Localized very heavy rain caused significant flash flooding across parts of eastern Oklahoma.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Localized very heavy rain caused significant flash flooding across parts of eastern Oklahoma.
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 19, 12:43 PM CST, 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
143 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
.DISCUSSION...
WILL SEND A FRESH SET OF ZONES...WHERE ADDITION OF
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ALSO...HAVE ADJUSTED
POPS BASED ON LATEST TRENDS AND MOVEMENT OF ERIN...WHICH HAS NOW
TAKEN A LITTLE MORE OF JOG TO THE NORTHEAST AS WELL AS SHOWING
SIGNS OF INCREASED FORWARD SPEED. ADJUSTED TEMPERATURES IN RAIN
COOLED OR OTHER WISE CLOUDY AREAS.
UPDATED ZFP/AFM/PFM OUT SHORTLY. FFA ALREADY SENT/ISSUED.
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY FOR OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ061-
OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-
OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...23
LONG TERM....02HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
121 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201000-
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-
121 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS .
ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA... NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN HAS DISPLAYED DIURNAL WEAKENING OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS AS THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION HASNT BEEN
AS EASILY IDENTIFIED PER RADAR DATA. LATEST SURFACE DATA INDICATES
THE CENTER LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN PAWNEE COUNTY AS THE CIRCULATION
LIFTS EAST NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...THIS SYSTEM WILL STILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS...MAINLY ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
BE COMMON IN THE VICINITY OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO
30 MILES AN HOUR NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF THE CENTER WITH GUSTS OVER
40 MILES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED AWAY FROM THE CENTER. GUSTS NEAR 60
MILES AN HOUR POSSIBLE..THUS RESULTING IN A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
AS IS TYPICAL WITH THESE SYSTEMS...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT THAT IS RELATIVE
TO THE MOVEMENT OF THIS UPPER LOW.
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING AS THE
CENTER OF ERIN MOVES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
RESIDUAL TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN BY LATE IN
THE WEEK AS MOISTURE ONCE AGAIN INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA.
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICIES IN THE 100 TO 105 RANGE WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE BY MID TO LATE WEEK.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1247 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
OKZ065>067-070-071-191845-
MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-WAGONER OK-
1247 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OKMULGEE AND WESTERN WAGONER
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE AND OKFUSKEE
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN MCINTOSH
AT 1247 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR OKMULGEE TO OKEMAH TO BEARDEN. THE
STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...WHILE THE OVERALL
BAND OF STORMS ROTATED AROUND THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
ERIN WHICH AT NOON WAS LOCATED ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF TULSA.
AS THE STORMS SPREAD ACROSS THE ALERT AREA VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR.
IN THESE SITUATIONS BRIEF TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP.
PERSONS IN THE ALERT AREA SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LOCAL
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF SEVERE WEATHER IS
OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
LAT...LON 3546 9656 3520 9644 3563 9529 3612 9550
3575 9588The Norman radar (KTLX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:12 UTC.
7 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused severe flooding in and around Okemah. Six people were evacuated from homes isolated by high water. Four homes had water in them. Water was up to five feet deep on some roads. Approximately fifteen roads had to be closed due to high water. Rural roads were severely damaged.
Heavy rain caused Highway 75 to be flooded north of Henryetta. The flooding caused several cars to be stranded.|
Very heavy rainfall caused severe flooding of roads in and around Okmulgee. Highway 75 was closed in places for several hours. Rural roads were also flooded. In addition, 20 to 30 homes sustained flood damage as well as several businesses. County officials received 200 calls for assistance from stranded motorists and from people isolated by high water in their homes.
Heavy rains caused rural roads near Hitchita to be flooded. Street flooding was also reported in the city of Hitchita.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew a tractor trailer off Interstate 40.
Heavy rains caused numerous roads to be flooded in and around Warner.
Heavy rains caused numerous roads to be flooded in and around Oktaha.
Heavy rains caused numerous roads to be flooded in and around Wainwright.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, August 2007
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: 54673, 54671, 54678, 54682, 54687, 54685, 57236, 57238.