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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2019, 6:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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
- Apr 30, 2019, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2019, 12:15 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, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:00 PM CDT | FLOOD | Miami, OK | CAR UNDER WATER NEAR ELM STREET AND CENTRAL STREET NEAR NEO COLLEGE IN MIAMI. |
| Apr 30, 9:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Vinita, OK | STATE HIGHWAY 2 CLOSED IN VINITA DUE TO DRAINAGE ISSUE. |
| Apr 30, 9:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Miami, OK | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE FLASH FLOODING. SEVERAL WATER RESCUES DUE TO MOTORISTS DRIVING INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS. |
| Apr 30, 10:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Bernice, OK | STATE HIGHWAY 85 CLOSED |
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 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 1237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted.
479
WGUS54 KTSA 302318
FFWTSA
OKC035-041-097-115-010515-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0003.190430T2318Z-190501T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
618 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northeastern Mayes County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1215 AM CDT.
* At 616 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. One to two inches of rain has
fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Miami... Vinita...
Pryor... Pryor Creek...
Grove... Commerce...
Fairland... Afton...
Quapaw... Adair...
Bernice... Ketchum...
Wyandotte... Big Cabin...
Pensacola... Picher...
Cherokee State Park... Bernice State Park...
Cleora... White Oak...
Additional heavy rainfall is approaching the warned area from the
west and will likely affect the warned area. This will likely cause
more flash flooding.
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 269 and 324.
LAT...LON 3676 9462 3629 9533 3662 9533 3679 9502
3699 9500 3700 9462
$$
LacyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 7:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 38 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 41 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 48 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 48 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 70 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 34 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 4 days |
| Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 23 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 31 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 21 days |
| Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 11:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 11:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 12:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig | 16 min |
| Apr 30, 1:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Wagoner | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 72 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Wagoner | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 19 min |
| Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Ottawa | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 117 min |
| Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 6:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 32 min |
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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.