Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2017, 3:16 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports 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
- Jul 5, 2017, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2017, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Choctaw County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 6:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Speer, OK | LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED. |
| Jul 5, 7:58 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Antlers, OK | NEW HOPE ROAD AND MILLER JUMBO ROAD NEAR ANTLERS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
554
WGUS54 KTSA 050816
FFWTSA
OKC023-127-051415-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0039.170705T0816Z-170705T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
316 AM CDT WED JUL 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Choctaw County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 915 AM CDT
* At 315 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. 2 to 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Hugo... Antlers...
Boswell... Fort Towson...
Sawyer... Rattan...
Soper... Snow...
Hugo Lake State Park... Kellond...
Kent... Goodland...
Messer... Raymond Gary State Park...
Moyers... Kosoma...
Dunbar... Oleta...
Cloudy... Grant...
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are likely 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 3388 9554 3393 9556 3394 9560 3391 9567
3405 9594 3412 9594 3415 9598 3416 9598
3416 9578 3451 9578 3451 9577 3452 9567
3425 9511 3424 9515 3394 9516 3396 9523
3389 9526 3390 9526 3391 9527 3387 9529
$$2 follow-up statements
826
WGUS74 KTSA 050949
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
449 AM CDT WED JUL 5 2017
OKC023-127-051415-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170705T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pushmataha OK-Choctaw OK-
449 AM CDT WED JUL 5 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES...
At 441 AM CDT, doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across southern Pushmataha
county. These storms will continue to slowly move southeast into
Choctaw county over the next few hours. 2 to 4 inches of rain have
already fallen across portions of southwestern Pushmataha and
eastern Choctaw counties. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3
inches are likely which will likely lead to significant flash
flooding.
Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Hugo... Antlers...
Boswell... Fort Towson...
Sawyer... Rattan...
Soper... Snow...
Hugo Lake State Park... Kellond...
Kent... Goodland...
Messer... Raymond Gary State Park...
Moyers... Kosoma...
Dunbar... Oleta...
Cloudy... Grant...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3388 9554 3393 9556 3394 9560 3391 9567
3405 9594 3412 9594 3415 9598 3416 9598
3416 9578 3451 9578 3451 9577 3452 9567
3425 9511 3424 9515 3394 9516 3396 9523
3389 9526 3390 9526 3391 9527 3387 9529
$$201
WGUS74 KTSA 051111
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
611 AM CDT WED JUL 5 2017
OKC023-127-051415-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170705T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pushmataha OK-Choctaw OK-
611 AM CDT WED JUL 5 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES...
...POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING ONGOING...
At 6:04 AM CDT, doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across southern Pushmataha and
Choctaw counties. These storms will continue to slowly move
southeast over the next hour or two. Radar estimates that 4 to 6
inches of rain have already fallen across portions of the warned
area. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are likely which
will likely lead to significant and potentially life threatening
flash flooding.
Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Hugo... Antlers...
Boswell... Fort Towson...
Sawyer... Rattan...
Soper... Snow...
Hugo Lake State Park... Kellond...
Kent... Goodland...
Messer... Raymond Gary State Park...
Moyers... Kosoma...
Dunbar... Oleta...
Cloudy... Grant...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3388 9554 3393 9556 3394 9560 3391 9567
3405 9594 3412 9594 3415 9598 3416 9598
3416 9578 3451 9578 3451 9577 3452 9567
3425 9511 3424 9515 3394 9516 3396 9523
3389 9526 3390 9526 3391 9527 3387 9529
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 8:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 20 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 12 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.