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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 27, 2021Cherokee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at May 27, 2021, 2:54 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 29, 2021, 2:42 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2021, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)
In effect from: May 29, 2021, 2:42 AM CDT
Expired: May 27, 2021, 8:04 PM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cherokee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Illinois River (AR OK) near Tahlequah (TALO2). The gauge peaked at 8.92 ft at May 28, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07196500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

545 
WGUS44 KTSA 271954
FLWTSA

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
254 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...

  Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.


OKC021-280800-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0029.210529T0742Z-210530T0645Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.210529T0742Z.210529T1800Z.210530T0045Z.NO/
254 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* From late Friday night to early Sunday morning.
* At 2:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early 
  Saturday morning to a crest of 11.6 feet early Saturday afternoon. 
  It will then fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging 
  Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Floating the river is too 
  hazardous due to strong turbulence.
* Impact...At 12.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging 
  Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Extreme turbulence makes the 
  river too hazardous for floating.


&&

LAT...LON 3611 9487 3606 9481 3576 9487 3576 9496
      3603 9496

$$

Lacy

1 follow-up statement

233 
WGUS84 KTSA 280104
FLSTSA

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
804 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Oklahoma...

  Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.

OKC021-280215-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FL.W.0029.210529T0742Z-210528T0104Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.210529T0742Z.210529T1800Z.210530T0045Z.NO/
804 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Illinois River near Tahlequah has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.5 feet 
  early Saturday afternoon.


&&

LAT...LON 3611 9487 3606 9481 3576 9487 3576 9496
      3603 9496

$$

RJS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 9:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	29 hr
May 27, 9:58 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee	4 days
May 27, 10:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh and 11 more	11 hr
May 27, 11:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Ottawa	3 hr
May 27, 12:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	45 min
May 27, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	34 min
May 27, 12:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	44 min
May 27, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	27 min
May 27, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Washington	63 min
May 27, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	34 min
May 27, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	46 min
May 27, 1:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	6 hr
May 27, 1:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Nowata	2 hr
May 27, 1:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	3 hr
May 27, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	65 min
May 27, 2:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Osage, Washington	92 min
May 27, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	53 min
May 27, 2:54 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	22 hr
May 27, 2:54 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	35 hr
May 27, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	52 min
May 27, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	45 min
May 27, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	57 min
May 27, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	37 min
May 27, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers	63 min
May 27, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	48 min
May 27, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers and 2 more	56 min
May 27, 3:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	3 hr
May 27, 4:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	3 hr
May 27, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	30 min
May 27, 4:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	3 hr
May 27, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa, Wagoner	34 min
May 27, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	56 min
May 27, 4:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
May 27, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	59 min
May 27, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	39 min
May 27, 4:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers	3 hr
May 27, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	38 min
May 27, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	34 min
May 27, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	64 min
May 27, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner	51 min
May 27, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	43 min
May 27, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee	39 min
May 27, 6:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	3 hr
May 27, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	50 min
May 27, 6:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	2 hr
May 27, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	41 min
May 27, 6:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	12 hr
May 27, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	40 min
May 27, 6:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	12 hr
May 27, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee	39 min
May 27, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.