An upper level disturbance moved through the Southern Plains on the 29th. Thunderstorms developed over eastern Oklahoma during the late morning and afternoon hours as this system approached.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance moved through the Southern Plains on the 29th. Thunderstorms developed over eastern Oklahoma during the late morning and afternoon hours as this system approached. Three tornadoes occurred as these storms moved through the region as well as locally heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding.
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 May 29, 11:29 AM CST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1229 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
WHILE BRIEF VFR CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR...MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL
PREVAIL FOR MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD AS RA/TSRA CHANCES CONTINUE
AHEAD OF A SFC COLD FRONT THAT WILL CLEAR THE AREA OVERNIGHT. LATE
IN THE PERIOD...POST FRONTAL RAIN CHANCES DIMINISH FROM WEST TO
EAST...BUT MVFR CIGS AND PERIODS OF MVFR VSBYS IS LIGHT FOG ARE
EXPECTED AFTER 12Z.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1046 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015/
DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED/ SCATTERED THUNDER CONTINUE ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT
AS THE AREA REMAINS AHEAD OF THE MAIN SURFACE BOUNDARY. AS THAT FEATURE
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW...RAIN CHANCES WILL
LESSEN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WEST TO EAST. MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO
POPS...AND WILL KEEP THE HIGHEST CHANCES ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES WERE
RAIN REMAINS ONGOING AND HAS STARTED TO SHOW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
AREAL COVERAGE. DESPITE RELAXED RAINFALL RATES WITH MOST OF THE
ONGOING ACTIVITY IN THE SHORT TERM...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL/FLASH FLOOD
POTENTIAL REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT
AS FORCING ALONG THE FRONT INCREASES. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH CONFIGURATION AND EXPIRATION TIME WILL BE LEFT AS IS. HAVE
LOWERED TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES BASED ON RADAR AND SATELLITE
TRENDS. REMAINING ELEMENTS LEFT AS THEY ARE.
UPDATED ZFP/PFM/AFM/FRESHENED FFA OUT SHORTLY.
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY 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 7 PM SATURDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
AVIATION...23HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 511 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301015- 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- 511 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015 ...FLOODING THE MAIN CONCERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND... 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...EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ONSET...AFTER 7 PM. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...LOCALLY THIS MORNING...LARGER THREAT TONIGHT. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING IS LIKELY. AREAL FLOODING NEAR THE MAIN STEM RIVERS AND LAKES WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL REMAIN LIMITED DUE TO WEAKER WINDS ALOFT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A QUIETER UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS OVERALL COMPARED TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. ONLY LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AREAL FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE HOWEVER...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKES WHICH ARE NEAR OR OVER FULL CAPACITY. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. LACY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1058 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 W EUFAULA 35.29N 95.67W
05/29/2015 M3.27 INCH MCINTOSH OK MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN FAYETTEVILLE 36.06N 94.16W
05/29/2015 M2.23 INCH WASHINGTON AR CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 10 NNW VINITA 36.77N 95.22W
05/29/2015 M2.16 INCH CRAIG OK TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNE HARTSHORNE 34.90N 95.53W
05/29/2015 M4.02 INCH PITTSBURG OK TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL. COCORAHS.
&&
AEJThe Tulsa radar (KINX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:32 UTC.
11 flash flood, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Portions of S Mingo Road were flooded between E 171st Street and E 191st Street.
Several roads were flooded in and around town.
This tornado developed in or just north of the Canadian River bottoms and moved north-northeast uprooting trees, snapping a few tree trunks, damaging outbuildings, and damaging a couple homes. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
This tornado developed south of I-40 southeast of Gore. Motorists witnessed the tornado as it crossed the highway, where large tree limbs were snapped. Small buildings were damaged at an industrial site west of Highway 10 and south of Highway 62. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 75 to 85 mph.
Significant street flooding was reported in Salina.
Significant street flooding was reported in and around Pryor. Water rescues of stranded motorists were conducted.
This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed on Spavinaw Hill southwest of Spavinaw. It moved east-northeast snapping or uprooting numerous trees and snapping power poles through town. Some homes in town received roof damage. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees along Highway 20 northeast of Spavinaw and damaged the roofs of a couple homes. The tornado crossed into Delaware County just north of Highway 20. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado crossed into Delaware County just north of Highway 20. Trees were snapped or uprooted and power poles were blown down as it moved east-northeast across the S 510 and S 520 Roads before dissipating. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted several trees.
Significant flooding was reported in downtown Wagoner.
Street flooding was reported in and around Inola.
Portions of Highway 62 were flooded and closed.
Flooding was reported at E 41st Street and Riverside Drive.
Numerous roads were flooded in and around Owasso. 106th Street North was under water in multiple locations. Several vehicles were stranded in the flood water.
Significant flooding was reported in Wagoner, resulting in the evacuation of a few homes.
Significant flooding was reported on 96th Street North on the east side of Owasso.
Adams Creek flooded the roadway at E 46th Street South and S 257th E Avenue.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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