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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 20, 2025Washington County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 20, 2025, 2:25 PM CDT for Washington County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 21, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 20, 2025, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 21, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 20, 2025, 8:40 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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 Caney River near Ramona (RAMO2). The gauge peaked at 24.95 ft at Apr 21, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
26 ft
Minor stage
26 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07175500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

161 
WGUS44 KTSA 201925
FLWTSA

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
225 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...

  Bird Creek near Sperry affecting Osage and Tulsa Counties.

  Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo affecting Tulsa County.

  Caney River near Ramona affecting Washington OK County.

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and 
increased in duration for the following rivers in Oklahoma...

  Caney River near Collinsville affecting Rogers and Tulsa Counties.

&&

OKC113-143-210645-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0020.250420T2310Z-250421T0638Z/
/SPEO2.1.ER.250420T2310Z.250421T0000Z.250421T0037Z.NO/
225 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT 
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Bird Creek near Sperry.

* WHEN...From this evening to just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, minor agricultural flooding occurs.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 20.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 21.2 feet this evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage this evening.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3640 9593 3620 9590 3620 9598 3640 9605


$$

OKC143-210730-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0022.250421T0600Z-250421T1200Z/
/OWSO2.1.ER.250421T0600Z.250421T0600Z.250421T0600Z.NO/
225 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Bird Creek near Owasso-Mingo.

* WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, minor flooding occurs at Mohawk Park and 
  along 56th Street North near Mingo Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 14.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.0
    feet just after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3627 9570 3618 9570 3618 9594 3627 9594


$$

OKC147-210730-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FL.W.0021.250421T0600Z-250421T1200Z/
/RAMO2.1.ER.250421T0600Z.250421T0600Z.250421T0600Z.NO/
225 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Caney River near Ramona.

* WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, minor flooding occurs. Farmlands and rural 
  roads are affected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 22.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.0
    feet just after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3664 9580 3637 9576 3637 9584 3647 9593
      3664 9593


$$

OKC131-143-210730-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0018.250420T2224Z-250422T1507Z/
/CVLO2.2.ER.250420T2224Z.250421T1800Z.250422T0907Z.NO/
225 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TUESDAY 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Caney River near Collinsville.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, moderate agricultural flooding occurs. 
  Rural roads near the main channel may become impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 23.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 29.0 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3643 9580 3636 9564 3630 9570 3635 9588


$$
1 follow-up statement
069 
WGUS84 KTSA 210140
FLSTSA

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
840 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Oklahoma...

  Caney River near Ramona affecting Washington OK County.

OKC147-210245-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FL.W.0021.250421T0600Z-250421T0140Z/
/RAMO2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
840 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Caney River near Ramona.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 24.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.9
    feet just after midnight tonight, which is below flood stage.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3664 9580 3637 9576 3637 9584 3647 9593
      3664 9593


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 10:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee3 hr
Apr 19, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee27 min
Apr 19, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg59 min
Apr 19, 11:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee4 hr
Apr 19, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAPittsburg62 min
Apr 19, 11:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOkmulgee16 min
Apr 19, 11:53 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg52 min
Apr 19, 11:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOkmulgee7 min
Apr 19, 11:57 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg48 min
Apr 20, 12:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Apr 20, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner41 min
Apr 20, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers, Wagoner23 min
Apr 20, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh36 min
Apr 20, 12:14 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg46 min
Apr 20, 12:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers32 min
Apr 20, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg44 min
Apr 20, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner24 min
Apr 20, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha46 min
Apr 20, 12:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa3 hr
Apr 20, 12:55 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg50 min
Apr 20, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner49 min
Apr 20, 1:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner33 min
Apr 20, 1:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner4 hr
Apr 20, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSACherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah37 min
Apr 20, 1:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah and 1 more3 hr
Apr 20, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha39 min
Apr 20, 1:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa4 days
Apr 20, 1:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSADelaware, Mayes34 min
Apr 20, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Sequoyah45 min
Apr 20, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair29 min
Apr 20, 2:04 AM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware12 min
Apr 20, 2:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore47 min
Apr 20, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Delaware51 min
Apr 20, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee51 min
Apr 20, 2:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah29 min
Apr 20, 3:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware5 hr
Apr 20, 3:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMuskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner4 hr
Apr 20, 7:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell37 min
Apr 20, 8:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah35 min
Apr 20, 8:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair36 min
Apr 20, 8:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa35 hr
Apr 20, 8:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa54 hr
Apr 20, 10:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more2 hr
Apr 20, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee37 min
Apr 20, 10:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more3 hr
Apr 20, 11:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee43 min
Apr 20, 11:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg45 min
Apr 20, 11:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha37 min
Apr 20, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers, Wagoner47 min
Apr 20, 12:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee26 min
Apr 20, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, McIntosh, Muskogee34 min
Apr 20, 12:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer32 min
Apr 20, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Mayes, Wagoner43 min
Apr 20, 12:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha26 min
Apr 20, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha33 min
Apr 20, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner40 min
Apr 20, 1:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell43 min
Apr 20, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Muskogee42 min
Apr 20, 1:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more2 hr
Apr 20, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Ottawa29 min
Apr 20, 1:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes27 min
Apr 20, 1:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers115 min
Apr 20, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware52 min
Apr 20, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Sequoyah49 min
Apr 20, 1:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore46 min
Apr 20, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa24 min
Apr 20, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah48 min
Apr 20, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore45 min
Apr 20, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware28 min
Apr 20, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Delaware37 min
Apr 20, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah44 min
Apr 20, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore26 min
Apr 20, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa8 hr
Apr 20, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa15 hr
Apr 20, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata45 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.