Alert archive / Oklahoma / River Flood Warnings in 2018
River Flood Warning 24, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at May 3, 2018, 2:24 PM CDT for Adair County, Delaware County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 3, 2018, 9:23 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2018, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2018, 9:23 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2018, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Adair County, OK, Delaware County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 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 river
Written for the forecast point Illinois River (AR OK) near Watts (WTTO2). The gauge peaked at 15.79 ft at May 4, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07195500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
590 WGUS44 KTSA 031925 FLWTSA BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Tulsa OK 224 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties. Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair...Cherokee and Delaware Counties. Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County. OKC001-041-040323- /O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0024.180504T0941Z-180505T0130Z/ /WTTO2.1.ER.180504T0941Z.180504T1200Z.180504T1930Z.NO/ 224 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Flood Warning for The Illinois River near Watts * from late tonight to Friday evening, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 1:00 PM Thursday, the stage was 6.69 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Watts is expected to rise above flood stage early Friday morning and continue to rise to near 13.5 feet Friday morning. The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. * Impact...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas border to near Fidler's Bend. Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9474 3615 9453 3607 9453 3611 9472 $$ OKC001-021-041-040323- /O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0025.180505T0000Z-180505T0600Z/ /CWYO2.1.ER.180505T0000Z.180505T0000Z.180505T0000Z.NO/ 224 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Flood Warning for The Illinois River at Chewey * from Friday evening to late Friday night, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 1:15 PM Thursday, the stage was 5.62 feet. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River at Chewey is expected to rise to near flood stage Friday evening. * Impact...At 12.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Fidler's Bend to near Hanging Rock. Road access near the river to residential homes southeast of Chewey Bridge may be compromised. Water begins to impact 630 Road east of the Cherokee/Adair County line. Floating the river is too hazardous due to strong turbulence. && LAT...LON 3619 9472 3611 9471 3606 9481 3612 9487 $$ OKC021-040323- /O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0026.180504T1200Z-180506T1342Z/ /TALO2.1.ER.180504T1200Z.180505T0600Z.180506T0742Z.NO/ 224 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Flood Warning for The Illinois River near Tahlequah * from Friday morning to Sunday morning, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 1:30 PM Thursday, the stage was 6.57 feet. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Tahlequah is expected to rise above flood stage Friday morning and continue to rise to near 13.6 feet by late Friday night. The river is expected to fall below flood stage Sunday before dawn. * Impact...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff may be threatened. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. && LAT...LON 3612 9487 3606 9481 3576 9487 3576 9496 3603 9496 $$
5 follow-up statements
266 WGUS84 KTSA 040117 FLSTSA Flood Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 817 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties. Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair...Cherokee and Delaware Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County. OKC001-041-040916- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0024.180504T0223Z-180505T1430Z/ /WTTO2.1.ER.180504T0223Z.180504T1200Z.180505T0830Z.NO/ 817 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until Saturday morning... The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River near Watts. * until Saturday morning, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:00 PM Thursday, the stage was 11.07 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Watts is expected to rise above flood stage tonight and continue to rise to near 16.2 feet by Friday morning. The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. * Impact...At 17.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from the Arkansas border to Fidler's Bend. Farmlands and permanent campgrounds are affected. A few cabins in the Fidler's Bend area may have minor flooding. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9474 3615 9453 3607 9453 3611 9472 $$ OKC001-021-041-040916- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0025.180504T0915Z-180505T2100Z/ /CWYO2.1.ER.180504T0915Z.180504T1800Z.180505T1500Z.NO/ 817 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until Saturday afternoon... The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River at Chewey. * from late tonight to Saturday afternoon, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:15 PM Thursday, the stage was 9.62 feet. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River at Chewey is expected to rise above flood stage early Friday morning and continue to rise to near 14.4 feet by early Friday afternoon. The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Saturday morning. * Impact...At 15.