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Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 17, 2021Craig County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2021, 4:40 AM CDT for Craig County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 2 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
Jul 17, 2021, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2021, 6:49 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Craig County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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 2021-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 574 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 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
574 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

834 
WGUS54 KTSA 170940
FFWTSA
OKC035-171245-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0048.210717T0940Z-210717T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
440 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 745 AM CDT.

* At 440 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches 
  are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per 
  hour will be common across the warning area with locally higher 
  rates of 3 inches or more per hour possible.

  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...
  White Oak...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3674 9543 3677 9537 3674 9524 3658 9518
      3655 9529 3662 9533 3666 9543 3667 9543
      3670 9543 3671 9543 3672 9543

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Snider
1 follow-up statement
042 
WGUS74 KTSA 171149
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
649 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

OKC035-171159-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210717T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Craig OK-
649 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG COUNTY HAS BEEN 
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

The heavy rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Saturday for 
portions of northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3674 9543 3677 9537 3674 9524 3658 9518
      3655 9529 3662 9533 3666 9543 3667 9543
      3670 9543 3671 9543 3672 9543

$$

Lacy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage46 min
Jul 17, 12:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes4 hr
Jul 17, 1:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSADelaware3 hr
Jul 17, 1:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage3 hr
Jul 17, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage35 min
Jul 17, 1:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes26 min
Jul 17, 2:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSADelaware, Mayes3 hr
Jul 17, 2:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSADelaware, Mayes3 hr
Jul 17, 2:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes23 min
Jul 17, 2:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes26 min
Jul 17, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes29 min
Jul 17, 3:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 10 more39 hr
Jul 17, 3:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMayes117 min
Jul 17, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes18 min
Jul 17, 4:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers3 hr
Jul 17, 4:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig32 min
Jul 17, 5:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSADelaware, Mayes3 hr
Jul 17, 5:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSANowata, Rogers3 hr
Jul 17, 6:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSARogers3 hr
Jul 17, 6:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa, Washington118 min
Jul 17, 6:49 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACraig3 hr
Jul 17, 7:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAWashington118 min
Jul 17, 7:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAWashington3 hr
Jul 17, 9:09 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSARogers3 hr
Jul 17, 10:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAWashington2 hr
Jul 17, 3:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa35 min
Jul 17, 3:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa, Wagoner2 hr
Jul 17, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSATulsa, Wagoner25 min
Jul 17, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner42 min
Jul 17, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee41 min
Jul 17, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek39 min
Jul 17, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek39 min
Jul 17, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore41 min
Jul 17, 5:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALatimer, Pittsburg115 min
Jul 17, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee50 min
Jul 17, 6:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Delaware2 hr
Jul 17, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair42 min
Jul 17, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage62 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.