1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 30, 8:30 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 930 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2003 SYNOPTIC FEATURES OF NOTE THIS EVENING INCLUDE WELL DEFINED VORTICITY MAX MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTH CENTRAL OK INTO WEST TEXAS...AND T.S. GRACE CHURNING IN THE GULF. 00Z REGIONAL SOUNDINGS SHOW TROPICAL AIRMASS IN PLACE SUPPORTING NUMEROUS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF EFFICIENT RAINFALL PRODUCTION. REGARDING OVERNIGHT RAINFALL...DIFFICULT TO REFINE PLACEMENT OF GREATEST HEAVY RAIN THREAT. CURRENT WATCH DOES WELL IN DEFINING LOCATIONS IN WHICH LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN WOULD CAUSE PROBLEMS...SO NO ADJUSTMENT PLANNED. RAINFALL THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A MORE SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME TO STREAM NORTHWARD AND INTERACT WITH SLOWLY PROGRESSING COLD FRONT. THIS SCENARIO WOULD FURTHER ELEVATE FLOODING RISK. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PLANNED WITH EVENING UPDATE. FORECAST ID= 07 .TSA... AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR ZONES ARZ001>002...ARZ010>011. OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR ZONES OKZ054>071.
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 600 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS MORNING...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. RAINFALL INTENSITY SHOULD TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT AS LOW-LEVEL WINDS INCREASE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH /OKCFFATUL/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO LABOR DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. DRY AND SEASONABLY COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...ANY FLOODING REPORTS YOU MAY PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:13 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused severe street flooding across the city of Tulsa. Numerous stalled cars were reported. The water from the night's rain and the previous night's rain caused flooding in Mohawk Park forcing The Tulsa Zoo to be closed that day.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, August 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5377570.