Heavy rain caused flash flooding across parts of northeast Oklahoma.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding across parts of northeast 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 Apr 24, 2:41 AM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
341 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008
.DISCUSSION...
STORM COMPLEX THAT BROUGHT LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TO PARTS OF THE
AREA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND SHOULD CLEAR NORTHEASTERN
SECTIONS SHORTLY AFTER FORECAST ISSUANCE TIME. RAINFALL AT TUL
OVERNIGHT OFFICIALLY MAKES THIS THE WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD WITH
CURRENT MONTHLY TOTAL 9.33 INCHES. INCIDENTALLY...THIS IS THE 4TH
MONTH IN THE LAST 12 THAT TULSA HAS RECEIVED 9 INCHES OF RAIN OR
MORE. WILL BE ABLE TO DROP MUCH OF THE EXISTING FLASH FLOOD WATCH
WITH EXCEPTION OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND A FEW COUNTIES IN EXTREME
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. FINAL POPS WILL BE DONE JUST PRIOR TO 4 AM.
MOIST AIRMASS AND A FEW RESIDUAL SFC BOUNDARIES PRESENT THIS
AFTERNOON COULD SPARK SOME REDEVELOPMENT...IT APPEARS THAT A
STRENGTHENING CAP SHOULD PRECLUDE MUCH IN THE WAY OF THUNDERSTORMS
ONCE CURRENT ACTIVITY WINDS DOWN. WILL LIKELY SEE ENOUGH BREAKS TO
SEE VERY WARM TEMPS OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH
MID TO UPPER 80S WEST OF TULSA.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ALSO LOOKS VERY LIMITED IN THE
CAPPED WARM SECTOR. VERY LITTLE SIGNAL FOR MORE THAN ISOLATED
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE DRY LINE IN WESTERN/CENTRAL OK THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVEN IF STORMS DEVELOP OUT THERE...THE ODDS OF THEM
MOVING INTO EASTERN OK ARE VERY SLIM. SW LOW LEVEL JET OVER THE
AREA WILL KEEP AIR WELL MIXED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
AND WILL LIKELY SEE BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AND VERY MILD OVERNIGHT
LOWS. FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER NW PORTIONS AROUND 12Z OR EVEN
SLIGHTLY LATER AND PUSH THROUGH NE OK DURING THE MORNING.
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS NW ARKANSAS
THROUGH SE OKLAHOMA WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH POSSIBLE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. GIVEN THE CURRENT
RAINFALL SITUATION ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH COULD BE NECESSARY
ALTHOUGH PROGRESSIVE NATURE IF THESE STORMS SHOULD OFFSET HEAVY
RAIN POTENTIAL A LITTLE BIT. ACTIVITY SHOULD COME TO AN END
FRIDAY EVENING WITH COOLER TEMPS AND DRY CONDITIONS INTO SATURDAY.
NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY FROM THE NW...WITH
MODELS INDICATING POSSIBLE MCS AFFECTING AREAS MAINLY TO OUR
SOUTHWEST. FOR NOW HAVE GONE WITH A BROAD HIGH CHANCE OF RAIN IN
BOTH PERIODS THOUGH HIGHER CHANCES MAY BE NEEDED DEPENDING ON HOW
A POSSIBLE MCS DEVELOPS. SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE MUCH COOLER THAN
NORMAL AND WITH CLEARING CONDITIONS...TEMPS COULD EASILY REACH THE
MID 30S BY MONDAY MORNING OVER NW ARK AND FAR NE OK.
REST OF THE PERIOD WILL SEE A QUICK WARM UP WITH SW UPPER FLOW
REDEVELOPING. POTENTIALLY POTENT UPPER LOW COULD IMPACT THE REGION
BY THE END OF THE WEEK...JUST IN TIME TO KICK OFF MAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 84 68 73 47 / 20 10 20 0
FSM 80 66 77 48 / 40 10 70 20
MLC 84 68 75 48 / 20 10 40 10
BVO 83 63 71 40 / 30 20 20 0
FYV 76 64 73 42 / 70 10 70 20
BYV 75 64 72 42 / 80 10 70 20
MKO 82 65 73 45 / 20 10 50 10
MIO 77 65 71 42 / 80 10 30 10
F10 84 66 74 46 / 20 10 40 10
HHW 83 66 80 52 / 20 10 50 20
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON THURSDAY FOR OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-
OKZ062-OKZ063.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON THURSDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020.
&&
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....14HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 958 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241000- 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- 957 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008 ...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING LIKELY TONIGHT... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH A MOIST ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE...THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA. THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL CONTINUE PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL 2 OR MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL. SEE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH /OKCFFATSA/ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR AN ISOLATED THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. FURTHER SOUTH...THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IN NORTH TEXAS WILL AFFECT FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THIS ACTIVITY. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... BUT BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN MAY LEAD TO MULTIPLE ACTIVATION PERIODS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1100 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1059 PM FLASH FLOOD WITTER 35.94N 93.68W
04/23/2008 MADISON AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 TO 3 INCHES OF WATER COVERING PRIMARY ROADS IN WITTER.
ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF FLOODING IN HINDSVILLE AND MUCH OF
THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.
&&
NMMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1124 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 E STILWELL 35.81N 94.57W
04/23/2008 ADAIR OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER A BRIDGE ON EAST HWY 51
&&
NMMThe Tulsa radar (KINX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:57 UTC.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, April 2008
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: 97074, 97075, 97076.