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from near Fidler's Bend to near Hanging Rock. Moderate flooding of agricultural lands may result in livestock issues. Travel around Hanging Rock is impacted. Road access near the river is cut off to residential homes southeast of Chewey Bridge. Access to Winset Hollow is cut off. A few cabins in the Fidler's Bend area may have minor flooding. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9472 3611 9471 3606 9481 3612 9487 $$ OKC021-040916- /O.CON.KTSA.FL.W.0026.180504T1200Z-180506T1342Z/ /TALO2.1.ER.180504T1200Z.180505T0600Z.180506T0742Z.NO/ 817 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River near Tahlequah. * from Friday morning to Sunday morning, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:30 PM Thursday, the stage was 7.49 feet. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Tahlequah is expected to rise above flood stage Friday morning and continue to rise to near 13.6 feet by Saturday before dawn. The river is expected to fall below flood stage Sunday before dawn. * Impact...At 14.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff will be impassable. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. && LAT...LON 3612 9487 3606 9481 3576 9487 3576 9496 3603 9496 $$
122 WGUS84 KTSA 040710 FLSTSA Flood Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 210 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties. OKC001-041-041508- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-180505T0042Z/ /WTTO2.1.ER.180504T0503Z.180504T1200Z.180504T1842Z.NO/ 210 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River near Watts. * until this evening, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 1:00 AM Friday, the stage was 13.30 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Watts will continue rising to near 13.4 feet this morning. The river is expected to fall below flood stage this afternoon. * Impact...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas border to near Fidler's Bend. Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9474 3615 9453 3607 9453 3611 9472 $$
258 WGUS84 KTSA 041123 FLSTSA Flood Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 623 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties. Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair...Cherokee and Delaware Counties. OKC001-041-041923- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-180505T0252Z/ /WTTO2.1.ER.180504T0503Z.180504T1200Z.180504T2052Z.NO/ 623 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until this evening... The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River near Watts. * until this evening, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 5:00 AM Friday, the stage was 15.37 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Watts will continue rising to near 16.5 feet this morning. The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this afternoon. * Impact...At 17.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from the Arkansas border to Fidler's Bend. Farmlands and permanent campgrounds are affected. A few cabins in the Fidler's Bend area may have minor flooding. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9474 3615 9453 3607 9453 3611 9472 $$ OKC001-021-041-041923- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-180505T1050Z/ /CWYO2.1.ER.180504T1330Z.180505T0000Z.180505T0450Z.NO/ 623 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until late tonight... The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River at Chewey. * until late tonight, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 5:15 AM Friday, the stage was 11.42 feet. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River at Chewey is expected to rise above flood stage this morning and continue to rise to near 14.1 feet by this evening. The river is expected to fall below flood stage tonight. * Impact...At 15.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from near Fidler's Bend to near Hanging Rock. Moderate flooding of agricultural lands may result in livestock issues. Travel around Hanging Rock is impacted. Road access near the river is cut off to residential homes southeast of Chewey Bridge. Access to Winset Hollow is cut off. A few cabins in the Fidler's Bend area may have minor flooding. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9472 3611 9471 3606 9481 3612 9487 $$ Lacy
088 WGUS84 KTSA 041449 FLSTSA Flood Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 949 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties. Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair...Cherokee and Delaware Counties. Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County. OKC001-041-042249- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-180505T0306Z/ /WTTO2.1.ER.180504T0503Z.180504T1200Z.180504T2106Z.NO/ 949 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until this evening... The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River near Watts. * until this evening, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 9:00 AM Friday, the stage was 15.12 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring but the river has crested and is now falling. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Watts will continue falling to below flood stage by late this afternoon. * Impact...At 15.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas border to near Fidler's Bend. Permanent campgrounds are affected. Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9474 3615 9453 3607 9453 3611 9472 $$ OKC001-021-041-042249- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-180505T1025Z/ /CWYO2.1.ER.180504T1423Z.180504T1800Z.180505T0425Z.NO/ 949 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River at Chewey. * until late tonight, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 9:15 AM Friday, the stage was 11.94 feet. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River at Chewey is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning and continue to rise to near 13.5 feet by this afternoon. The river is expected to fall below flood stage tonight. * Impact...