Heavy rain caused a moderate flood along the Neosho River near Commerce.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Heavy rain caused a moderate flood along the Neosho River near Commerce.
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, 2 hours 46 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
102 PM 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-
1243 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.
DENSE FOG...POOR VISIBILITY.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE AREA NORTH OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
FROM CENTRAL ARKANSAS TO THE RED RIVER. THE RAIN WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WITH THUNDERSTORMS
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. UPWARDS
OF FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
THIS EVENING.
DURING THE AFTERNOON...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA MAY BECOME MARGINALLY SEVERE.
AS SKIES CLEAR OVERNIGHT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP...
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAIN FELL. NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO DENSE FOG.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...DENSE FOG POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
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.PRELIMINARY 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.
The Neosho River near Commerce rose above its flood stage of 15 feet at 1:45 pm cdt on the 9th. The river crested at 20.17 feet at 11:00 am cdt on the 12th. This crest classified the flood as moderate. The river fell below its flood stage at 7:30 am cdt on the 17th.
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