Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 8 at 6:01PM CST until November 8 at 7:45PM CST by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 8, 2024 - 4:01pm
Expires:
November 8, 2024 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 601 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 0.75 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring in some areas.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tulsa... Broken Arrow...
Claremore... Okmulgee...
Nowata... Owasso...
Bixby... Jenks...
Glenpool... Coweta...
Skiatook... Catoosa...
Collinsville... Verdigris...
Haskell... Chelsea...
Inola... Sperry...
Oologah... Porter...
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Muskogee, OK; Nowata, OK; Okmulgee, OK; Rogers, OK; Tulsa, OK; Wagoner, OK; Washington, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK