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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 17, 2025, 8:39 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2025, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2025, 12:26 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 250 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1896 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
761
WGUS54 KTSA 180139
FFWTSA
OKC121-127-180545-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0021.250518T0139Z-250518T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
839 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 839 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. 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...
Kiowa... Ashland...
Dunbar... Kosoma...
Stanley... Moyers...
Pittsburg... Eubanks...
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 3465 9545 3449 9544 3433 9553 3429 9576
3431 9578 3451 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567
3459 9588 3468 9588 3468 9609 3482 9609
3485 9594 3474 9581
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$2 follow-up statements
883
WGUS74 KTSA 180310
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1010 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025
OKC121-127-180545-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250518T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pittsburg OK-Pushmataha OK-
1010 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT SUNDAY
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PITTSBURG AND NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES...
At 1010 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional
rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Kiowa... Ashland...
Dunbar... Stanley...
Pittsburg...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 9609 3482 9609 3485 9594 3474 9581
3465 9545 3449 9544 3446 9553 3443 9577
3451 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567 3459 9588
3468 9588
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$489
WGUS74 KTSA 180526
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1226 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025
OKC121-127-180536-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250518T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pittsburg OK-Pushmataha OK-
1226 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN PITTSBURG AND
NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 9609 3482 9609 3485 9594 3474 9581
3465 9545 3449 9544 3446 9553 3443 9577
3451 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567 3459 9588
3468 9588
$$
06The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 38 min |
| May 17, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 34 min |
| May 17, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 49 min |
| May 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 33 min |
| May 17, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 42 min |
| May 17, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 32 min |
| May 17, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 29 min |
| May 17, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| May 17, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Atoka | 15 min |
| May 17, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 16 min |
| May 17, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 37 min |
| May 17, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 19 min |
| May 17, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 19 min |
| May 17, 10:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Pushmataha | 2 hr |
| May 17, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 35 min |
| May 17, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 41 min |
| May 17, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 23 min |
| May 17, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 42 min |
| May 17, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 49 min |
| May 17, 11:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 56 min |
| May 17, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 54 min |
| May 17, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington | 15 min |
| May 17, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 37 min |
| May 17, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee | 37 min |
| May 18, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 45 min |
| May 18, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| May 18, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 67 min |
| May 18, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 63 min |
| May 18, 1:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 66 min |
| May 18, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 44 min |
| May 18, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 47 min |
| May 18, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 57 min |
| May 18, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 40 min |
| May 18, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 51 min |
| May 18, 2:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 48 min |
| May 18, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 42 min |
| May 18, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 1 more | 62 min |
| May 18, 3:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 26 min |
| May 18, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 31 min |
| May 18, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 26 min |
| May 18, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 49 min |
| May 18, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 35 min |
| May 18, 4:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 33 min |
| May 18, 5:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 32 min |
| May 18, 5:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 30 min |
| May 18, 6:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 27 min |
| May 18, 7:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| May 18, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 25 min |
| May 18, 7:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 35 min |
| May 18, 8:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 34 min |
| May 18, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 26 min |
| May 18, 8:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 23 min |
| May 18, 9:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 24 min |
| May 18, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 27 min |
| May 18, 11:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 24 min |
| May 18, 11:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 34 min |
| May 18, 11:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 35 min |
| May 18, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 32 min |
| May 18, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 23 min |
| May 18, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 29 min |
| May 18, 12:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 24 min |
| May 18, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 32 min |
| May 18, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 30 min |
| May 18, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Washington | 42 min |
| May 18, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 46 min |
| May 18, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 41 min |
| May 18, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 39 min |
| May 18, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 39 min |
| May 18, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 32 min |
| May 18, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 40 min |
| May 18, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington | 44 min |
| May 18, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 16 min |
| May 18, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 50 min |
| May 18, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers | 41 min |
| May 18, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 39 min |
| May 18, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 65 min |
| May 18, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 46 min |
| May 18, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 55 min |
| May 18, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.