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River Flood Warning 32, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 23, 2022Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at May 23, 2022, 8:19 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 26, 2022, 1:34 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2022, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2022, 1:34 AM CDT
Expired
May 24, 2022, 8:24 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 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 Neosho River near Commerce (COMO2). The gauge peaked at 11.15 ft at May 25, 2022, 8:00 PM CDT.

actionminormoderate5101505/2405/2505/26
Action stage
14 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07185000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at May 23, 6:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 5:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
516 PM CDT Mon May 23 2022

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241045-
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-
516 PM CDT Mon May 23 2022

...HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...West of Highway 75 in Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...After Midnight.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are ongoing late
this afternoon along and north of Interstate 44. Most of this
rainfall should remain on the light to moderate side, with some
decrease in areal coverage possible into early evening. Stronger
storms with the potential for heavy rainfall and localized flash
flooding potential will move into northeast Oklahoma late tonight
into tomorrow morning. The highest rainfall amounts through
daybreak Tuesday will be west of Highway 75 in northeast Oklahoma,
with 1 to 2 inch totals possible. Severe weather is not expected,
though a few stronger storms with gusty winds and small hail may
occur tonight across the area.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...No Hazards.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...High Wind Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will likely be ongoing Tuesday
morning across northeast Oklahoma. This activity is expected to
spread across the remainder of eastern Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas Tuesday into Tuesday night. Widespread 1 to 3 inch
rainfall amounts are expected with locally higher totals.
Localized flooding will be possible with any storms that move over
the same areas. The heavy rainfall threat will begin to shift
east Wednesday morning as a cold front sweeps through the area.

On Tuesday afternoon, limited severe weather potential will
exist for parts of southeast Oklahoma, with the coverage and
intensity dependent on whether breaks in the cloudiness occur and
resultant impacts on available instability.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
Continue to monitor the latest forecast today and Tuesday. A flood
watch may be needed in some areas for both flash flooding and
mainstem river flooding. Specific rainfall amounts will continue
to be refined over the next 24 hours.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Tulsa5 hr
May 23, 9:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Tulsa3 hr
May 23, 10:09 PM CDTFlood WatchTSACraig, Creek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee and 3 more23 hr
May 23, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek25 min
May 23, 10:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Tulsa5 hr
May 23, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa30 min
May 24, 12:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Pawnee3 hr
May 24, 1:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee4 hr
May 24, 2:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and 1 more3 hr
May 24, 3:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa6 hr
May 24, 8:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAWashington38 hr
May 24, 8:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa60 hr
May 24, 8:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage29 hr
May 24, 8:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa53 hr
May 24, 8:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa54 hr
May 24, 9:28 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa6 hr
May 24, 12:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington3 hr
May 24, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw25 min
May 24, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore37 min
May 24, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin31 min
May 24, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin39 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.