Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2019
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2019, 4:51 AM CDT for Osage 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, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2019, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Osage County, OK
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 176 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.
087
WGUS54 KTSA 210951
FFWTSA
OKC113-211545-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0023.190521T0951Z-190521T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
451 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1045 AM CDT.
* At 449 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Three to five inches of rain
have fallen, and additional thunderstorms containing heavy
rainfall are moving into the area once again. Flooding is likely
ongoing and should worsen with this new activity.
* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Shidler... Burbank...
Elgin... Grainola...
Foraker... Bigheart...
Pearsonia... Hulah...
Sunset Lake... Southern Kaw Lake...
Webb City... Wah Sha She State Park...
Apperson...
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 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 3700 9600 3684 9600 3649 9701 3653 9700
3655 9690 3658 9689 3660 9692 3658 9698
3659 9705 3668 9706 3670 9703 3668 9694
3675 9689 3674 9683 3677 9682 3678 9675
3700 9675
$$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, 2:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| 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, 4:59 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.