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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 2026, 6:47 AM CDT for Choctaw 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
- Jun 23, 2026, 6:47 AM CDT (11:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2026, 11:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Choctaw County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:49 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 2974 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
768
WGUS54 KTSA 231147
FFWTSA
OKC023-231445-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0047.260623T1147Z-260623T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
647 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Choctaw County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 945 AM CDT.
* At 647 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 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...
Grant... Gay...
Ord...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3388 9555 3393 9556 3394 9560 3393 9560
3391 9563 3391 9567 3389 9569 3390 9574
3389 9576 3388 9576 3389 9578 3400 9573
3393 9534 3387 9535 3387 9545 3387 9546
3389 9546 3388 9550 3389 9551
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
052 follow-up statements
978
WGUS54 KTSA 231422
FFWTSA
OKC023-231615-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-260623T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
922 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Choctaw County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1115 AM CDT.
* At 922 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Radar estimates between 2 and
4.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to
1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Grant... Gay...
Ord...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3388 9555 3393 9556 3394 9560 3393 9560
3391 9563 3391 9567 3389 9569 3390 9574
3389 9576 3388 9576 3389 9578 3400 9573
3393 9534 3387 9535 3387 9545 3387 9546
3389 9546 3388 9550 3389 9551
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$461
WGUS74 KTSA 231614
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1114 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
OKC023-231624-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-260623T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Choctaw OK-
1114 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3388 9555 3393 9556 3394 9560 3393 9560
3391 9563 3391 9567 3389 9569 3390 9574
3389 9576 3388 9576 3389 9578 3400 9573
3393 9534 3387 9535 3387 9545 3387 9546
3389 9546 3388 9550 3389 9551
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 23, 6:26 AM CDT, 21 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 623 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
- Unsettled weather persists through into next weekend. There will be multiple opportunities for heavy rainfall and some severe weather.
- Confidence remains high with the unsettled pattern however confidence is much lower in specific timing and placement for higher storm chances.
- Below average temperatures are forecast this work week, returning above average this upcoming weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 6:26 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 626 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 623 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 - Unsettled weather persists through into next weekend. There will be multiple opportunities for heavy rainfall and some severe weather. - Confidence remains high with the unsettled pattern however confidence is much lower in specific timing and placement for higher storm chances. - Below average temperatures are forecast this work week, returning above average this upcoming weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (Through Tuesday night) Issued at 1130 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026 Stalled boundary extending from SW OK through NE TX is the ongoing focus for showers and storms and this activity is likely to gradually spread into far SE OK through early morning. A brief strong storm is possible through sunrise. The low level jet will become more southerly and strengthen overnight with resultant upglide north of the aforementioned boundary serving to increase shower and storm chances early in the day across portions of E OK though coverage is uncertain. The coverage and duration of early day convection will influence the expanding unstable corridor associated with the lifting warm front. This frontal zone will likely orient the higher storm chances NW to SE across the western half of the forecast area with lesser chances further east. While storms are likely to grow upscale into one or more complexes Tuesday through Tuesday night there remains considerable uncertainty on placement and intensity. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 1101 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026 The northwesterly flow aloft will persist into Wednesday night and maintain a favorable pattern for additional thunderstorm complexes to track across the region. Again the favored corridor will be influenced by prior days activity so precip chances remain rather broad at this point. The flow aloft becomes slightly more westerly by Thursday with a stronger wave passing across the central Plains and higher storm chances will be shown across the northern portion of the forecast area through Thursday night. The trailing cold front from the Thursday wave may become a focus across the region on Friday, however rising mid level heights are expected as the pattern features stronger troughing to the west and downstream ridging into the southern Plains. This would mark a reprieve from the near daily MCS pattern and generally trend hotter and drier for early next week. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 623 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 Mainly MVFR ceilings will prevail through the day today, with some IFR ceilings at the far northwest Arkansas sites this morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop, mainly this afternoon and early evening. Conditions are expected to improve to VFR this evening, but will lower back to IFR in most places by late tonight as low clouds and some fog redevelop. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 85 71 86 72 / 50 60 40 50 FSM 86 71 87 73 / 30 50 50 40 MLC 88 73 90 75 / 60 60 30 30 BVO 83 69 84 69 / 30 50 40 60 FYV 84 68 83 69 / 20 50 50 50 BYV 82 66 83 68 / 10 50 50 60 MKO 84 70 85 72 / 40 60 40 40 MIO 84 68 84 69 / 20 40 50 60 F10 86 70 87 72 / 60 60 40 30 HHW 87 73 91 74 / 60 60 30 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && SHORT TERM...07 LONG TERM....07 AVIATION...05
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 5:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 526 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071- 073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-241030- Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford- Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford- Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha- Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers- Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair- Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage- Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage- Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage- Southern Le Flore- 526 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...This Afternoon. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...This Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop this morning across parts of southeast Oklahoma. A limited risk for a severe storm or two will exist this morning, especially in far southeast Oklahoma. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and early evening as a weak frontal boundary lifts north across the area. Some of these storms are likely to become severe, with large hail and damaging winds being the main severe weather threats. Locally heavy rainfall will also be possible, which may result in some localized flooding concerns. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. THURSDAY and FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. SATURDAY through MONDAY...High Wind Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Wednesday through Friday timeframe. Severe storms will continue to be possible, along with a threat for locally heavy rainfall. Storm chances will diminish by the weekend, with hot, humid, and breezy conditions expected this weekend into early next week. Afternoon heat index values will likely exceed 100 degrees in many places Saturday through Monday. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:01 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
601 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
OKZ053-231130-
Choctaw OK-
601 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY THROUGH
630 AM CDT...
At 601 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles
west of Goodland, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Hugo... Soper...
Goodland... Messer...
Arthur City... Grant...
Ord... Gay...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3387 9546 3389 9546 3387 9550 3389 9551
3388 9554 3393 9556 3394 9560 3393 9560
3391 9564 3391 9567 3388 9570 3389 9572
3402 9575 3411 9546 3387 9540
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 259DEG 11KT 3395 9565
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 6:37 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
637 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
OKZ053-231200-
Choctaw OK-
637 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY
THROUGH 700 AM CDT...
At 637 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Goodland, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Hugo... Sawyer...
Goodland... Arthur City...
Grant... Ord...
Fallon... Gay...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3387 9546 3389 9546 3387 9550 3389 9551
3388 9554 3393 9556 3394 9560 3393 9560
3391 9564 3391 9567 3389 9569 3389 9571
3406 9563 3401 9533 3387 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1137Z 290DEG 10KT 3395 9559
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 6:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw | 7 min |
| Jun 23, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 9:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Pushmataha | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 12:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 12:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 12:58 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 19 more | 4 days |
| Jun 23, 1:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 2:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 3:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 5:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 6:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Pushmataha | 119 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.