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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Apr 29, 2025, 8:35 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 1, 2025, 2:12 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2025, 8:35 PM CDT (01:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2025, 2:12 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2025, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Cherokee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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 Tahlequah (TALO2). The gauge peaked at 10.38 ft at May 1, 2025, 9:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07196500, 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 Apr 29, 6:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 450 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301030- Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK- Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK- Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK- Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK- Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK- Washington OK-Washington AR- 450 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. TORNADO. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Along and south of Interstate 40. ONSET...Primarily after 6 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Significant. AREA...Along and southeast of Interstate 44. ONSET...Ongoing. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Southeast Oklahoma. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Elevated. AREA...All eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Conditions continue to become more supportive of severe weather primarily along and south of Interstate 40. The combination of instability and favorable shear along a weak boundary which extends across southeast Oklahoma has created a corridor where storms will track this evening into the overnight hours and pose a risk of severe weather. Large hail and locally damaging winds will be primary hazard especially as an organized line of storms moves across the region later this evening. Scattered supercells are likely this afternoon through late evening and these storms will pose a risk of tornadoes especially in vicinity of the boundary across southeast Oklahoma. The severe weather risk is expected to diminish late tonight. Widespread and locally heavy rains will develop again overnight and flooding concerns will increase area wide. Avoid flooded roadways. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential and Heavy Rain Potential. THURSDAY and FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SATURDAY and MONDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Thunderstorm chances remain high Wednesday into Wednesday night night continued risks of severe weather and flooding. The weather pattern will trend toward less active by late week with decreasing thunderstorm chances and potentially a dry period over the weekend. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
506 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 ENE Owasso 36.31N 95.77W
04/29/2025 Rogers OK Storm Chaser
A tree was down across E 106th St N, near N
181st East Ave.
&&
EJCSpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 5:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
511 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025
OKZ065-066-071-292245-
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-McIntosh OK-
511 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN MCINTOSH...SOUTH CENTRAL
OKMULGEE AND SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...
At 511 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Dustin, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
Pierce... Stidham...
Raiford... Vivian...
Hanna... Vernon...
Eufaula...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 244 and
256.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3531 9617 3551 9569 3525 9556 3523 9558
3523 9562 3524 9560 3525 9562 3522 9568
3516 9598 3529 9598 3529 9615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 247DEG 31KT 3523 9602
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHLocal storm report, Apr 29, 5:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
515 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0706 AM Tornado 3 SW Collinsville 36.33N 95.87W
04/29/2025 Tulsa OK NWS Storm Survey
A tornado uprooted several trees, destroyed
a couple outbuildings, damaged the roofs of
homes, and snapped numerous large tree
limbs. The damage supported a low-end EF-1
rating.
&&
EJCSpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 7:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
714 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025
OKZ073-075-300100-
Pittsburg OK-Latimer OK-
714 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LATIMER AND
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...
At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Hartshorne, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
Wilburton... Hartshorne...
Gowen... Haileyville...
Alderson... Blocker...
Dow... Bache...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3472 9556 3483 9574 3511 9560 3494 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 213DEG 16KT 3485 9560
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
69The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 8:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 66 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 48 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 60 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 27 min |
| Apr 30, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Wagoner | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 12:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 1:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 1:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 1:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 19 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 42 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 53 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 52 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 43 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers, Wagoner | 43 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 8 days |
| Apr 30, 9:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 9:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 15 min |
| Apr 30, 10:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 10:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 22 min |
| Apr 30, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 18 min |
| Apr 30, 11:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 35 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 2 more | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 11:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 21 min |
| Apr 30, 11:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 11:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 7 min |
| Apr 30, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 12 min |
| Apr 30, 12:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 12:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 12:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 12:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 1:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 11 min |
| Apr 30, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 1:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 1:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 1:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 2:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 2:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 13 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 2:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 2:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Madison | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 2:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 2:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Franklin | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 32 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.