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Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 10, 202113 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood watch at Oct 10, 2021, 12:12 PM CDT for 13 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Oct 10, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2021, 12:12 PM CDT (17:12 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 10, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 11, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Flood severity
None

Counties Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes 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), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2021-10-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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 2021-10-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 310 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-716 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1264 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
310 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

664 
WGUS64 KTSA 101712
FFATSA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1212 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

OKZ054>067-110115-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.A.0009.211010T2300Z-211011T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Pryor, Sapulpa, Tulsa, Jay, Miami, 
Nowata, Wagoner, Vinita, Grove, Bartlesville, Okmulgee, Claremore, 
Pawnee, and Okemah
1212 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH 
LATE TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of east central Oklahoma and 
  northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east 
  central Oklahoma, Okfuskee. In northeast Oklahoma, Craig, Creek, 
  Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, 
  Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington OK.

* From 6 PM CDT this evening through late tonight.

* Strong to severe thunderstorms will spread into northeast Oklahoma 
  this evening with very heavy rainfall likely.  Widespread 1 to 2 
  inch rainfall amounts are expected with locally 4 to 5 inches 
  possible in the stronger storms. A few lingering storms will 
  continue overnight, which could further aggravate any ongoing 
  flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

RBD
2 follow-up statements
729 
WGUS64 KTSA 110636
FFATSA

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
136 AM CDT Mon Oct 11 2021

OKZ054>067-110900-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-211011T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Pryor, Sapulpa, Tulsa, Jay, Miami, 
Nowata, Wagoner, Vinita, Grove, Bartlesville, Okmulgee, Claremore, 
Pawnee, and Okemah
136 AM CDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of east central Oklahoma and northeast Oklahoma, 
  including the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, 
  Okfuskee. In northeast Oklahoma, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, 
  Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner 
  and Washington OK.

* Until 4 AM CDT early this morning.

* More areas of showers and embedded thunderstorms are moving into 
  the watch area over the next couple of hours. Localized flash 
  flooding will remain possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

MAB
169 
WGUS64 KTSA 110855
FFATSA

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
355 AM CDT Mon Oct 11 2021

OKZ054>067-111000-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-211011T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Pryor, Sapulpa, Tulsa, Jay, Miami, 
Nowata, Wagoner, Vinita, Grove, Bartlesville, Okmulgee, Claremore, 
Pawnee, and Okemah
355 AM CDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of east central Oklahoma and 
northeast Oklahoma, including the following counties, in east 
central Oklahoma, Okfuskee. In northeast Oklahoma, Craig, Creek, 
Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, 
Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington OK will expire at 4 AM CDT early this 
morning.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage58 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.