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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 16, 2017Osage County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 16, 2017, 8:44 PM CDT for Osage County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2017, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2017, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Osage County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 16, 9:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nw Pawhuska, OK3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER OVERFLOWING SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSING COUNTY ROADS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 199 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2017-04-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1796 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2017-04-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
1796 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
690 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

067 
WGUS54 KTSA 170144
FFWTSA
OKC113-170445-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0002.170417T0144Z-170417T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
844 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 1145 PM CDT

* At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. 1 to 3 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Bartlesville...                   Pawhuska...
  Barnsdall...                      Shidler...
  Burbank...                        Elgin...
  Grainola...                       Foraker...
  Bigheart...                       Pearsonia...
  Osage Hills State Park...         Okesa...
  Eastern Kaw Lake...               Webb City...
  Wah Sha She State Park...         Tallant...
  Apperson...                       Pershing...
  Nelagoney...                      

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area.

LAT...LON 3700 9622 3690 9600 3653 9600 3670 9683
      3677 9682 3678 9675 3700 9675

$$
2 follow-up statements
785 
WGUS74 KTSA 170233
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
933 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

OKC113-170445-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170417T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-
933 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY...

At 932 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. 1 to 3 inches of rain have
fallen. 

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Bartlesville...                   Pawhuska...
Barnsdall...                      Shidler...
Burbank...                        Elgin...
Grainola...                       Foraker...
Bigheart...                       Pearsonia...
Osage Hills State Park...         Okesa...
Eastern Kaw Lake...               Webb City...
Wah Sha She State Park...         Tallant...
Apperson...                       Pershing...
Nelagoney...                      

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9622 3690 9600 3653 9600 3670 9683
      3677 9682 3678 9675 3700 9675

$$
139 
WGUS74 KTSA 170442
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1142 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

OKC113-170451-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170417T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-
1142 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1145 PM 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 3700 9622 3690 9600 3653 9600 3670 9683
      3677 9682 3678 9675 3700 9675

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 7:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage113 min
Apr 16, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage62 min
Apr 16, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington44 min
Apr 16, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Ottawa46 min
Apr 16, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington65 min
Apr 16, 8:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAWashington3 hr
Apr 16, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig30 min
Apr 16, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers53 min
Apr 16, 9:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSANowata3 hr
Apr 16, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa59 min
Apr 16, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa35 min
Apr 16, 10:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa3 hr
Apr 16, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers33 min
Apr 16, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa35 min
Apr 16, 10:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes38 min
Apr 16, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa34 min
Apr 17, 1:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Okmulgee, Tulsa3 hr
Apr 17, 4:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage3 hr
Apr 17, 8:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAPawnee2 hr
Apr 17, 8:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa40 hr
Apr 17, 10:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage15 hr
Apr 17, 11:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAOsage9 hr
Apr 17, 2:13 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.