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River Flood Warning 43, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 1, 2021Tulsa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Jul 1, 2021, 5:50 PM CDT for Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2021, 5:50 PM CDT (22:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2021, 8:07 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 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 river

Written for the forecast point Bird Creek near Owasso (OWSO2). The gauge peaked at 19.45 ft at Jul 1, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07178000, 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.

716 
WGUS44 KTSA 012250
FLWTSA

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
550 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

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

  Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo affecting Tulsa County.


OKC143-021100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0043.210701T2250Z-210702T1701Z/
/OWSO2.1.ER.210701T2057Z.210702T0000Z.210702T1100Z.NO/
550 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo.
* From this afternoon to early tomorrow afternoon.
* At 5:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 18.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.8 feet 
  this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning.
* Impact...At 20.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs near 56th Street 
  North near Mingo Road. Mingo Road near 66th Street North may 
  become impassable. Access roads near the Oxley Nature Center at 
  Mohawk Park may be flooded.


&&

LAT...LON 3627 9570 3618 9570 3618 9594 3627 9594

$$
3 follow-up statements
351 
WGUS84 KTSA 020152
FLSTSA

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
852 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

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

  Bird Creek near Sperry affecting Osage and Tulsa Counties.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in 
Oklahoma...

  Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo affecting Tulsa County.


OKC143-021400-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210702T1700Z/
/OWSO2.1.ER.210701T2057Z.210702T0030Z.210702T1100Z.NO/
852 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...The Flood Warning is now in effect until early tomorrow 
afternoon...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo.
* Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is cresting and is expected to fall below 
  flood stage tomorrow morning. The river will continue to fall and 
  remain below flood stage.
* Impact...At 19.0 feet, minor flooding occurs near Mohawk Park. 
  56th Street North may be impassable near Mingo Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3627 9570 3618 9570 3618 9594 3627 9594

$$

OKC113-143-021300-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0042.210702T0252Z-210702T1250Z/
/SPEO2.1.ER.210702T0252Z.210702T0600Z.210702T0650Z.NO/
852 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...The Flood Warning is now in effect until tomorrow morning...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Bird Creek near Sperry.
* Until tomorrow morning.
* At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 20.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late 
  this evening to a crest of 21.5 feet just after midnight tonight. 
  It will then fall below flood stage before sunrise Friday.
* Impact...At 21.0 feet, minor agricultural flooding occurs.


&&

LAT...LON 3640 9593 3620 9590 3620 9598 3640 9605

$$
609 
WGUS84 KTSA 020702
FLSTSA

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
202 AM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in 
Oklahoma...

  Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo affecting Tulsa County.


OKC143-021500-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210702T1452Z/
/OWSO2.1.ER.210701T2057Z.210702T0030Z.210702T0852Z.NO/
202 AM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

...The Flood Warning is now in effect until late this morning...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo.
* Until late this morning.
* At 1:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 18.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring, but the river is falling.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early 
  this morning.
* Impact...At 19.0 feet, minor flooding occurs near Mohawk Park. 
  56th Street North may be impassable near Mingo Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3627 9570 3618 9570 3618 9594 3627 9594

$$
443 
WGUS84 KTSA 021307
FLSTSA

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
807 AM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

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

  Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo affecting Tulsa County.

OKC143-021415-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210702T1307Z/
/OWSO2.1.ER.210701T2057Z.210702T0030Z.210702T0835Z.NO/
807 AM CDT Fri Jul 2 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo.
* At 7:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to continue to fall and remain 
  below flood stage.


&&

LAT...LON 3627 9570 3618 9570 3618 9594 3627 9594

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa47 min
Jun 30, 10:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Tulsa115 min
Jul 1, 5:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa3 hr
Jul 1, 5:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware4 hr
Jul 1, 7:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Jul 1, 7:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers3 hr
Jul 1, 8:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington3 hr
Jul 1, 8:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMuskogee, Wagoner3 hr
Jul 1, 8:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee3 hr
Jul 1, 9:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSATulsa, Wagoner4 hr
Jul 1, 10:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAWagoner3 hr
Jul 1, 10:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee3 hr
Jul 1, 11:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Pawnee3 hr
Jul 1, 12:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee3 hr
Jul 1, 12:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee3 hr
Jul 1, 1:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAWagoner3 hr
Jul 1, 1:51 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSATulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Jul 1, 2:16 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa4 hr
Jul 1, 2:32 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAMuskogee4 hr
Jul 1, 5:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa8 hr
Jul 1, 6:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAMuskogee8 hr

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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.