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Flood Watch 8, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flood watch at Jun 5, 2022, 9:41 PM CDT for 10 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2022, 9:41 PM CDT (02:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2022, 5:02 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 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, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 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
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -365 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 564 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
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 Jun 5, 8:57 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 8:57 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 4:58 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
458 PM CDT Sun Jun 5 2022
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061000-
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-
458 PM CDT Sun Jun 5 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...Significant.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Primarily after 11 PM.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Northeast Oklahoma.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
ONSET...Tonight.
DISCUSSION...
Ongoing thunderstorms across western Kansas will continue to expand
in coverage, with one or more complexes potentially impacting eastern
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas by late evening and continuing into
the overnight hours. A risk of significant severe wind gusts in
excess of 70 mph may spread into portions of northeast Oklahoma as
the complex approaches the region after 11 pm this evening. The
severe wind threat may extend farther east and south through the
overnight hours as storms surge southeast. Additionally, a period of
heavy rainfall is likely as the storm complex spreads across the
region. Localized flooding may become a concern overnight.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Possible.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
TUESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain Potential.
WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms are likely to be ongoing early Monday with a limited
severe weather and heavy rainfall risk. A brief lull in thunderstorm
chances is forecast for Monday afternoon before another storm complex
spreads across the region Monday night into Tuesday. The active
weather pattern will continue through the work week with daily
thunderstorm chances. A risk of severe weather will accompany any
well developed thunderstorm complexes. Also areas of heavy rainfall
are likely to develop through the week which may raise flooding
concerns.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 1:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee, Tulsa | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 2:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 2:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Wagoner | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 3:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 3:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 3:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 3:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Mayes | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 3:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Muskogee | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 4:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 4:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 4:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 2:15 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Muskogee | 42 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 4:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 4:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 35 min |
Nearby
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.