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Fidler's Bend to near Hanging Rock. Water begins to affect access to Winset Hollow. Road access near the river to residential homes southeast of Chewey Bridge may be compromised. Water impacts 630 Road east of the Cherokee/Adair County line. Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9472 3611 9471 3606 9481 3612 9487 $$ OKC021-042249- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-180506T0712Z/ /TALO2.2.ER.180504T1003Z.180505T0600Z.180506T0112Z.NO/ 949 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until late Saturday night... The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River near Tahlequah. * until late Saturday night, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 9:30 AM Friday, the stage was 12.00 feet. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Tahlequah will continue rising to near 15.2 feet late tonight. The river is expected to fall below flood stage Saturday evening. * Impact...At 15.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff are impassable. Some cabins and parks may begin to flood. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. && LAT...LON 3612 9487 3606 9481 3576 9487 3576 9496 3603 9496 $$
365 WGUS84 KTSA 041859 FLSTSA Flood Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 159 PM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair...Cherokee and Delaware Counties. Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County. OKC001-041-041929- /O.CAN.KTSA.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-180505T0306Z/ /WTTO2.1.ER.180504T0503Z.180504T1200Z.180504T1618Z.NO/ 159 PM CDT Fri May 4 2018 The Flood Warning is cancelled for The Illinois River near Watts. * At 1:00 PM Friday, the stage was 11.08 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * The river fell below flood stage late this morning. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Watts will continue falling and remain below flood stage. && LAT...LON 3619 9474 3615 9453 3607 9453 3611 9472 $$ OKC001-021-041-050258- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-180505T0705Z/ /CWYO2.1.ER.180504T1431Z.180504T1815Z.180505T0105Z.NO/ 159 PM CDT Fri May 4 2018 The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River at Chewey. * until late tonight, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 1:15 PM Friday, the stage was 12.67 feet. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring but the river is cresting. * Forecast...The Illinois River at Chewey will begin falling and will fall below flood stage this evening. * Impact...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Fidler's Bend to near Hanging Rock. Water begins to affect access to Winset Hollow. Road access near the river to residential homes southeast of Chewey Bridge may be compromised. Water impacts 630 Road east of the Cherokee/Adair County line. Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating. && LAT...LON 3619 9472 3611 9471 3606 9481 3612 9487 $$ OKC021-050258- /O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-180505T2341Z/ /TALO2.2.ER.180504T1003Z.180505T0600Z.180505T1741Z.NO/ 159 PM CDT Fri May 4 2018 The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River near Tahlequah. * until Saturday evening, or until the warning is cancelled. * At 1:30 PM Friday, the stage was 12.34 feet. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Illinois River near Tahlequah will continue rising to near 14.0 feet late tonight. The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon. * Impact...At 14.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff will be impassable. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. && LAT...LON 3612 9487 3606 9481 3576 9487 3576 9496 3603 9496 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 3, 12:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1212 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 .AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG. Line of strong thunderstorms will continue to move east across southeast OK and western AR from issue time through 21z with MVFR conditions prevailing and IFR within stronger cells, along with occasional sfc wind gusts 25-30 knots. may also see brief return of IFR ceilings in parts of northeast OK early in the forecast, however VFR will then prevail. Still remains slim threat of thunderstorm re-development along approaching dry line late this afternoon into the evening, but confidence is too low to include any mention in forecast at this time. Cold front will move through in the 09-15z time frame with shift to north winds and potential for return to MVFR ceilings in some areas. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 1029 AM CDT Thu May 3 2018/ DISCUSSION... Quasi-linear complex pf storms continues to quickly move northeast across eastern OK and will move into western AR between now and 18z. Threat of additional severe weather with this complex appears to be waning as it encounters airmass effectively stabilized by overnight storms, and this activity will also further work things over and thus the overall threat of storms for much of the afternoon with apparent subsidence on northern edge. Father south the environment is a bit more favorable for additional storms over south central OK and north TX to be severe as they move across far southeast OK. With dry line approaching from the west this afternoon and strong early May insolation, can't completely discount the idea of additional development across northeast OK this afternoon, however would expect coverage to be fairly limited at this point. Will continue to update the forecast as needed to reflect ongoing trends, and have reduced afternoon POPs some across northern areas. PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 