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Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 13, 2021Creek County, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2021, 6:03 PM CDT for Creek County, Tulsa County, 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
Aug 13, 2021, 6:03 PM CDT (23:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2021, 8:37 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Creek County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 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 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 592 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
592 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-167 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

894 
WGUS54 KTSA 132303
FFWTSA
OKC037-143-140215-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0059.210813T2303Z-210814T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
603 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 603 PM 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 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...
  Tulsa...                           Broken Arrow...
  Sand Springs...                    Bixby...
  Sapulpa...                         Jenks...
  Glenpool...                        Kiefer...
  Jenks Riverside Airport...         Leonard...

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 3615 9603 3617 9585 3606 9576 3591 9577
      3590 9603 3599 9615

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
005 
WGUS74 KTSA 140137
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
837 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

OKC037-143-140147-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210814T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Creek OK-Tulsa OK-
837 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL CREEK AND 
SOUTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3615 9603 3617 9585 3606 9576 3591 9577
      3590 9603 3599 9615

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 6:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington33 min
Aug 13, 6:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata17 min
Aug 13, 7:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata34 min
Aug 13, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers33 min
Aug 13, 2:16 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTSACherokee, Creek, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 4 more4 hr
Aug 13, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee24 min
Aug 13, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa37 min
Aug 13, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee26 min
Aug 13, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee47 min
Aug 13, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa36 min
Aug 13, 5:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa3 hr
Aug 13, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek31 min
Aug 13, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa38 min
Aug 13, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee36 min
Aug 13, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee42 min
Aug 13, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner41 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.