Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Watches in 2021
Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood watch at Jun 30, 2021, 9:20 AM CDT for 16 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 30, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2021, 9:20 AM CDT (14:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 30, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 724 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1019 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
704 WGUS64 KTSA 301420 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Tulsa OK 920 AM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021 OKZ054>063-302230- /O.NEW.KTSA.FF.A.0006.210630T1700Z-210701T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes- Delaware- Including the cities of Pawhuska, Pryor, Tulsa, Jay, Miami, Nowata, Vinita, Grove, Bartlesville, Claremore, and Pawnee 920 AM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for a portion of northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington OK. * Through Thursday morning. * Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across northeast Oklahoma this afternoon, with the greatest threat for locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding along and north of highway 412. Another round of showers and storms is also expected tonight. Portions of northeast Oklahoma have picked up heavy rains recently, and soils are fairly saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and create flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Lacy
5 follow-up statements
457 WGUS64 KTSA 301908 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Tulsa OK 208 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021 OKZ064>067-070-010315- /O.EXB.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210701T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee- Including the cities of Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sapulpa, Wagoner, and Okemah 208 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Tulsa has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include portions of east central Oklahoma and northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, Muskogee and Okfuskee. In northeast Oklahoma, Creek, Okmulgee and Wagoner. * Through Thursday afternoon. * Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, will become more widespread later tonight through Thursday morning. Portions of northeast Oklahoma have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ OKZ054>063-010315- /O.EXT.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210701T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes- Delaware- Including the cities of Pawhuska, Pryor, Tulsa, Jay, Miami, Nowata, Vinita, Grove, Bartlesville, Claremore, and Pawnee 208 PM CDT Wed Jun 30 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * A portion of northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington OK. * Through Thursday afternoon. * Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will become more widespread later tonight into Thursday morning. Portions of northeast Oklahoma have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
724 WGUS64 KTSA 010753 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Tulsa OK 253 AM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 OKZ054>063-012000- /O.EXT.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes- Delaware- Including the cities of Pawhuska, Pryor, Tulsa, Jay, Miami, Nowata, Vinita, Grove, Bartlesville, Claremore, and Pawnee 253 AM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * A portion of northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington OK. * Through this evening. * Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread this morning. Portions of northeast Oklahoma have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ OKZ064>067-070-012000- /O.EXT.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee- Including the cities of Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sapulpa, Wagoner, and Okemah 253 AM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * Portions of east central Oklahoma and northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, Muskogee and Okfuskee. In northeast Oklahoma, Creek, Okmulgee and Wagoner. * Through this evening. * Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread through the morning hours across parts of east central Oklahoma. Portions of northeast Oklahoma have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
181 WGUS64 KTSA 011518 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1018 AM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 OKZ068-069-012330- /O.EXA.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cherokee-Adair- Including the cities of Stilwell and Tahlequah 1018 AM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tulsa has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include portions of east central Oklahoma and northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, Cherokee. In northeast Oklahoma, Adair. * Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue this morning before sagging southward during the early afternoon. Additional, more scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the mid to late afternoon. Portions of northeast Oklahoma have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ OKZ054>063-012330- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes- Delaware- Including the cities of Pawhuska, Pryor, Tulsa, Jay, Miami, Nowata, Vinita, Grove, Bartlesville, Claremore, and Pawnee 1018 AM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington OK. * Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue this morning before sagging southward during the early afternoon. Additional, more scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the mid to late afternoon. Portions of northeast Oklahoma have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ OKZ064>067-070-012330- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee- Including the cities of Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sapulpa, Wagoner, and Okemah 1018 AM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of east central Oklahoma and northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, Muskogee and Okfuskee. In northeast Oklahoma, Creek, Okmulgee and Wagoner. * Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue this morning before sagging southward during the early afternoon. Additional, more scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the mid to late afternoon. Portions of northeast Oklahoma have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
877 WGUS64 KTSA 011918 FFATSA Flood Watch National Weather Service Tulsa OK 218 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 OKZ054>059-061>063-068-069-012030- /O.CAN.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Rogers-Mayes-Delaware- Cherokee-Adair- Including the cities of Pawhuska, Pryor, Jay, Miami, Nowata, Tahlequah, Vinita, Grove, Stilwell, Bartlesville, Claremore, and Pawnee 218 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of east central Oklahoma and northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, Cherokee. In northeast Oklahoma, Adair, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers and Washington OK has been cancelled. The Flood Watch is cancelled. The threat for heavy flooding rainfall has shifted south of the region. $$ OKZ060-020000- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Tulsa- Including the cities of Tulsa 218 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of northeast Oklahoma, including the following county, Tulsa. * Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * Heavy rain producing showers and storms are expected to continue thru the afternoon across portions of east central and northeast Oklahoma. Portions of this region have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ OKZ064>067-070-020000- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee- Including the cities of Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sapulpa, Wagoner, and Okemah 218 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of east central Oklahoma and northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, Muskogee and Okfuskee. In northeast Oklahoma, Creek, Okmulgee and Wagoner. * Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * Heavy rain producing showers and storms are expected to continue thru the afternoon across portions of east central and northeast Oklahoma. Portions of this region have received heavy rainfall over the past several days, leaving soils saturated. Any additional heavy rainfall would quickly become runoff and cause flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Lacy
743 WGUS64 KTSA 012356 FFATSA Flood Watch National Weather Service Tulsa OK 656 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 OKZ060-064>067-070-020100- /O.EXP.KTSA.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Tulsa-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee- Including the cities of Muskogee, Sapulpa, Tulsa, Wagoner, Okmulgee, and Okemah 656 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of east central Oklahoma and northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, Muskogee and Okfuskee. In northeast Oklahoma, Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa and Wagoner will expire at 7 PM CDT this evening. The Flood Watch is cancelled. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 4:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 112 min |
| Jun 30, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 5:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers | 113 min |
| Jun 30, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 31 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.