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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 27, 20214 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2021, 4:50 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 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 27, 2021, 4:50 AM CDT (09:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2021, 8:37 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 2021-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 342 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 2021-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
342 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
997 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

869 
WGUS54 KTSA 270950
FFWTSA
OKC037-113-117-143-271345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0039.210627T0950Z-210627T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
450 AM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Pawnee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 845 AM CDT.

* At 450 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Tulsa...                           Broken Arrow...
  Sand Springs...                    Bristow...
  Owasso...                          Bixby...
  Sapulpa...                         Jenks...
  Glenpool...                        Catoosa...
  Mannford...                        Drumright...
  Kiefer...                          Sperry...
  Mounds...                          Kellyville...
  Oilton...                          Depew...
  Westport...                        Slick...

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 3616 9663 3628 9600 3628 9582 3616 9581
      3616 9576 3590 9576 3586 9602 3586 9619
      3574 9619 3570 9662

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
140 
WGUS74 KTSA 271337
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
837 AM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021

OKC037-113-117-143-271347-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210627T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Creek OK-Osage OK-Pawnee OK-Tulsa OK-
837 AM CDT Sun Jun 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CREEK, SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE, SOUTHEASTERN 
PAWNEE AND TULSA COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

The heavy rainfall has moved out of the area, though areas of 
flooding may still be ongoing from widespread 2 to 4 inches of 
rainfall that has already fallen.

LAT...LON 3616 9663 3628 9600 3628 9582 3616 9581
      3616 9576 3590 9576 3586 9602 3586 9619
      3574 9619 3570 9662

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 9:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSANowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington4 hr
Jun 26, 10:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage and 5 more3 hr
Jun 26, 11:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers10 hr
Jun 27, 12:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 6 more5 hr
Jun 27, 6:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOkmulgee3 hr
Jun 27, 8:37 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa3 hr
Jun 27, 9:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek18 hr
Jun 27, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa7 hr
Jun 27, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner38 min
Jun 27, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh35 min
Jun 27, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner42 min
Jun 27, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.