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River Flood Warning 103, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 27, 2025Adair County, Delaware County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Aug 27, 2025, 2:16 PM CDT for Adair County, Delaware County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Aug 28, 2025, 11:42 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 27, 2025, 2:16 PM CDT (19:16 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 28, 2025, 11:42 PM CDT
Expired: Aug 29, 2025, 6:47 PM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Adair County, OK, Delaware County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Illinois River (AR OK) near Watts (WTTO2). The gauge peaked at 9.27 ft at Aug 28, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07195500, 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 Aug 27, 12:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 12:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 27, 11:38 AM CDT	Flood Watch	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and 6 more	24 hr
Aug 27, 2:04 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Ottawa	18 hr
Aug 27, 2:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	18 hr
Aug 27, 2:14 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	19 hr
Aug 27, 2:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	54 hr
Aug 27, 2:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee	70 hr

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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.