Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2019
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2019, 2:38 AM CDT for Creek County, Tulsa 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
- May 21, 2019, 2:38 AM CDT (07:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2019, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Creek County, OK, Tulsa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 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 nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 3095 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 733 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 420 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 523 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 10.8
- Supercell composite
- 43.6
The text
As transmitted.
270
WGUS54 KTSA 210738
FFWTSA
OKC037-143-211330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0021.190521T0738Z-190521T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
238 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Southwestern Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 830 AM CDT.
* At 237 AM CDT, emergency management reported roads closed due to
earlier heavy rains, and Doppler Radars indicated more heavy
rainfall likely to move across the warned area before sunrise. Two
to four inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Sand Springs... Bristow...
Sapulpa... Mannford...
Drumright... Kiefer...
Mounds... Kellyville...
Oilton... Depew...
Shamrock... Keystone State Park...
Liberty... Silver City...
Milfay...
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 216.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3616 9662 3616 9646 3615 9630 3616 9627
3616 9619 3608 9613 3607 9603 3594 9603
3587 9598 3586 9602 3586 9619 3581 9620
3569 9661
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 47 min |
| May 20, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 42 min |
| May 20, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 52 min |
| May 20, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa, Rogers | 66 min |
| May 20, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 48 min |
| May 20, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more | 59 min |
| May 20, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 20, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 39 min |
| May 20, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Tulsa | 24 min |
| May 20, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 40 min |
| May 20, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 60 min |
| May 20, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 63 min |
| May 20, 9:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 3 hr |
| May 20, 10:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 38 min |
| May 20, 10:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner | 52 min |
| May 20, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 43 min |
| May 20, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 49 min |
| May 20, 11:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 20, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 58 min |
| May 20, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 37 min |
| May 20, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 24 min |
| May 20, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 21, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 28 min |
| May 21, 12:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 12 hr |
| May 21, 12:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 6 hr |
| May 21, 1:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 21, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee | 27 min |
| May 21, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 31 min |
| May 21, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 33 min |
| May 21, 2:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 21, 2:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 27 min |
| May 21, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 50 min |
| May 21, 4:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 6 hr |
| May 21, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 46 min |
| May 21, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 21, 5:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 51 min |
| May 21, 5:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 21, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more | 60 min |
| May 21, 6:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 43 min |
| May 21, 6:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 17 min |
| May 21, 6:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 54 min |
| May 21, 6:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 47 min |
| May 21, 6:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| May 21, 6:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner, Washington | 67 min |
| May 21, 7:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 57 min |
| May 21, 7:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 25 min |
| May 21, 7:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 48 min |
| May 21, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 57 min |
| May 21, 7:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 21, 7:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 66 min |
| May 21, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee | 46 min |
| May 21, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 56 min |
| May 21, 8:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 24 hr |
| May 21, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 63 min |
| May 21, 8:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 47 min |
| May 21, 8:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more | 24 hr |
| May 21, 8:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 18 min |
| May 21, 9:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 58 min |
| May 21, 9:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 53 min |
| May 21, 9:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 3 hr |
| May 21, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah | 65 min |
| May 21, 9:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 62 min |
| May 21, 10:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 24 hr |
| May 21, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 65 min |
| May 21, 10:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 24 hr |
| May 21, 11:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Osage, Rogers and 2 more | 24 hr |
| May 21, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 5 hr |
| May 21, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 11 days |
| May 21, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 12 days |
| May 21, 2:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes | 24 hr |
| May 21, 2:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes, Wagoner | 24 hr |
| May 21, 2:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 17 days |
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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.