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River Flood Warning 32, NWS Tulsa, OK
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.
- 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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 5 hr |
| May 23, 9:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| May 23, 10:09 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | Craig, Creek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee and 3 more | 23 hr |
| May 23, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 25 min |
| May 23, 10:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 5 hr |
| May 23, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 30 min |
| May 24, 12:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 3 hr |
| May 24, 1:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 4 hr |
| May 24, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 24, 3:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| May 24, 8:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 38 hr |
| May 24, 8:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 60 hr |
| May 24, 8:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 29 hr |
| May 24, 8:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 53 hr |
| May 24, 8:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 54 hr |
| May 24, 9:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| May 24, 12:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 24, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 25 min |
| May 24, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 37 min |
| May 24, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 31 min |
| May 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 39 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.