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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 21, 20197 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2019, 2:42 AM CDT for 7 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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: May 21, 2019, 2:42 AM CDT (07:42 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2019, 8:45 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 66 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 21, 7:43 AM CDT	FLOOD	1 W Vinita, OK	HIGHWAY 69 AND HIGHWAY 60 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
May 21, 8:08 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Vinita, OK	GRDA POLICE REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 60 EAST OF VINITA IS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
May 21, 8:45 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 E Lenapah, OK	LENAPAH FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT STATE HIGHWAY 10 EAST OF LENAPAH AT CEDAR CREEK IS CLOSED. VERDIGRIS RIVER IS BANK FULL.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 38 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -107 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 992 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 462 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 819 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

203 
WGUS54 KTSA 210742
FFWTSA
OKC035-041-097-105-115-131-147-211345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0022.190521T0742Z-190521T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
242 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Mayes County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northern Washington County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Nowata County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 845 AM CDT Tuesday.

* At 240 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain likely to move 
  through the warned area before sunrise. Four to six inches of rain 
  have already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring, with 
  numerous reports of closed roads and water entering buildings.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Miami...                          Vinita...
  Baxter Springs...                 Nowata...
  Grove...                          Commerce...
  Chelsea...                        Oologah...
  Fairland...                       Afton...
  Quapaw...                         South Coffeyville...
  Copan...                          Welch...
  Bernice...                        Delaware...
  Bluejacket...                     Wyandotte...
  Lenapah...                        Talala...

Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 270 and 324.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3667 9462 3645 9544 3642 9581 3689 9582
      3684 9600 3700 9600 3700 9462

$$

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 EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	49 min
May 20, 11:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	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 Emergency	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, 2:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.