Heavy rain caused flash flooding across a large part of northeast Oklahoma.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding across a large part 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 Sep 9, 8:22 PM CST, 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 922 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009 .DISCUSSION... GRIDS ARE IN DECENT SHAPE AND SEE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AT THIS TIME SO WILL NOT UPDATE FORECAST THIS EVENING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FIRE ALONG A COMBINATION WEAK SURFACE FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT RUNS ROUGHLY FROM NEAR BENTONVILLE ARKANSAS SOUTHWEST TO JUST SOUTH OF TULSA AND TO OKLAHOMA CITY. THIS BOUNDARY IS SAGGING SOUTH WITH TIME AND EXPECT THE MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG THIS BOUNDARY WHERE THE HIGHEST POPS ARE FORECAST. LIGHT UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE PREVENTING SEVERE WEATHER BUT ALLOWING THE STORMS TO PRODUCE HIGHLY LOCALIZED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN VERY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THIS COMBINATION OF SLOW STORM MOVEMENT AND SMALL CORES OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AN EXAMPLE OF HOW LOCALIZED THE RAINFALL HAS BEEN WAS AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA THAT MEASURED 1.09 INCH OF OF RAIN...ONE INCH FELL IN JUST 18 MINUTES. ONLY 3.5 MILES AWAY...AT TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...A TRACE OF RAIN WAS REPORTED. MUCH OF TULSA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 244 SAW AROUND AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN THIS EVENING. HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN INDICATED BY RADAR AND THE HIGHEST MEASURED AMOUNT WAS AT INOLA MESONET SITE WITH 1.57 INCHS THIS EVENING. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 632 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009/ AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM. TWO SURFACE BOUNDARIES OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...THE FIRST LOCATED A LITTLE NORTH OF I-40...THE SECOND ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 02Z NEAR THESE BOUNDARIES AND WILL BE IMPACTING KTUL/KRVS SITES AT VALID TIME OF 00Z. EXPECT A LULL IN ACTIVITY BEFORE MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP NEAR THESE BOUNDARIES AFTER 06Z. AFTER THIS TIME MANY AREAS WILL SEE MVFR TO OCCASIONAL IFR CEILINGS THROUGH MID MORNING. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE IN NORTHERN AREAS WITH FOCUS FOR CONVECTION SHIFTING SOUTH OF I-40 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...14 LONG TERM....15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 501 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009 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- 435 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIR REMAINS OVER THE REGION WITH FOCUS SHIFTING SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FIRE BUT LACKING UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MOST STORMS WILL FORM AND DISSIPATE FAIRLY QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH BOUNDARY FROM DIURNAL HEATING IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BECOMING VERY DIFFUSE DURING THE EVENING. ANOTHER CONVECTIVE COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO FORM SOUTH OF LAST NIGHTS ALONG OR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. BUT...WITH A MUCH WEAKER LOW LEVEL JET AND RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LESS AND IN AREAS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH WINDS AND HAIL BEING THE MORE OBVIOUS THREATS. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A CONTINUED WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBILITY OF FLASH AND/OR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE OF A CONCERN. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
531 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009
OKZ060-064-092300-
CREEK OK-TULSA OK-
531 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN CREEK AND TULSA
AT 531 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SAPULPA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TULSA...GRAY...JENKS...GLENPOOL...KIEFER...
KELLYVILLE AND SAPULPA.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND 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 3616 9597 3586 9594 3591 9622 3610 9624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 282DEG 9KT 3600 9613SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
551 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009
OKZ067-092330-
WAGONER OK-
551 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN WAGONER
AT 551 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHOSKA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHOSKA...PORTER AND REDBIRD.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.
LAT...LON 3597 9556 3584 9549 3581 9564 3584 9565
3586 9565 3586 9567 3592 9570
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 251DEG 9KT 3586 9563PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
642 PM CDT WED SEP 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0638 PM HEAVY RAIN TULSA 36.13N 95.92W
09/09/2009 E1.00 INCH TULSA OK NWS EMPLOYEE
STEET FLOODING AT RIVERSIDE AND JUST SOUTH OF 101ST
STREET DUE TO AROUND ONE INCH OF RAINFALL IN A HALF HOUR
&&
JDSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
658 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009
OKZ060-066-067-070-100030-
MUSKOGEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
658 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE...WESTERN WAGONER AND TULSA
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE
AT 658 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM BROKEN ARROW TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STONEBLUFF
TO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BALD HILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...TULSA...
BALD HILL...HECTORVILLE...LEONARD...BIXBY...BROKEN ARROW...CHOSKA...
STONEBLUFF...REDBIRD...COWETA...ONETA...JAMESVILLE AND HASKELL.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS
UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3611 9557 3584 9555 3564 9567 3567 9600
3589 9596 3609 9592
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 275DEG 12KT 3605 9576 3585 9575
3572 9586PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
728 PM CDT WED SEP 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0728 PM HEAVY RAIN TULSA 36.13N 95.92W
09/09/2009 M1.00 INCH TULSA OK NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN 18 MINTUES AT THE NWS
OFFICE
&&
DMJSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
843 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009
OKZ064-100215-
CREEK OK-
843 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN CREEK
AT 844 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SHAMROCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SHAMROCK AND DRUMRIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND 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 3608 9649 3583 9640 3582 9641 3578 9661
3585 9663 3602 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 229DEG 9KT 3589 9658The Tulsa radar (KINX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:43 UTC.
7 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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Heavy rain caused the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 28 to be closed due to high water.
Heavy rain caused a road leading into Colcord to be closed due to high water.
Heavy rain caused water to flow over a road south of Tahlequah.
Heavy rain caused severe street flooding in a few blocks of Oktaha. Several county roads around Oktaha were also flooded causing postal service to be disrupted.
Heavy rain caused portions of Highway 10 to be closed due to high water.
Heavy rain caused county roads near Wainwright to be covered by water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, September 2009
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: 197055, 197056, 197057, 197058, 197059, 197060, 197061.