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River Flood Advisory 68, NWS Tulsa, OK

December 29, 2019Cherokee County, Delaware County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood advisory at Dec 29, 2019, 12:00 AM CST for Cherokee County, Delaware County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 29, 2019, 12:00 AM CST (06:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 29, 2019, 3:31 AM CST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cherokee County, OK, Delaware County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:00 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 river

Written for the forecast point Flint Creek (OK) near Kansas (KNSO2). The gauge peaked at 8.05 ft at Dec 29, 2019, 12:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07196000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Dec 28, 11:29 PM CST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 11:29 PM CST, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 4:56 PM CST, 7 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
456 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-291130-
Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
456 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
    AREA....Far eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
    ONSET....Ongoing through 10 pm.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Far eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing through 10 pm.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA....Far eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing through 10 pm.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Far eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing through 10 pm.

DISCUSSION...
A line of thunderstorms will move east through eastern Oklahoma
and western Arkansas this evening. Damaging wind gusts to 60 mph will
be the main threat with this line however a brief tornado is also
possible. High rainfall rates with the strongest storms will also
produce some localized flooding.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY...High Wind Potential.
TUESDAY through THURSDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Gusty westerly winds will develop in the wake of a departing
storm system on Sunday. Drier air filtering into the region will
also aid in increasing the fire weather threat into Monday.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 6:00 PM CST, 6 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
600 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

ARZ001-010-019-OKZ063-068-069-072-290045-
Benton AR-Washington AR-Crawford AR-Adair OK-Sequoyah OK-Cherokee OK-
Delaware OK-
600 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BENTON...
NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...WESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE...
NORTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH...ADAIR AND SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES
UNTIL 645 PM CST...

At 559 PM CST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Eldon to 4 miles west of Bunch. Movement was
northeast at 50 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Tahlequah...                      Siloam Springs...
Stilwell...                       Gentry...
Lincoln...                        Decatur...
Westville...                      West Siloam Springs...
Watts...                          Marble City...
Springtown...                     Adair State Park...
Christie...                       Cincinnati...
Maryetta...                       Cookson...
Cherokee Landing State Park...    Bunch...
Baron...                          Eldon...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for northwestern
Arkansas...and northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3639 9437 3570 9435 3554 9499 3601 9496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 218DEG 45KT 3591 9483 3568 9483

Lacy

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 6:06 PM CST, 5 hours 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
606 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

OKZ072-076-290030-
Sequoyah OK-Le Flore OK-
606 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH AND
NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CST...

At 605 PM CST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bokoshe to 4 miles northeast of Fanshawe. Movement was
northeast at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Poteau...                         Pocola...
Muldrow...                        Roland...
Spiro...                          Arkoma...
Panama...                         Bokoshe...
Cameron...                        Moffett...
Shady Point...                    Rock Island...
Cowlington...                     Scullyville...
Summerfield...                    Braden...
Cottonwood...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 318 and
328.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for northwestern
and west central Arkansas...and southeastern and east central
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3514 9444 3489 9487 3520 9484 3520 9482
      3527 9482 3551 9445 3544 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 228DEG 40KT 3520 9479 3498 9483

Lacy

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 6:38 PM CST, 5 hours 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
638 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

ARZ001-010-019-OKZ069-290130-
Benton AR-Washington AR-Crawford AR-Adair OK-
638 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...
WASHINGTON AND EASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CST...

At 638 PM CST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Gentry to 3 miles southeast of Cincinnati to 9
miles south of Stilwell. Movement was northeast at 55 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Fayetteville...                   Springdale...
Rogers...                         Bentonville...
Siloam Springs...                 Bella Vista...
Lowell...                         Farmington...
Pea Ridge...                      Prairie Grove...
Gentry...                         Elkins...
Tontitown...                      Bethel Heights...
West Fork...                      Lincoln...
Cave Springs...                   Decatur...
Westville...                      Greenland...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 44 and 93.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for northwestern
Arkansas...and northeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3588 9400 3564 9458 3564 9463 3565 9463
      3595 9457 3616 9458 3617 9456 3629 9458
      3650 9435 3650 9388 3642 9388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 219DEG 59KT 3625 9451 3599 9449 3569 9457

Lacy

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 7:13 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
713 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

ARZ019-020-029-290200-
Sebastian AR-Franklin AR-Crawford AR-
713 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN...CENTRAL CRAWFORD AND
NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CST...

At 713 PM CST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Dyer to 3 miles northeast of Bloomer
to near Echo. Movement was east at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Ozark...                          Charleston...
Mountainburg...                   Greenwood...
Alma...                           Lavaca...
Mulberry...                       Dyer...
Altus...                          Branch...
Denning...                        Wiederkehr Village...
Cass...                           Bloomer...
Washburn...                       Fern...
Burnville...                      Fort Chaffee...
Caulksville...                    Jethro...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 12 and 42.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 30.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for northwestern
and west central Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3538 9371 3537 9375 3542 9380 3531 9381
      3532 9392 3523 9392 3523 9402 3514 9403
      3514 9414 3510 9414 3508 9421 3531 9419
      3560 9426 3577 9376 3577 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 255DEG 38KT 3555 9417 3534 9411 3512 9414

Lacy

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 28, 6:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	45 min
Dec 28, 6:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	24 min
Dec 28, 6:38 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton, Washington	52 min
Dec 28, 7:13 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford, Franklin	47 min
Dec 28, 7:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin	10 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.