Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2021, 5:38 AM CDT for Craig County, Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 26, 2021, 5:38 AM CDT (10:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2021, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 6:35 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Sse Peoria, OK | PUBLIC REPORT OF FLASH FLOODING. |
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 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1507 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1381 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
369
WGUS54 KTSA 261038
FFWTSA
OKC035-041-115-261345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0037.210626T1038Z-210626T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
538 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 845 AM CDT.
* At 538 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Miami... Vinita...
Commerce... Fairland...
Afton... Quapaw...
Welch... Bernice...
Bluejacket... Wyandotte...
Picher... Narcissa...
Bernice State Park... Cleora...
White Oak... Ottawa...
Peoria... Cardin...
Pyramid Corners... Twin Bridges State Park...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 9543 3692 9518 3699 9510 3700 9462
3674 9462 3654 9501 3658 9533 3659 9533
3660 9533 3660 9534 3660 9535 3660 9538
3660 9539 3660 9540 3660 9542
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
RJS2 follow-up statements
628
WGUS74 KTSA 261251
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
751 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
OKC035-041-115-261345-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210626T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Craig OK-Delaware OK-Ottawa OK-
751 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR CRAIG, NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND OTTAWA COUNTIES...
At 751 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Emergency management reported between 5
and 6 inches of rain have fallen over parts of the warned area.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Miami... Vinita...
Commerce... Fairland...
Afton... Quapaw...
Welch... Bernice...
Bluejacket... Wyandotte...
Picher... Narcissa...
Bernice State Park... Cleora...
White Oak... Ottawa...
Peoria... Cardin...
Pyramid Corners... Twin Bridges State Park...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 9543 3692 9518 3699 9510 3700 9462
3674 9462 3654 9501 3658 9533 3659 9533
3660 9533 3660 9534 3660 9535 3660 9538
3660 9539 3660 9540 3660 9542
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$449
WGUS54 KTSA 261334
FFWTSA
OKC035-041-115-261845-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210626T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
834 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 834 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Emergency management reported
between 5 and 6 inches of rain have fallen with locally higher
radar estimates. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Miami... Vinita...
Commerce... Fairland...
Afton... Quapaw...
Bernice... Bluejacket...
Wyandotte... Narcissa...
Bernice State Park... Cleora...
White Oak... Ottawa...
Peoria... Twin Bridges State Park...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 9543 3670 9530 3694 9492 3700 9463
3700 9462 3674 9462 3655 9501 3658 9533
3659 9533 3660 9533 3660 9534 3660 9538
3660 9540 3660 9542
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 11:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh and 11 more | 52 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 6:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 117 min |
| Jun 26, 6:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner | 14 min |
| Jun 26, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 33 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.