550 AM CDT Thu May 3 2018/ .UPDATE... AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG. Main aviation concern is TSRA potential today, with impacts likely at all terminals. One batch of storms will move through during the first 3 to 6 hours of the valid TAF period, while the other should be more scattered in nature along the dryline mid afternoon through the evening. Current line of thunderstorms just west of the Arkansas state line contains winds of 35 to 40 kts, with FYV most likely to see westerly wind gusts of this nature. Will include this mention in a TEMPO for FYV. XNA/ROG should remain north and FSM south of the best wind speeds associated with this line. Winds will shift to a northerly direction late in the valid TAF period at BVO/TUL/RVS as the cold front begins to push through. PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 240 AM CDT Thu May 3 2018/ DISCUSSION... Original round of thunderstorms is currently across portions of southeast Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas early this morning. Have not issued a severe weather warning in little while with this activity and with the cap strengthening severe weather is looking less likely. May end up cancelling the Severe Thunderstorm Watch currently in effect for northwest Arkansas early. Additional thunderstorms currently extend from central Oklahoma into southwest Texas this morning. This activity is expected to spread into eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas later this morning as as an upper level shortwave embedded in the southwesterly flow aloft approaches the area. These storms will have the potential to be strong to even marginally severe with strong gusty winds the concern. This activity could persist into the early afternoon hours. Even more thunderstorms will be possible later this Afternoon into tonight as the upper level low pulls out of the Four Corners area and into the plains and the associated cold front moves into and through eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. Once again, conditions will be favorable for any of these storms to become severe with large hail and damaging winds the main concern with a low tornado threat. More Tranquil weather is anticipated over the weekend as high pressure builds into the region behind the departing cold front. A weak backdoor cold front will move into the northern portions of the area Sunday night bringing a small chance of showers and thunderstorms along with it. The next chance of showers and thunderstorms will come Tuesday night into Wednesday as an upper level shortwave sweeps across the Plains. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 83 59 74 53 / 20 50 10 10 FSM 80 66 75 57 / 90 70 20 10 MLC 79 63 74 53 / 80 50 20 10 BVO 83 57 75 51 / 20 40 10 0 FYV 76 63 72 53 / 80 70 20 10 BYV 78 63 74 55 / 80 70 20 10 MKO 78 62 74 54 / 80 60 10 10 MIO 80 60 75 53 / 70 60 10 10 F10 79 61 74 53 / 50 40 10 10 HHW 80 66 73 55 / 90 60 40 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && SHORT TERM...14 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION.....14
Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 1:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
113 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041015-
Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
113 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMs POSSIBLE TODAY...
This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
TORNADO.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Far Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Mainly Southeast Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
DISCUSSION...
A line of strong thunderstorms will continue to move east across
far southeast Oklahoma and through western Arkansas this
afternoon. A few of the more organized embedded cells could
produce damaging wind gusts along with heavy rainfall. There will
also be a threat of a brief QLCS tornado or two within this line through
the afternoon, especially across western Arkansas. There remains
a small chance of additional thunderstorm development by late
afternoon as the dry line approaches eastern Oklahoma. Any such
storms may be capable of producing large hail and damaging wind.
The overall threat of thunderstorms will diminish through the
evening into the overnight hours.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY...No Hazards.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY...No Hazards.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Scattered thunderstorms will continue into Friday across parts of
southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas in advance of the
cold front set to push through by Friday evening. Widespread severe
weather is not anticipated on Friday.
A fairly active weather pattern will continue into next week, with
a small chance of thunderstorms near the Kansas and Missouri
borders Sunday evening, as well as Tuesday night and into
Wednesday across more of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
Severe weather chances with this activity currently appear low.
weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 3, 11:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1147 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
OKZ049-075-076-031715-
Latimer OK-Pushmataha OK-Le Flore OK-
1147 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA...
LATIMER AND SOUTHWESTERN LE FLORE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM CDT...
At 1147 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles northwest of Red Oak to 4 miles northwest of
Kiamichi. Movement was east at 60 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations in or near the path include...
Wilburton... Talihina...
Red Oak... Fanshawe...
Talimena State Park... Damon...
Bengal... Yanush...
Robbers Cave State Park... Lake Wister State Park...
Sardis... Panola...
