Heavy rain caused a moderate flood along Bird Creek near Owasso.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Heavy rain caused a moderate flood along Bird Creek near Owasso.
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 Jun 9, 9:59 AM CST, 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1059 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
.DISCUSSION...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
FORECAST AREA. OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ARCING FROM NORTH
CENTRAL ARKANSAS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL
PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTION DURING
THE AFTERNOON / EVENING. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
IN 1.75-2.00 BALLPARK PROMPTED AN EXPANSION OF THE
EARLIER FLOOD WATCH...WHICH NOW COVERS ENTIRE AREA
THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
GW
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 74 61 87 74 / 100 20 10 0
FSM 78 66 88 69 / 90 80 10 0
MLC 77 64 86 72 / 90 40 10 0
BVO 74 56 86 71 / 100 20 10 0
FYV 74 60 84 65 / 100 70 10 0
BYV 75 60 84 65 / 100 70 10 0
MKO 75 63 86 70 / 100 40 10 0
MIO 74 59 87 70 / 100 30 10 0
F10 73 61 86 71 / 100 30 10 0
HHW 86 69 85 71 / 70 80 10 0
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-
OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-
OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-
OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-
ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....06HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 508 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-101000- 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- 505 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008 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...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM JAY OKLAHOMA TO OKMULGEE OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...EAST OF A LINE FROM VINITA OKLAHOMA TO BRISTOW OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH TODAY. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS... PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY HAVE DISSIPATED BY EARLY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL SERVE AS THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEWLY DEVELOPED STORMS WILL ALSO HAVE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS WHERE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS HAVE YET TO OCCUR. ADDITIONALLY...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WITH FLASH FLOODING A CONTINUED CONCERN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED A VARIOUS TIMES TODAY...AS THUNDERSTORMS EVOLVE AND THE SEVERE WEATHER AREAS BECOME MORE DEFINED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY...DENSE FOG POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS A PASSING STORM SYSTEM BRINGS A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF BOTH SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
538 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
OKZ066>068-070>072-091130-
CHEROKEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-WAGONER
OK-
538 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN OKMULGEE AND EASTERN WAGONER
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
MUSKOGEE...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE AND NORTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
MCINTOSH
AT 538 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAGONER TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST
OF TAFT TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOYNTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 36 MPH.
A LARGE PORTION OF EASTERN OKMULGEE...MUSKOGEE...EASTERN WAGONER...
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...NORTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 630 AM CDT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3592 9480 3557 9490 3545 9504 3547 9508
3540 9510 3538 9515 3537 9514 3529 9523
3528 9527 3532 9538 3531 9547 3525 9556
3521 9573 3563 9585 3582 9558 3608 9547
3608 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 1038Z 294DEG 32KT 3597 9538 3578 9546
3565 9565SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
626 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
ARZ001-010-OKZ063-068>072-074-091215-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CHEROKEE OK-DELAWARE OK-HASKELL OK-MCINTOSH
OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-WASHINGTON AR-
626 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON AND BENTON
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND SEQUOYAH
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND ADAIR
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN MCINTOSH AND HASKELL
AT 626 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARKANSAS NEAR BENTONVILLE
TO THE EUFAULA LAKE AREA.
A LARGE PORTION OF WASHINGTON...BENTON...SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE...
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE...ADAIR...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...SEQUOYAH...
EASTERN MCINTOSH AND HASKELL COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS THROUGH 715 AM CDT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE PRODUCE A RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND A FEW
WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL SLOW THE MORNING
COMMUTE AND WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HYDRO-PLANNING IS POSSIBLE
LAT...LON 3576 9438 3576 9449 3566 9447 3536 9475
3534 9481 3530 9481 3521 9493 3508 9500
3528 9545 3531 9545 3531 9553 3650 9438
3649 9386 3631 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1126Z 306DEG 30KT 3643 9424 3601 9475
3573 9495 3532 9547SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR SPELLING ERROR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
626 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
ARZ001-010-OKZ063-068>072-074-091215-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CHEROKEE OK-DELAWARE OK-HASKELL OK-MCINTOSH
OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-WASHINGTON AR-
626 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON AND BENTON
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND SEQUOYAH
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND ADAIR
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN MCINTOSH AND HASKELL
AT 626 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARKANSAS NEAR BENTONVILLE
TO THE EUFAULA LAKE AREA.
A LARGE PORTION OF WASHINGTON...BENTON...SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE...
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE...ADAIR...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...SEQUOYAH...
