Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 6th. Unseasonably moist air across the region resulted in locally heavy rainfall with one to four inches of rain across the area, and as much as seven inches occurring locally.
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Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 6th. Unseasonably moist air across the region resulted in locally heavy rainfall with one to four inches of rain across the area, and as much as seven inches occurring locally. This heavy rainfall resulted in widespread 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 Jun 6, 2:23 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
323 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2019
.DISCUSSION...
Convection has been slowly filling in across parts of the forecast
area, ahead of upper low and focusing on low-level convergence
boundary noted in mesonet data across northeast OK into northwest
AR. Main concern this afternoon/evening will be localized
flooding, with slow moving storms capable of producing rainfall
rates exceeding 2"/hour. Not every location will experience heavy
rainfall given the scattered nature, but some spots could receive
a quick 3-4" of rain. Given the wet ground conditions, rapid onset
flash flooding will be an issue the remainder of the day.
The upper low will shift east into AR by Friday, although
wraparound moisture and daytime heating will result in scattered
showers/thunderstorms mainly along and east of Highway 75.
Precipitation chances will taper off Friday night with the loss
of heating.
A drier/cooler airmass will move into the region Sunday night into
Monday, with an extended period of below normal temperatures
expected through the remainder of the week.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 66 83 65 86 / 60 50 10 0
FSM 66 83 67 86 / 60 70 20 10
MLC 64 81 65 85 / 40 40 10 0
BVO 65 83 64 85 / 60 50 10 0
FYV 64 79 63 82 / 70 70 20 20
BYV 64 78 64 82 / 70 70 30 20
MKO 65 81 65 85 / 60 60 10 10
MIO 65 82 64 84 / 70 60 20 10
F10 64 81 65 86 / 50 40 10 0
HHW 66 82 67 86 / 50 40 10 0
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning for OKZ049-053>076.
AR...Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning for ARZ001-002-010-011-
019-020-029.
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SHORT TERM...06
LONG TERM....18Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1232 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2019 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-071030- 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- 1232 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2019 ...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Most of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. ONSET...After 3 pm. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. ONSET...After 3 pm. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Elevated. AREA...eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. ONSET...After 3 pm. DISCUSSION... Widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop across eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas this Afternoon and continue into Tonight as an upper level low moves across the region. The showers and thunderstorms will be slow-moving, efficient rain producers, and will likely result in localized quick-onset flash flooding. There will also be some threat of rises on areas streams and rivers, depending on where the heaviest rains fall. In addition to heavy rain, some stronger cells may produce marginally severe hail and wind gusts. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SATURDAY through Wednesday...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms will continue to gradually decrease in coverage through Saturday, with some threat of locally heavy rainfall continuing. Dry and cooler weather will prevail for the early part of next week. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... Continue to monitor ongoing weather conditions, especially in areas that are still dealing with overland flooding. Lake levels remain well above normal and any additional heavy rain may lead to increased river levels. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.
15 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A car was stranded in high water on Skelly Drive near I-44 and S Memorial Drive.
Several streets were flooded and closed across the City of Tulsa.
A car was stranded in high water near E 11th Street and S Sheridan Road.
Eastbound lanes of I-244 near N Sheridan Road were flooded and closed.
Portions of Highway 20 between Hominy and Skiatook were closed.
Several streets were flooded and closed in Broken Arrow.
Portions of numerous roads were flooded and closed in and around Owasso.
Portions of several roads on the west side of Claremore were flooded and closed.
The intersection of E 96th Street N and N 161st E Avenue was flooded and closed.
Several roads were flooded and closed in and around Claremore.
Several homes were flooded just north of the Admiral Twin Theater, on E Independence Street.
Portions of E 86th Street N were flooded and closed between N 151st E Avenue and N 161st E Avenue.
The intersection of E 106th Street N and N 147th E Avenue was closed due to flooding.
Portions of several streets were flooded and closed on the west side of town.
Several roads were flooded and closed in and around Moffett.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 2019
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: 837521, 837526, 837531, 837535, 837542, 837544, 837547, 837551, 837554, 837557, 837559, 837767, 837770, 837775, 837791.