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Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 4, 2017Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Oct 4, 2017, 9:35 AM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 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
Oct 4, 2017, 9:35 AM CDT (14:35 UTC)
Expired
Oct 4, 2017, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:34 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 4, 10:43 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 Ese Pawnee, OKUS HIGHWAY 64 CLOSED BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAYS 99 AND 18 DUE TO FLOODING. REPORT RECEIVED VIA ODOT TWITTER ACCOUNT.
Oct 4, 11:31 AM CDTFLASH FLOODTerlton, OKROAD WASHED OUT NEAR TERLTON. PIC RELAYED ON TWITTER BY LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA.

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 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 12:00Z on 2017-10-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 639 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2017-10-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
639 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

340 
WGUS54 KTSA 041435
FFWTSA
OKC113-117-041730-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0050.171004T1435Z-171004T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
935 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2017

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Pawnee County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 1230 PM CDT

* At 934 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Up to 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is 
  expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Northwestern Tulsa...             Sand Springs...
  Pawnee...                         Skiatook...
  Hominy...                         Cleveland...
  Jennings...                       Avant...
  Westport...                       Osage...
  Hallett...                        Blackburn...
  Terlton...                        Maramec...
  Skedee...                         Walnut Creek State Park...

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 9601 3618 9600 3617 9682 3625 9682
      3625 9692 3633 9693 3633 9701 3634 9703
      3645 9703

$$
2 follow-up statements
718 
WGUS74 KTSA 041553
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1053 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2017

OKC113-117-041730-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-171004T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-Pawnee OK-
1053 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES...

At 1049 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across portions 
of eastern Pawnee and southeastern Osage County, moving slowly to 
the east. Up to 7 inches of rain have fallen, including a measured 
6.37 inches near Hallett. Highway 64 has been closed between State 
Highways 99 and 18. 

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Northwestern Tulsa...             Sand Springs...
Pawnee...                         Skiatook...
Hominy...                         Cleveland...
Jennings...                       Avant...
Westport...                       Osage...
Hallett...                        Blackburn...
Terlton...                        Maramec...
Skedee...                         Walnut Creek State Park...

Additional rainfall amounts of up to 2 inches are possible along and 
east of a line from near Westport to Avant.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 9601 3618 9600 3617 9682 3625 9682
      3625 9692 3633 9693 3633 9701 3634 9703
      3645 9703

$$
340 
WGUS74 KTSA 041642
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1142 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2017

OKC113-117-041730-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-171004T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-Pawnee OK-
1142 AM CDT WED OCT 4 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES...

At 1137 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across portions 
of eastern Pawnee and southeastern Osage counties. Another round of 
moderate to heavy rain will also begin to move into western portions 
of Pawnee County around noon. Up to 8 inches of rain have fallen. 
Highway 64 remains closed between State Highways 99 and 18. At least 
one roadway is also washed out near Terlton.

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Northwestern Tulsa...             Sand Springs...
Pawnee...                         Skiatook...
Hominy...                         Cleveland...
Jennings...                       Avant...
Westport...                       Osage...
Hallett...                        Blackburn...
Terlton...                        Maramec...
Skedee...                         Walnut Creek State Park...

Additional rainfall amounts of up to 2 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 9601 3618 9600 3617 9682 3625 9682
      3625 9692 3633 9693 3633 9701 3634 9703
      3645 9703

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 4, 7:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa3 hr
Oct 4, 12:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee6 hr
Oct 4, 12:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Pawnee4 hr
Oct 4, 2:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington3 hr
Oct 4, 4:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Oct 4, 4:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAPawnee38 hr
Oct 4, 5:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage8 hr
Oct 4, 5:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington3 hr
Oct 4, 6:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee12 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.