Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Mar 29, 2017, 2:12 AM CDT for Creek County, Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 29, 2017, 2:12 AM CDT (07:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2017, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 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
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 307 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 385 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted.
685
WGUS54 KTSA 290712
FFWTSA
OKC037-113-117-291315-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0001.170329T0712Z-170329T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
212 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Southeastern Pawnee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 815 AM CDT Wednesday
* At 209 AM CDT, Doppler radar detected a band of training
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Radar
estimates that between 3 and 4 inches of rain has fallen since
midnight. Flash flooding could occur shortly.
* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Northwestern Tulsa... Sand Springs...
Skiatook... Cleveland...
Mannford... Drumright...
Sperry... Oilton...
Jennings... Avant...
Westport... Osage...
Hallett... Terlton...
Shamrock... Walnut Creek State Park...
Silver City... Wolco...
The rainfall is starting to let up over portions of the warned area.
However, another band of thunderstorms is approaching from the
southwest. Any additional rains will likely become runoff and cause
more flooding.
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 181.
LAT...LON 3663 9600 3624 9600 3616 9610 3616 9630
3608 9630 3607 9621 3575 9662 3620 9663
$$
Lacy2 follow-up statements
344
WGUS74 KTSA 290826
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
326 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017
OKC037-113-117-291315-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170329T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-Creek OK-Pawnee OK-
326 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHWESTERN CREEK AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE
COUNTIES...
At 322 AM CDT, Doppler radar detected no rain occurring across the
warned area. However, radar estimates that between 2 and 4 inches of
rain has fallen since midnight, and more rainfall is expected to
resume as another round of storms approaches from the south. Any
additional rainfall could cause additional flash flooding.
Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Northwestern Tulsa... Sand Springs...
Skiatook... Cleveland...
Mannford... Drumright...
Sperry... Oilton...
Jennings... Avant...
Westport... Osage...
Hallett... Terlton...
Shamrock... Walnut Creek State Park...
Silver City... Wolco...
Another round of storms is approaching the warned area from the
south. Any additional rainfall will likely become runoff due to the
heavy rains that fell earlier in the night. This could cause more
flooding.
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 181.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 9600 3624 9600 3616 9610 3616 9630
3608 9630 3607 9621 3575 9662 3620 9663
$$
Lacy065
WGUS74 KTSA 291305
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
805 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017
OKC037-113-117-291315-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170329T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-Creek OK-Pawnee OK-
805 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHWESTERN
CREEK AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 AM CDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3663 9600 3624 9600 3616 9610 3616 9630
3608 9630 3607 9621 3575 9662 3620 9663
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 11:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 51 min |
| Mar 29, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 48 min |
| Mar 29, 12:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 54 min |
| Mar 29, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 26 min |
| Mar 29, 2:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 29 min |
| Mar 29, 3:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Mar 29, 4:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 51 min |
| Mar 29, 4:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 48 min |
| Mar 29, 5:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 43 min |
| Mar 29, 6:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 38 min |
| Mar 29, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 52 min |
| Mar 29, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 37 min |
| Mar 29, 7:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 36 min |
| Mar 29, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 35 min |
| Mar 29, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 25 min |
| Mar 29, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 27 min |
| Mar 29, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 31 min |
| Mar 29, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.