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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 17, 2025Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2025-05-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 250 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2025-05-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg38 min
May 17, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh34 min
May 17, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha49 min
May 17, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg33 min
May 17, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw42 min
May 17, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg32 min
May 17, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw29 min
May 17, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha50 min
May 17, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAtoka15 min
May 17, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha16 min
May 17, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha37 min
May 17, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee19 min
May 17, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Pushmataha19 min
May 17, 10:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAPushmataha2 hr
May 17, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPawnee35 min
May 17, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee41 min
May 17, 10:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee23 min
May 17, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore42 min
May 17, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee49 min
May 17, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee56 min
May 17, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage54 min
May 17, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington15 min
May 17, 11:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee37 min
May 17, 11:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Muskogee37 min
May 18, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington45 min
May 18, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah42 min
May 18, 12:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek67 min
May 18, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata63 min
May 18, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah66 min
May 18, 1:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa44 min
May 18, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner47 min
May 18, 2:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee57 min
May 18, 2:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee40 min
May 18, 2:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee51 min
May 18, 2:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg48 min
May 18, 3:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee42 min
May 18, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 1 more62 min
May 18, 3:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell26 min
May 18, 3:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg31 min
May 18, 4:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, LeFlore26 min
May 18, 4:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, LeFlore, Sequoyah49 min
May 18, 4:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore35 min
May 18, 4:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington33 min
May 18, 5:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer32 min
May 18, 5:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington30 min
May 18, 6:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers27 min
May 18, 7:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSARogers, Tulsa3 hr
May 18, 7:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa25 min
May 18, 7:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers35 min
May 18, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware34 min
May 18, 8:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig26 min
May 18, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware23 min
May 18, 9:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware24 min
May 18, 11:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware27 min
May 18, 11:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware24 min
May 18, 11:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner34 min
May 18, 11:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee35 min
May 18, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah32 min
May 18, 11:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee23 min
May 18, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee29 min
May 18, 12:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair24 min
May 18, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair50 min
May 18, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware32 min
May 18, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa30 min
May 18, 12:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee, Washington42 min
May 18, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware46 min
May 18, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSASequoyah41 min
May 18, 12:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington39 min
May 18, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington39 min
May 18, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington32 min
May 18, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner40 min
May 18, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington44 min
May 18, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Rogers16 min
May 18, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes50 min
May 18, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers41 min
May 18, 2:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa39 min
May 18, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSADelaware, Mayes65 min
May 18, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware46 min
May 18, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Ottawa55 min
May 18, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware47 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.