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Flash Flood Warning 113, NWS Tulsa, OK

September 26, 20195 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Sep 26, 2019, 7:11 AM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 5 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
Sep 26, 2019, 7:11 AM CDT (12:11 UTC)
Expired
Sep 26, 2019, 12:06 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 26, 8:30 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 S Pawnee, OKROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2019-09-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 150 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 12:00Z on 2019-09-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 307 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
150 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-285 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
860 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
307 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.5

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The text

As transmitted.

964 
WGUS54 KTSA 261211
FFWTSA
OKC037-113-117-143-145-261815-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0113.190926T1211Z-190926T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
711 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northern Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  West central Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Pawnee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 115 PM CDT Thursday.

* At 708 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...
  Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
  Sand Springs...                   Pawhuska...
  Pawnee...                         Bixby...
  Sapulpa...                        Jenks...
  Glenpool...                       Coweta...
  Hominy...                         Cleveland...
  Mannford...                       Kiefer...
  Fairfax...                        Sperry...
  Mounds...                         Kellyville...
  Shidler...                        Wynona...

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

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 197 and 230.
 
LAT...LON 3591 9562 3585 9626 3613 9662 3616 9662
      3616 9666 3645 9704 3651 9703 3655 9690
      3658 9689 3660 9692 3659 9705 3668 9706
      3670 9703 3668 9694 3675 9689 3674 9683
      3677 9682 3678 9675 3700 9675 3700 9667

$$
3 follow-up statements
170 
WGUS74 KTSA 261358
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
858 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

OKC145-261405-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-190926T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wagoner OK-
858 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WAGONER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3585 9626 3613 9662 3616 9662 3616 9666
      3645 9704 3651 9703 3655 9690 3658 9689
      3660 9692 3659 9705 3668 9706 3670 9703
      3668 9694 3675 9689 3674 9683 3677 9682
      3678 9665 3658 9646 3623 9609 3587 9604

$$

OKC037-113-117-143-261815-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-190926T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-Creek OK-Pawnee OK-Tulsa OK-
858 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL OSAGE...NORTHERN CREEK...PAWNEE AND WEST CENTRAL TULSA
COUNTIES...

At 855 AM CDT, Doppler radar continues to indicate widely scattered 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across portions of the warned 
area. 3 to 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding will likely 
continue in some areas.

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Sand Springs...                   Pawnee...
Sapulpa...                        Hominy...
Cleveland...                      Mannford...
Kiefer...                         Fairfax...
Mounds...                         Kellyville...
Shidler...                        Jennings...
Ralston...                        Westport...
Osage...                          Burbank...
Hallett...                        Blackburn...
Terlton...                        Maramec...

Additional rainfall amounts around an inch are possible in the 
warned area.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 197 and 215.
 
LAT...LON 3585 9626 3613 9662 3616 9662 3616 9666
      3645 9704 3651 9703 3655 9690 3658 9689
      3660 9692 3659 9705 3668 9706 3670 9703
      3668 9694 3675 9689 3674 9683 3677 9682
      3678 9665 3658 9646 3623 9609 3587 9604

$$
153 
WGUS74 KTSA 261552
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1052 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

OKC143-261600-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-190926T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Tulsa OK-
1052 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3608 9643 3616 9662 3616 9666 3625 9677
      3642 9681 3651 9703 3655 9690 3658 9689
      3660 9692 3659 9705 3668 9706 3670 9703
      3668 9694 3669 9693 3661 9669 3648 9636
      3633 9619 3620 9609 3628 9647

$$

OKC037-113-117-261815-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-190926T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-Creek OK-Pawnee OK-
1052 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN OSAGE...NORTHERN CREEK AND CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTIES...

At 1050 AM CDT, Although the heavy rain is ending, excessive runoff 
will likely continue. 4 to 5 inches of rain have already fallen. 

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Pawnee...                         Hominy...
Cleveland...                      Fairfax...
Jennings...                       Ralston...
Osage...                          Hallett...
Blackburn...                      Terlton...
Maramec...                        Skedee...
Walnut Creek State Park...        

LAT...LON 3608 9643 3616 9662 3616 9666 3625 9677
      3642 9681 3651 9703 3655 9690 3658 9689
      3660 9692 3659 9705 3668 9706 3670 9703
      3668 9694 3669 9693 3661 9669 3648 9636
      3633 9619 3620 9609 3628 9647

$$
521 
WGUS74 KTSA 261706
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1206 PM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

OKC037-113-117-261715-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-190926T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage OK-Creek OK-Pawnee OK-
1206 PM CDT Thu Sep 26 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN OSAGE...NORTHERN CREEK AND
CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended and the water has started to recede. A few 
locations could still see water over the roadway in a few low lying 
areas. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3608 9643 3616 9662 3616 9666 3625 9677
      3642 9681 3651 9703 3655 9690 3658 9689
      3660 9692 3659 9705 3668 9706 3670 9703
      3668 9694 3669 9693 3661 9669 3648 9636
      3633 9619 3620 9609 3628 9647

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 7:57 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware13 hr
Sep 25, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers24 min
Sep 25, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa45 min
Sep 25, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington33 min
Sep 25, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa45 min
Sep 25, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig36 min
Sep 25, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa50 min
Sep 25, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa39 min
Sep 25, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata50 min
Sep 25, 10:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa3 hr
Sep 25, 10:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOttawa4 hr
Sep 25, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers34 min
Sep 25, 11:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware31 min
Sep 25, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage44 min
Sep 25, 11:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Nowata, Osage, Washington3 hr
Sep 25, 11:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington43 min
Sep 25, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa49 min
Sep 25, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee27 min
Sep 25, 11:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers26 min
Sep 26, 12:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers4 hr
Sep 26, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Nowata, Rogers, Washington51 min
Sep 26, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee33 min
Sep 26, 12:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington39 min
Sep 26, 12:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware, Mayes41 min
Sep 26, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more46 min
Sep 26, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Sequoyah43 min
Sep 26, 1:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSARogers, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Sep 26, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner47 min
Sep 26, 1:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah49 min
Sep 26, 2:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee49 min
Sep 26, 3:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha48 min
Sep 26, 5:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Tulsa3 hr
Sep 26, 6:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg3 hr
Sep 26, 8:49 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee36 hr
Sep 26, 9:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALatimer, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Pittsburg115 min
Sep 26, 10:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg3 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.