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Flood Watch 4, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flood watch at May 2, 2022, 2:53 AM CDT for Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at May 2, 2022, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2022, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2022, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2022, 12:08 AM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at May 2, 12:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 12:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 4:45 PM CDT, 10 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
445 PM CDT Sun May 1 2022
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021000-
Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
445 PM CDT Sun May 1 2022
This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.
.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Mainly Along and South of Interstate 40.
ONSET...After Midnight.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Mainly Southeast Oklahoma.
ONSET...After Midnight.
DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms will increase from west to east after midnight with
widespread coverage expected by sunrise Monday. Elevated instability
will increase overnight, and isolated severe storms will be
possible. Large hail will be the primary hazard. Additionally,
locally heavy rainfall is possible across parts of southeast
Oklahoma.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
MONDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential...
Heavy Rain Potential.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential...
Heavy Rain Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
FRIDAY...High Wind Potential.
SATURDAY...No Hazards.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Widespread thunderstorms will be ongoing Monday morning with a
risk of isolated severe weather. The morning thunderstorms will
gradually end from west to east. Conditions will become increasingly
unstable late Monday afternoon across parts of eastern Oklahoma.
Storms may again develop by late afternoon along a dryline located
through central Oklahoma. If these storms develop they will
likely become severe as they move into northeast Oklahoma and pose
a risk of large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Storm
chances will increase Monday evening as a cold front pushes
south into northeast Oklahoma, and these storms will also pose a
risk of severe weather. The cold front will sweep south Monday
night with a continued risk of severe weather and locally heavy
rainfall.
The active weather pattern continues with the next storm system
increasing thunderstorm chances early Wednesday. Conditions are
likely to become increasingly favorable for severe weather by
Wednesday afternoon and severe weather along with additional heavy
rainfall appears likely Wednesday evening through Wednesday night.
Thunderstorm chances will decrease on Thursday.
weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 34 min |
| May 2, 3:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, Pushmataha | 33 min |
| May 2, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 28 min |
| May 2, 4:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 26 min |
| May 2, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 43 min |
| May 2, 5:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, Pushmataha | 46 min |
| May 2, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 39 min |
| May 2, 8:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 6 days |
| May 2, 8:24 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 48 hr |
| May 2, 8:26 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 28 hr |
| May 2, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 31 min |
| May 2, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 36 min |
| May 2, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 36 min |
| May 2, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 35 min |
| May 2, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 37 min |
| May 2, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 31 min |
| May 2, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| May 2, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 47 min |
| May 2, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 52 min |
| May 2, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 55 min |
| May 2, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 45 min |
| May 2, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 51 min |
| May 2, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 49 min |
| May 2, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 41 min |
| May 2, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 24 min |
| May 2, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers and 1 more | 49 min |
| May 2, 5:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 52 min |
| May 2, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 25 min |
| May 2, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 34 min |
| May 2, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Logan | 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.