Summerfield...
LAT...LON 3464 9547 3501 9538 3506 9506 3506 9493
3508 9493 3511 9470 3471 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 249DEG 50KT 3498 9514 3469 9522Local storm report, May 3, 11:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1150 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW TULSA 36.15N 95.96W
05/02/2018 TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
&&
SFPSpecial weather statement, May 3, 12:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1216 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
ARZ029-OKZ049-075-076-031815-
Sebastian AR-Latimer OK-Pushmataha OK-Le Flore OK-
1216 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN...NORTHEASTERN
PUSHMATAHA...SOUTHEASTERN LATIMER AND LE FLORE COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM
CDT...
At 1216 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles northwest of Cameron to 12 miles southeast of
Nashoba. Movement was east at 60 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations in or near the path include...
Poteau... Greenwood...
Heavener... Panama...
Mansfield... Talihina...
Wister... Hackett...
Howe... Hartford...
Huntington... Bokoshe...
Fanshawe... Midland...
Cameron... Albion...
Octavia... Talimena State Park...
Heavener Runestone State Park... Big Cedar...
LAT...LON 3436 9527 3520 9484 3524 9408 3520 9406
3521 9403 3514 9403 3514 9414 3510 9414
3506 9425 3506 9423 3497 9424 3495 9434
3496 9437 3493 9445 3451 9447 3451 9504
3435 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 268DEG 54KT 3518 9459 3440 9501Local storm report, May 3, 12:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1230 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1041 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 ESE TULSA 36.09N 95.79W
05/02/2018 TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS AROUND 21ST AND 145TH.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
&&
JDSSpecial weather statement, May 3, 12:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1257 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
ARZ019-020-029-031845-
Sebastian AR-Franklin AR-Crawford AR-
1257 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD
AND NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...
At 1257 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles east of Lavaca to 2 miles southeast of
Washburn. Movement was east at 35 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations in or near the path include...
Ozark... Charleston...
Greenwood... Alma...
Lavaca... Mulberry...
Dyer... Altus...
Branch... Denning...
Rudy... Wiederkehr Village...
Bloomer... Washburn...
Burnville... Fort Chaffee...
Kibler... Central City...
Concord... Caulksville...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 10 and 42.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 27.
LAT...LON 3538 9371 3537 9375 3540 9379 3542 9380
3531 9381 3532 9392 3523 9392 3523 9402
3514 9403 3514 9414 3510 9414 3509 9419
3508 9420 3508 9422 3558 9429 3561 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 262DEG 31KT 3534 9412 3514 9406Local storm report, May 3, 2:18 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
218 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 PM TSTM WND DMG MANSFIELD 35.06N 94.25W
05/03/2018 SEBASTIAN AR PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON HIGHWAY 378
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JBMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 38 min |
| May 2, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 46 min |
| May 2, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 54 min |
| May 2, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 31 min |
| May 2, 10:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 48 min |
| May 2, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 65 min |
| May 2, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 3 more | 62 min |
| May 2, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 43 min |
| May 2, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 47 min |
| May 2, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Muskogee | 43 min |
| May 2, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 52 min |
| May 2, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 48 min |
| May 2, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 43 min |
| May 2, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 56 min |
| May 2, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 41 min |
| May 3, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 41 min |
| May 3, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 49 min |
| May 3, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 62 min |
| May 3, 5:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee | 42 min |
| May 3, 5:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 38 min |
| May 3, 6:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 43 min |
| May 3, 6:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 33 min |
| May 3, 9:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 39 min |
| May 3, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 31 min |
| May 3, 9:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 3, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 33 min |
| May 3, 9:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 32 min |
| May 3, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 37 min |
| May 3, 10:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more | 3 hr |
| May 3, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 32 min |
| May 3, 10:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 3 hr |
| May 3, 10:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 24 min |
| May 3, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 23 min |
| May 3, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 60 min |
| May 3, 11:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 28 min |
| May 3, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 59 min |
| May 3, 2:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 35 hr |
| May 3, 2:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 46 hr |
| May 3, 2:28 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 16 hr |
| May 3, 6:17 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Sequoyah | 14 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.