Tropical moisture interacting with a slow-moving cold front produced widespread heavy rainfall across northeastern Oklahoma with amounts from two to five inches common and amounts of five to seven inches locally. This heavy rainfall resulted in moderate flooding along the Neosho River near Commerce.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Tropical moisture interacting with a slow-moving cold front produced widespread heavy rainfall across northeastern Oklahoma with amounts from two to five inches common and amounts of five to seven inches locally. This heavy rainfall resulted in moderate flooding 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 Oct 8, 5:32 PM CST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
632 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
FOR THE 0Z TAFS... A WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY DRAPED SW TO NE
ACROSS THE REGION CREATING VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL PERSIST ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT... AFFECTING
KTUL/KRVS IN OKLAHOMA AND KXNA/KFYV IN NW ARKANSAS. IFR TO VLIFR
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT THOSE SITES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE AT KMLC AND KFSM LATER TONIGHT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 258 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009/
DISCUSSION...
WET PATTERN TO CONTINUE FOR THE 18-24 HOURS AS A LARGE RAIN SHIELD
CURRENTLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR HAS NOW
BEGUN TO ADVANCE SOUTH AND EAST. SFC LOW CURRENTLY OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...WITH ATTENDANT WARM FRONT CONTINUING TO LIFT
NORTHEAST. MOST OF SOUTHEAST OK IN WARM SECTOR AS AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES IN SOME LOCATIONS HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID 80S ALONG
WITH LOWER 70 DEWPOINTS. THAT SAID...HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING
AND SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING A LIMITED TORNADO THREAT WILL PREVAIL
INTO THE EVENING. RAIN CHANCES WILL LESSEN FROM NW TO SE AFTER 06Z
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NE OK. WILL BEGIN TO TAPER POPS
ACCORDINGLY AT THAT TIME. MOST ACTIVITY WILL BE EAST AND SOUTHEAST
OF THE REGION AFTER 18Z...WHEN COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL FILTER OVER
THE AREA. REINFORCING SHOT OF COLDER AIR TO MOVE IN SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME VERY COOL CONDITIONS. WILL
KEEP OVERNIGHT LOWS INTO SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE FREEZING...BUT LATER
SHIFTS WILL NEED TO MONITOR MODEL TRENDS SHOULD THE GUIDANCE SUGGEST
COLDER READINGS THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. FOR NEXT
WEEK...HAVE OPTED TO RAISE MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS FOR SEVERAL PERIODS
AS THE LATEST MOS CONTINUES TO TREND WARMER. WILL USE A BLEND OF THE
MEX AND ECMWF IN THOSE PERIODS.
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY 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...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-
ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....99
AVIATION...06HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
518 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091000-
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-
518 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009
...SIGNIFICANT FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT ALONG WITH POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44.
ONSET...ONGOING.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM BENTONVILLE ARKANSAS TO HENRYETTA
OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
THUS FAR HAVE BEEN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE COLD FRONT BUT
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR JUST AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES ALL
POSSIBLE. SOME OF THE STORMS NORTH OF THE FRONT WILL ALSO POSE A
MARGINAL SEVERE HAIL THREAT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED TO THE
NORTHWEST OF INTERTSTATE 44. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL AXIS IS BEGINNING
TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST AND WILL RESULT IN 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAIN IN MOST PLACES SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44...WITH ISOLATED
TOTALS OVER 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS A RESULT OF THIS RAINFALL.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION AROUND
MID MORNING FRIDAY...ENDING THE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING
THREAT. RIVER AND AREAL FLOODING HOWEVER COULD CONTINUE ON FRIDAY
DUE TO THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL.
A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH
WINDS. COOL WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA WITH THE NEXT THREAT OF
STORMS ABOUT MIDWEEK.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
SHOULD THE FORECAST RAINFALL BE REALIZED...RIVER FLOODING
WILL LIKELY REMAIN AN ISSUE.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
834 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM FLASH FLOOD TULSA 36.13N 95.92W
10/08/2009 TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
INTERSECTION AT 48TH STREET SOUTH AND 36TH WEST
AVENUE...FLOODED. ROAD WAS CLOSED AT 38TH AND SHERIDAN
DUE TO HIGH WATER. KOTV
0620 PM FLASH FLOOD TULSA 36.13N 95.92W
10/08/2009 TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
85TH AND HARVARD...WATER TWO FEET DEEP OVER ROAD. FLOATED
CAR INTO DITCH.
0820 PM FLASH FLOOD MIAMI 36.87N 94.88W
10/08/2009 OTTAWA OK EMERGENCY MNGR
IN MIAMI AREA...NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED. ALSO NUMEROUS
ROADS CLOSED AROUND THE COUNTY. 5.4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN.
&&
SAAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
847 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM HEAVY RAIN FAYETTEVILLE 36.06N 94.16W
10/08/2009 M2.00 INCH WASHINGTON AR EMERGENCY MNGR
2 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED IN NORTH FAYETTEVILLE IN ONE
HOUR AND 15 MINUTES ENDING.
0842 PM FLASH FLOOD FAYETTEVILLE 36.06N 94.16W
10/08/2009 WASHINGTON AR EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING IN SOUTH FAYETTEVILLE.
&&
NMMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
857 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NW PHAROAH 35.45N 96.16W
10/08/2009 OKFUSKEE OK PUBLIC
HIGHWAY 62 BRIDGE NEAR PHAROAH UNDER WATER. ALSO SOME
BACKROADS UNDER WATER. ONE WASHED OUT. TIME AND LOCATIONS
APPROXIMATE.
0845 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 W PORTER 35.87N 95.61W
10/08/2009 WAGONER OK EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAYS 104 AND 51B NEAR MUSKOGEE/WAGONER COUNTY LINE
CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0845 PM FLASH FLOOD COWETA 35.95N 95.65W
10/08/2009 WAGONER OK EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS THROUGHOUT WAGONER
COUNTY AND IN COWETA AND WAGONER. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
&&
NMMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
902 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E HECTORVILLE 35.84N 95.89W
10/08/2009 OKMULGEE OK EMERGENCY MNGR
BIXBY RD BETWEEN SOUTH 211TH AND FERGUSON RD IS CLOSED
DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
NMMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
906 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM FLASH FLOOD OKMULGEE 35.62N 95.96W
10/08/2009 OKMULGEE OK EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING STARTED AROUND 730 PM. SOME ROADS
TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD DEWAR 35.46N 95.94W
10/08/2009 OKMULGEE OK PUBLIC
SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED AND CLOSED.
0830 PM FLASH FLOOD MORRIS 35.61N 95.86W
10/08/2009 OKMULGEE OK EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING AROUND TOWN. ROADS BEING CLOSED AT 9 PM.
&&
SAAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
924 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD MUSKOGEE 35.75N 95.37W
10/08/2009 MUSKOGEE OK EMERGENCY MNGR
PROBLEMS BEGAN AROUND 8 PM. MANY ROADS FLOODED...CARS
STRANDED. HIGHWAY 10 NEAR WYLIE ROAD IS CLOSED. MANY
OTHER ROADS CLOSED. FLOODED ROADS BETWEEN MUSKOGEE AND
KEEFETON. SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN MUSKOGEE.
0916 PM FLASH FLOOD FAYETTEVILLE 36.06N 94.16W
10/08/2009 WASHINGTON AR STORM CHASER
AT COLLEGE AND TRENTON...STREETS FLOODED. TRENTON
IMPASSABLE.
&&
SAAThe 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 9:45 p.m. CDT on October 8th. The river crested at 20.49 feet at 12:00 p.m. CDT on the 11th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 1:15 p.m. CDT on the 13th.
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