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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 7, 20214 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2021, 5:45 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 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
Jun 7, 2021, 5:45 AM CDT (10:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2021, 8:45 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 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 nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 253 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 316 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
316 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1074 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

664 
WGUS54 KTSA 071045
FFWTSA
OKC091-101-107-111-071345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0030.210607T1045Z-210607T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
545 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Muskogee County in east central Oklahoma...
  Northeastern Okfuskee County in east central Oklahoma...
  Central Okmulgee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  North Central McIntosh County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 845 AM CDT.

* At 545 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Okmulgee...                        Okfuskee...
  Morris...                          Schulter...
  Grayson...                         Council Hill...
  Hoffman...                         Okmulgee State Park...
  Hitchita...                        Eram...

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 3547 9631 3564 9627 3564 9623 3564 9622
      3564 9621 3564 9619 3565 9619 3567 9619
      3571 9594 3556 9553 3547 9582

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

RBD
1 follow-up statement
544 
WGUS74 KTSA 071212
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
712 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

OKC091-101-107-111-071345-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210607T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-
712 AM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MUSKOGEE, NORTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE, CENTRAL 
OKMULGEE AND NORTH CENTRAL MCINTOSH COUNTIES...

At 712 AM CDT, emergency management significant flash flooding 
ongoing in Okmulgee. Highway 75 was reported closed at 13th street. 
Between 4 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is 
already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Okmulgee...                        Okfuskee...
Morris...                          Schulter...
Grayson...                         Council Hill...
Hoffman...                         Okmulgee State Park...
Hitchita...                        Eram...

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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 3547 9631 3564 9627 3564 9623 3564 9622
      3564 9621 3564 9619 3565 9619 3567 9619
      3571 9594 3556 9553 3547 9582

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw33 min
Jun 6, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw37 min
Jun 6, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw35 min
Jun 6, 8:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAChoctaw89 min
Jun 6, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw36 min
Jun 6, 8:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAPushmataha63 min
Jun 7, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh29 min
Jun 7, 2:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee35 min
Jun 7, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee33 min
Jun 7, 2:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek31 min
Jun 7, 2:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Pawnee38 min
Jun 7, 2:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee2 hr
Jun 7, 3:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee37 min
Jun 7, 3:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee3 hr
Jun 7, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee30 min
Jun 7, 4:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner112 min
Jun 7, 4:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Muskogee3 hr
Jun 7, 5:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee3 hr
Jun 7, 5:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Tulsa3 hr
Jun 7, 6:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa3 hr
Jun 7, 7:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa3 hr
Jun 7, 7:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage3 hr
Jun 7, 7:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee3 hr
Jun 7, 8:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Tulsa3 hr
Jun 7, 8:30 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee6 hr
Jun 7, 9:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee3 hr
Jun 7, 9:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa3 hr
Jun 7, 10:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALeFlore3 hr
Jun 7, 10:24 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee6 hr
Jun 7, 10:49 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTSAOkmulgee5 hr
Jun 7, 10:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek29 hr
Jun 7, 11:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha23 hr
Jun 7, 1:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Sequoyah3 hr
Jun 7, 2:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOkmulgee18 hr
Jun 7, 3:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALeFlore3 hr
Jun 7, 3:33 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAOkmulgee12 hr
Jun 7, 4:12 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee12 hr

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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.