Heavy rain caused a moderate flood of the Kiamichi River near Antlers.
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Heavy rain caused a moderate flood of the Kiamichi River near Antlers.
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 Mar 3, 3:45 AM CST, 12 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
345 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
.DISCUSSION...
THIS MORNING...FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA WITH
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO CAUSE
FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL AREA OF PRECIP EXPANDING ACROSS NE TEXAS WILL
MOVE INTO SE OKLAHOMA SHORTLY AND BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN.
AT LEAST PART OF FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED...HAVE
DROPPED AREAS NORTH OF I-44 AS HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT AND
ADDITIONAL HEAVY PRECIP REMAINS SOUTH.
TEMPS DROPPING SUBSTANTIALLY BEHIND FRONT WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 40-
MPH WEST OF TULSA. WIND ADVISORY WILL BE KEPT IN PLACE TIL 12Z BUT
SHOULD SEE A DECREASE IN SPEEDS AFTER THAT. CHANGE TO A MIX OF
PRECIP BY THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN AREAS...FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SUPPORT MORE OF A SLEET SNOW MIX WITH SOME POSSIBILITY OF FZRA
ACROSS NW ARKANSAS. THIS NEEDS TO BE WATCHED THROUGH THE DAY BUT
AT THIS TIME...THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER STILL FIGURES TO BE
WITH THE MAIN UPPER LOW.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS POWERFUL UPPER LOW EAST OF THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA THIS MORNING. THE LOW ACTUALLY MADE A BRIEF
RETROGRESSION TO THE SOUTHWEST....BUT PROFILERS NOW SHOW STRONGER
WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW AND RECENT SAT TRENDS SHOW IT
HAS FINALLY BEGUN TO TURN TO THE EAST. THE TRACK OF THIS LOW
REMAINS THE BIG PROBLEM FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS THERE
REMAINS A STRONG SIGNAL OF A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL JUST LEFT OF
THE TRACK OF MID LEVEL SYSTEM. RELATIVELY WARM GROUND TEMPS WILL
KEEP ACCUM DOWN SOMEWHAT EXPECT FOR THE ZONE OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES...AND THIS REMAINS TOUGH TO PIN DOWN AT THIS TIME. IN ANY
CASE...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SE
OKLAHOMA SHORTLY AFTER 00Z AND INTO NW ARKANSAS BEFORE 06Z.
SO...HAVE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FROM PITTSBURG AND
LATIMER NORTHEAST THROUGH CARROLL AND MADISON...WITH A WINTER WX
ADVISORY TO THE NORTH. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT
IN SNOWFALL ACCUM ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE AS STRONG DEFORMATION
ZONE BECOMES ESTABLISHED. HAVE ALSO INCLUDED PUSH/CHOCTAW COUNTIES
IN A WATCH AS RECENT MODEL TRENDS INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE
SOUTHERLY TRACK. STILL VERY TOUGH TO SAY EXACTLY WHERE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL...BUT WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES WITHIN THE
COLD AIR LOCAL RATES OF 2-3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
ONCE THE SYSTEM DEPARTS TUESDAY SKIES SHOULD CLEAR FAIRLY QUICKLY
BUT TEMPS WILL NOT WARM MUCH...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH SIG SNOW
COVER. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH TROUGH WED AND KEEP COOL TEMPS
AROUND INTO LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH A GOOD WARM UP BY NEXT
WEEKEND. STAYED CLOSE TO GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 36 23 44 30 / 100 70 0 0
FSM 43 25 41 26 / 100 90 30 0
MLC 40 26 42 33 / 100 90 0 0
BVO 34 22 45 25 / 90 50 0 0
FYV 39 21 35 20 / 100 90 40 0
BYV 39 21 33 24 / 100 90 40 0
MKO 39 25 41 27 / 100 90 10 0
MIO 35 22 39 25 / 100 70 10 0
F10 38 25 42 29 / 100 90 0 0
HHW 44 28 46 36 / 100 90 10 0
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ062-OKZ063-
OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-
OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-
OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-
OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ070-OKZ071.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR OKZ063-
OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR
OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-
OKZ067.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR OKZ049-
OKZ053-OKZ076.
AR...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-
ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR ARZ001-
ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR ARZ020-
ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...18
LONG TERM....14HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1247 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041100-
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-
1247 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008
..SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR
PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
ONSET...THIS EVENING.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
THE HEAVIER RAIN THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAS
PUSHED OFF TO THE EAST...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVIER RAINS MAY
CONTINUE MAKE SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS IMPASSABLE THIS AFTERNOON.
COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION THATS CURRENTLY LIQUID
MAY BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AN POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WARM GROUND CONDITIONS SHOULD
LIMIT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO MAINLY ELEVATED SURFACES. ISOLATED WIND
GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER THREAT WILL ARRIVE BY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CURRENTLY DIGGING ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHEAST
AND TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. THIS
FORECASTED TRACK FAVORS A BAND OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL TO SET UP
ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. AT THIS
TIME...A 4 TO 6 INCH SWATH OF SNOW APPEARS POSSIBLE...GENERALLY
FROM PITTSBURG COUNTY EXTENDING EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH SEBASTIAN
COUNTY... THEN FURTHER NORTHEAST ACROSS CARROLL COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH...INCLUDING FAR
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA APPEAR FAR LESS LIKELY AT THIS TIME. THIS AREA
WILL BE PLACED IN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WILL BE
EFFECTIVE THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF
OKMULGEE TO MIAMI. NOWATA...WASHINGTON ...OSAGE AND PAWNEE
COUNTIES REMAIN EXCLUDED AS THESE AREAS WILL SEE LIMITED EFFECTS
FROM THIS UPPER SYSTEM.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST SUITE OF WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS...OKCWSWTSA...FOR DETAILED INFORMATION.
THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...AND
SNOWFALL FORECASTS WILL BE REFINED AS WARRANTED.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TULSA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
146 PM CST MON MAR 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 PM HAIL 1 W SAPULPA 36.00N 96.13W
03/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CREEK OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
0855 PM HAIL ANTLERS 34.23N 95.62W
03/02/2008 E0.75 INCH PUSHMATAHA OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG SHAMROCK 35.91N 96.58W
03/02/2008 CREEK OK EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0930 PM TSTM WND GST TAHLEQUAH 35.92N 94.97W
03/02/2008 E60 MPH CHEROKEE OK EMERGENCY MNGR
0915 PM HAIL BRAGGS 35.66N 95.20W
03/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MUSKOGEE OK POST OFFICE
&&
GEWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
207 PM CST MON MAR 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE BOSWELL 34.06N 95.83W
03/02/2008 CHOCTAW OK PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
&&
GEWThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Kiamichi River near Antlers rose above its flood stage of 25 feet at 4:00 p.m. cst on March 3rd. The river crested at 26.75 feet at 1:00 a.m. cst on March 4th. A crest at this height is classified as a moderate flood. The river fell below its flood stage at 2:45 p.m. cst later that day.
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