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Flood Watch 4, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 2, 2022Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 3:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha34 min
May 2, 3:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, Pushmataha33 min
May 2, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw28 min
May 2, 4:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore26 min
May 2, 4:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore43 min
May 2, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, Pushmataha46 min
May 2, 5:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore39 min
May 2, 8:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee6 days
May 2, 8:24 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware48 hr
May 2, 8:26 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware28 hr
May 2, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg31 min
May 2, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell36 min
May 2, 3:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah36 min
May 2, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah35 min
May 2, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore37 min
May 2, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah31 min
May 2, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore34 min
May 2, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore47 min
May 2, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore52 min
May 2, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee55 min
May 2, 6:00 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTSAOsage, Pawnee45 min
May 2, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee51 min
May 2, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee49 min
May 2, 6:34 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Pawnee41 min
May 2, 6:50 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee24 min
May 2, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers and 1 more49 min
May 2, 5:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Sebastian52 min
May 2, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford25 min
May 2, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin, Sebastian34 min
May 2, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALogan46 min

Nearby

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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.