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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 9, 2023Rogers County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2023, 8:54 PM CDT for Rogers County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2023, 8:54 PM CDT (01:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2023, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Rogers County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 9:24 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Catoosa, OKReport from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 187 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2023-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1261 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2023-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1261 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2116 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

353 
WGUS54 KTSA 100154
FFWTSA
OKC131-100500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0013.230610T0154Z-230610T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
854 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 854 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a nearly stationary 
  thunderstorm producing heavy rain over or near Catoosa. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Tulsa...                           Catoosa...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3622 9582 3621 9563 3617 9559 3615 9560
      3614 9561 3616 9562 3616 9581 3618 9582

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Lacy
1 follow-up statement
547 
WGUS74 KTSA 100247
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
947 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

OKC131-100500-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230610T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rogers OK-
947 PM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT 
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS COUNTY...

At 947 PM CDT, Trained weather spotters reported flash flooding in 
the Catoosa area. High water rescues ongoing.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Tulsa...                           Catoosa...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3622 9582 3621 9563 3617 9559 3615 9560
      3614 9561 3616 9562 3616 9581 3618 9582

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Lacy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore25 min
Jun 9, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage21 min
Jun 9, 7:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah29 min
Jun 9, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington25 min
Jun 9, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Ottawa23 min
Jun 9, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore35 min
Jun 9, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner32 min
Jun 9, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig32 min
Jun 9, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers35 min
Jun 9, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington30 min
Jun 9, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell29 min
Jun 9, 8:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore34 min
Jun 9, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa29 min
Jun 9, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore31 min
Jun 9, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa32 min
Jun 9, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa28 min
Jun 10, 3:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee57 min
Jun 10, 3:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee33 min
Jun 10, 4:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Washington45 min
Jun 10, 4:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington42 min
Jun 10, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Tulsa50 min
Jun 10, 5:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee8 min
Jun 10, 5:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers46 min
Jun 10, 5:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa45 min
Jun 10, 6:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner43 min
Jun 10, 6:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware, Mayes, Ottawa31 min
Jun 10, 6:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner41 min
Jun 10, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg36 min
Jun 10, 7:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair49 min
Jun 10, 7:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pushmataha47 min
Jun 10, 7:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAPittsburg118 min
Jun 10, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore, Pushmataha44 min
Jun 10, 8:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha52 min
Jun 10, 8:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore49 min
Jun 10, 9:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.