Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2017, 8:41 PM CDT for Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Pushmataha 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
- Aug 22, 2017, 8:41 PM CDT (01:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2017, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1764 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
158 WGUS54 KTSA 230141 FFWTSA OKC077-121-127-230745- /O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0049.170823T0141Z-170823T0745Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Tulsa OK 841 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2017 The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma... Latimer County in southeastern Oklahoma... Southeastern Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma... * Until 245 AM CDT Wednesday * At 840 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Two to three inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that may experience flooding include... Mcalester... Wilburton... Hartshorne... Krebs... Red Oak... Alderson... Albion... Damon... Higgins... Bengal... Tuskahoma... Yanush... Kiamichi... Blanco... Haileyville... Sardis... Gowen... Panola... Dow... Bache... Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the warned area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3496 9582 3496 9506 3456 9506 3469 9584 $$ 69
1 follow-up statement
284 WGUS74 KTSA 230632 FFSTSA Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 132 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2017 OKC077-121-127-230745- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170823T0745Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Pushmataha OK-Latimer OK-Pittsburg OK- 132 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2017 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA...LATIMER AND SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES... At 128 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain are moving out of the area. However...2 to 4 inches of rain have fallen across the warned area and flash flooding is likely occurring. Some locations that may experience flooding include... Mcalester... Wilburton... Hartshorne... Krebs... Red Oak... Alderson... Albion... Damon... Higgins... Bengal... Tuskahoma... Yanush... Kiamichi... Blanco... Haileyville... Sardis... Gowen... Panola... Dow... Bache... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3496 9582 3496 9506 3456 9506 3469 9584 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 62 min |
| Aug 22, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 55 min |
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.