Slow-moving thunderstorms resulted in widespread two to four inches of rain across southeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of May 25th. Northwestern portions of Pushmataha County and northeastern Atoka County received between five and seven inches of rain in less than four hours that morning.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Slow-moving thunderstorms resulted in widespread two to four inches of rain across southeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of May 25th. Northwestern portions of Pushmataha County and northeastern Atoka County received between five and seven inches of rain in less than four hours that morning. This excessive rainfall resulted in moderate flooding 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 May 25, 5:20 AM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Tulsa OK 620 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 .AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG. Showers and thunderstorms will affect northeast OK and northwest AR through the morning before gradually weakening and movingeast. This should result in period of MVFR ceilings early in the forecast with improvement to VFR by afternoon. Additional thunderstorms are possible this afternoon through tonight, however confidence remains low and no mention of thunder will be carried in the forecast after this morning. MVFR ceilings likely to return late in the forecast period. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 337 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016/ DISCUSSION... Convection ongoing from far NW AR to SE OK is likely to weaken and/or exit the forecast area early this morning. Additionally, convection across SE KS continues to sage southward with continued redevelopment as low level jet intercepts outflow boundary. This process is expected to wane later this morning. Finally shortwave ridging is expected for much of the day which is expected to limit coverage of afternoon storm development. Storms which do develop west nearer the dryline this afternoon may again congeal and track somewhere across the forecast tonight. Despite the lack of defined focus, the high instability environment will support a risk of severe weather. The more widespread storm coverage remains forecast for Thurs - Friday as stronger forcing overspreads the Plains. Several rounds of severe weather are likely to be ongoing through this period some of which are likely to impact eastern OK and northwest AR. The flow aloft does weaken behind the departing wave however an unstable and weakly capped airmass will remain in place. This along with a possible weak frontal boundary along with any subtle forcing aloft necessitates the continuation of precip chances. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 88 73 85 69 / 40 30 40 60 FSM 86 72 83 68 / 40 40 50 60 MLC 84 73 82 69 / 20 30 30 60 BVO 87 70 84 68 / 80 30 30 60 FYV 81 68 81 66 / 40 30 40 60 BYV 83 69 82 64 / 50 30 30 60 MKO 85 72 82 67 / 20 30 40 60 MIO 84 71 84 68 / 80 30 40 60 F10 85 73 82 67 / 20 30 40 60 HHW 85 73 81 68 / 20 30 50 60 && .TSA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM....99 AVIATION...14
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 500 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261000- 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- 500 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 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 AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH A LIMITED THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINING IN PLACE. A STRONG CAP IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WILL LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE DRY LINE TO OUR WEST AND EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...THOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAPPENING REMAINS LOW. DUE TO THE EXPECTED DEGREE OF INSTABILITY HOWEVER...ANY STORMS THAT MIGHT OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL POSE A THREAT OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN HIGH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...SUPPORTING PERIODIC CHANCES FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...THE FOCUS FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY...RAISING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. IN ADDITION...AT LEAST LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
513 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM HAIL VAN BUREN 35.44N 94.35W
05/25/2016 E0.50 INCH CRAWFORD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
&&
JBMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
520 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 AM HAIL VAN BUREN 35.44N 94.35W
05/25/2016 E0.88 INCH CRAWFORD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
&&
JBMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
522 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 AM TSTM WND DMG FAYETTEVILLE 36.06N 94.16W
05/25/2016 WASHINGTON AR BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
&&
JBMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 611 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 OKZ054-055-251145- WASHINGTON OK-OSAGE OK- 611 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT... AT 611 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF OKESA TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF WYNONA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BARTLESVILLE... HOMINY... BARNSDALL... WYNONA... OCHELATA... AVANT... OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK... OKESA... WOLCO... TALLANT... PERSHING... NELAGONEY... LAT...LON 3666 9589 3626 9625 3645 9647 3683 9611 TIME...MOT...LOC 1111Z 305DEG 20KT 3674 9610 3648 9635
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 846 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 ARZ001-010-011-019-OKZ069-251445- WASHINGTON AR-CRAWFORD AR-BENTON AR-MADISON AR-ADAIR OK- 846 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...NORTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD...SOUTHEASTERN BENTON...WASHINGTON AND EAST CENTRAL ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 945 AM CDT... AT 846 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES WEST OF TONTITOWN TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BARON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE... STILWELL... LOWELL... FARMINGTON... PRAIRIE GROVE... ELKINS... TONTITOWN... BETHEL HEIGHTS... WEST FORK... LINCOLN... CAVE SPRINGS... GREENLAND... HIGHFILL... WINSLOW... HINDSVILLE... ADAIR STATE PARK... HOBBS STATE PARK... WESLEY... CLIFTY... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 78. LAT...LON 3570 9407 3583 9465 3627 9431 3623 9367 TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 275DEG 26KT 3618 9428 3589 9453
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
919 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
ARZ002-010-011-019-020-251500-
WASHINGTON AR-CRAWFORD AR-MADISON AR-CARROLL AR-FRANKLIN AR-
919 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...
SOUTH CENTRAL CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...
AT 919 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESLEY TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BRENTWOOD TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEE CREEK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40
MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
HUNTSVILLE... MOUNTAINBURG...
WINSLOW... CHESTER...
ST. PAUL... HINDSVILLE...
PETTIGREW... WESLEY...
AURORA... WITTER...
SAINT PAUL... KINGSTON...
LAKE FORT SMITH... FERN...
JAPTON... MARBLE...
BOSTON... WITHROW SPRINGS STATE PARK...
GOSHEN... GEORGETOWN...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 39.
LAT...LON 3612 9344 3612 9348 3608 9348 3608 9346
3581 9362 3560 9403 3566 9432 3585 9404
3615 9394 3617 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 280DEG 33KT 3612 9400 3589 9414 3576 9439The 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 10:00 am CDT on May 25th. The river crested at 31.44 feet at 10:00 pm CDT on the 25th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 10:00 am CDT on the 26th.
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