 29, 20175 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this areal flood warning at Apr 29, 2017, 11:17 PM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2017, 11:17 PM CDT (04:17 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2017, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Haskell County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Apr 29, 6:39 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:39 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 5:19 PM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
519 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301030-
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-
519 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017

...Life Threatening Flooding and Severe Weather Ongoing...

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...This evening and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Along and east of a line from Bentonville Arkansas to
           McAlester Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Along and east of a line from Bentonville Arkansas to
           McAlester Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Critical.
	AREA...All of northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Widespread thunderstorms continue this afternoon with strong to
severe storms ongoing generally east of a line from Bentonville
Arkansas to McAlester Oklahoma.  Damaging winds, large hail, and
a few tornadoes are likely along and east of this line.
The severe weather potential will continue through the evening
hours with a general decrease in storm intensity expected
later tonight.
The continued rounds of heavy rain has resulted in widespread
dangerous flash flooding.  Numerous roads are closed across
the region and high water rescues have been performed through
the afternoon.  Any additional rainfall this afternoon through
the overnight hours will worsen ongoing conditions and rapid
onset flash flooding should be expected.
Additionally, numerous larger river basins are in flood and
river levels will continue to rise.  This will also impact
numerous roadways.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY and Monday...High Wind Potential.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A brief dry period is expected late Sunday into Monday
with thunderstorm chances returning mid week.

weather.gov/tulsa Contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
621 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0613 PM     FLOOD            WALNUT GROVE            36.00N 94.27W
04/29/2017                   WASHINGTON         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROADS FLOODED BETWEEN PRAIRIE GROVE TO WALNUT GROVE TO
            FARMINGTON

&&

AEJ
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:31 PM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
640 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     HAIL             8 NW SALINA             36.37N 95.25W
04/29/2017  E1.75 INCH       MAYES              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 440 WEST AND 435 NORTH

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
655 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     FLOOD            COOKSON                 35.71N 94.92W
04/29/2017                   CHEROKEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CATO CREEK ROAD AND NORTH EAST EDGE ON LAKE TENKILLER
            CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Muskogee, Pittsburg35 min
Apr 29, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee48 min
Apr 29, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Muskogee28 min
Apr 29, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata51 min
Apr 29, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh30 min
Apr 29, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee36 min
Apr 29, 8:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa4 hr
Apr 29, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee26 min
Apr 29, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee23 min
Apr 29, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner25 min
Apr 29, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore32 min
Apr 29, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw18 min
Apr 29, 11:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa36 hr
Apr 29, 11:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 4 more36 hr
Apr 30, 3:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSANowata53 hr
Apr 30, 4:11 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more17 hr
Apr 30, 7:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSADelaware, Mayes4 days
Apr 30, 7:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMayes5 days
Apr 30, 10:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee, Delaware11 hr
Apr 29, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll31 min
Apr 29, 9:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACarroll12 hr
Apr 30, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison33 min
Apr 30, 2:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton36 min
Apr 30, 4:04 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington60 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACarroll26 hr
Apr 30, 3:19 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.