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River Flood Warning 62, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 23, 2020LeFlore County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at May 23, 2020, 8:51 AM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 23, 2020, 10:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2020, 8:51 AM CDT (13:51 UTC)
In effect from: May 23, 2020, 10:06 AM CDT
Expired: May 24, 2020, 3:22 AM CDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County LeFlore County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:54 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 Poteau River near Poteau (PTAO2).

Action stage: 24 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07249000, 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 warning 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 warning went out at May 23, 6:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 4:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
455 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241000-
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-
455 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by midday.

DISCUSSION...

There is a low threat for a severe storm across southeast Oklahoma
this morning. Large hail and damaging winds would be the main
threats.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

An unsettled weather pattern will bring daily thunderstorm chances
from the latter part of the holiday weekend on into the following
week. While organized severe weather is not expected, pockets of
locally heavy rainfall, falling on areas likely to have received
rounds of heavy rainfall previous, will likely bring main stem
river flooding and may cause localized flash flooding. The
greatest potential for flooding will be on Monday and Tuesday.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

Lacy

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 23, 2:54 AM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
254 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020

OKZ061-062-230830-
Rogers OK-Mayes OK-
254 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ROGERS AND WEST CENTRAL
MAYES COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

At 254 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Tiawah, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Claremore...                      Foyil...
Taiwah...                         Tiawah...
Bushyhead...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 244 and 260.

LAT...LON 3619 9560 3628 9570 3649 9549 3626 9533
TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 233DEG 21KT 3626 9559

Local storm report, May 23, 2:58 AM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
258 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE GREENWOOD         35.23N 94.22W
05/22/2020                   SEBASTIAN          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED 2.48 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR ALONG
            WITH LOCALIZED SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

&&

LACY

Special weather statement, May 23, 4:20 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
420 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020

OKZ073>076-231015-
Haskell OK-Pittsburg OK-Latimer OK-Le Flore OK-
420 AM CDT Sat May 23 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE AND
NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM CDT...

At 419 AM CDT, strong south winds gusting out of a decaying
thunderstorm complex are occurring across portions of southeast
Oklahoma.

Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph will be possible as this feature
moves slowly eastward.

Locations in or near the path include...
Poteau...                         Wilburton...
Stigler...                        Pocola...
Heavener...                       Spiro...
Panama...                         Talihina...
Wister...                         Quinton...
Howe...                           Keota...
Red Oak...                        Mccurtain...
Bokoshe...                        Fanshawe...
Whitefield...                     Cameron...
Kinta...                          Talimena State Park...

LAT...LON 3468 9551 3527 9545 3528 9527 3526 9524
      3528 9522 3530 9444 3467 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 0919Z 271DEG 33KT 3504 9500

Lacy

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	49 min
May 22, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	47 min
May 22, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	45 min
May 22, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	50 min
May 22, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	49 min
May 22, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	47 min
May 22, 8:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	35 min
May 22, 8:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	LeFlore	58 min
May 22, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	25 min
May 22, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	54 min
May 22, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	50 min
May 22, 9:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Latimer	45 min
May 22, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	44 min
May 22, 9:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	LeFlore	38 min
May 22, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	52 min
May 22, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	49 min
May 22, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	30 min
May 22, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Pittsburg	41 min
May 22, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	50 min
May 22, 10:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	LeFlore	46 min
May 22, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	53 min
May 22, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Muskogee	50 min
May 22, 10:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	6 hr
May 22, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	65 min
May 22, 11:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	35 min
May 22, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	49 min
May 22, 11:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	49 min
May 22, 11:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	3 hr
May 22, 11:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	49 min
May 22, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	43 min
May 23, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	47 min
May 23, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	47 min
May 23, 1:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Pushmataha	44 min
May 23, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	25 min
May 23, 1:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	32 min
May 23, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	47 min
May 23, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	38 min
May 23, 1:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	35 min
May 23, 2:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	32 min
May 23, 2:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	36 min
May 23, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	55 min
May 23, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	6 days
May 22, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sebastian	54 min
May 22, 9:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Sebastian	58 min
May 22, 9:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Sebastian	19 min
May 22, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin, Sebastian	60 min
May 22, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sebastian	47 min

Nearby

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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.