EASTERN MCINTOSH AND HASKELL COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS THROUGH 715 AM CDT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE PRODUCE A RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND A FEW
WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL SLOW THE MORNING
COMMUTE AND WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HYDROPLANING IS POSSIBLE
LAT...LON 3576 9438 3576 9449 3566 9447 3536 9475
3534 9481 3530 9481 3521 9493 3508 9500
3528 9545 3531 9545 3531 9553 3650 9438
3649 9386 3631 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1126Z 306DEG 30KT 3643 9424 3601 9475
3573 9495 3532 9547SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
727 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-072>076-091315-
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-LE
FLORE OK-MADISON AR-PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH
OK-WASHINGTON AR-
727 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
EASTERN WASHINGTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...EASTERN BENTON AND
MADISON
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SEBASTIAN AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
EASTERN SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN HASKELL...NORTHERN LE FLORE...PITTSBURG...NORTHWESTERN
PUSHMATAHA AND LATIMER
AT 727 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEAVER LAKE TO 4 MILES NORTH
OF SPIRO TO 3 MILES WEST OF HAYWOOD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 31 MPH.
A LARGE PORTION OF EASTERN WASHINGTON...CARROLL...SEBASTIAN...
CRAWFORD...NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...EASTERN BENTON...MADISON...EASTERN
SEQUOYAH...SOUTHERN HASKELL...NORTHERN LE FLORE...PITTSBURG...
NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND LATIMER COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THESE STORMS THROUGH 815 AM CDT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE PRODUCE A RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND A FEW WIND
GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL SLOW THE MORNING
COMMUTE AND WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HYDROPLANING IS POSSIBLE
LAT...LON 3495 9427 3492 9443 3487 9444 3448 9579
3449 9579 3452 9568 3453 9568 3459 9568
3459 9588 3468 9589 3468 9608 3495 9609
3537 9467 3650 9390 3647 9329 3641 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 328DEG 27KT 3641 9385 3529 9461
3488 9600PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1111 AM CDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 E HOMINY 36.41N 96.31W
06/09/2008 OSAGE OK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MANY SECONDARY RURAL ROADS IN WESTERN OSAGE COUNTY WITH
WATER OVER THEM OR CLOSED. WATER ROAD REPORTED OVER
HIGHWAY 20 ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF HOMINY. 4 OR MORE INCHES
OF RAIN REPORTED OVER A LARGE AREA OF THE COUNTY
OVERNIGHT.
0400 AM FLASH FLOOD W WESTPORT 36.22N 96.32W
06/09/2008 PAWNEE OK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY 412 AT OLD KEYSTONE ROAD INTERSECTION WAS DAMAGED
BY FLASH FLOODING CAUSING EMERGENCY REPAIRS. MANY
SECONDARY ROADS WERE COVERED WITH WATER.
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 N ONETA 36.13N 95.71W
06/09/2008 WAGONER OK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MANY ROADS WERE SIGNED FOR WATER OVER ROADWAYS IN
NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. SEVERAL WERE IN THE AREA
OF SOUTH MIDWAY ROAD SOUTH OF FAIR OAKS.
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 NW CLAREMORE 36.39N 95.72W
06/09/2008 ROGERS OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS WITH WATER OVER THEM AND E/W 45
BETWEEN 419 AND 420 WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD OWASSO 36.27N 95.85W
06/09/2008 TULSA OK NWS EMPLOYEE
OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN CAUSED SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO
BE OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN NORTHERN TULSA COUNTY INCLUDING
THE OWASSO TO COLINSVILLE AREA. MANY SECONDARY ROADS HAD
WATER OVER THEM.
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 N NOWATA 36.77N 95.64W
06/09/2008 NOWATA OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY SECONDARY RAODS WERE IMPASSABLE. WATER WAS REPORTED
OVER ROAD ON US HIGHWAY 169 NORTH OF NOWATA.
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD BARTLESVILLE 36.75N 95.98W
06/09/2008 WASHINGTON OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY SECONDARY ROADS WERE REPORTED UNDERWATER AND A FEW
WERE IMPASSIBLE. US HIGHWAY 60 EAST OF BARTLESVILLE HAD
WATER FLOWING OVER IT.
0945 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 E BARTLESVILLE 36.75N 95.89W
06/09/2008 WASHINGTON OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING CAUSED US HIGHWAY 60 EAST OF BARTLESVILLE TO BE
CLOSED.
&&
MEBThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Bird Creek near Owasso rose above its flood stage of 18 feet at 11:15 am cdt on the 9th. The river crested at 22.45 feet at 10:30 am cdt on the 11th. This crest classified the flood as moderate. The river fell below its flood stage at 12:30 am cdt on the 12th.
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