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Friday, March 23, 2012
Rain, Rain, has gone away!I don't usually publish for non-severe events but it's been so dreary I thought some good news was in order! Looks like a great weekend on tap! 
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Flash Flood Watch Extended Through 7:00PMFlash flood warnings on-going across parts of the area too. Another 1-2 inches of rain is possible today and tomorrow
before the rain finally ends. Current Watches and Warnings: 
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Flooding Rains On-Going and Expected to Continue, Especially East of Tulsa1-2 inches of rain may fall in the Tulsa area today with 3-5 additional inches falling in far eastern Oklahoma. Flash flooding
has been occuring and will continue to occur this morning in the Tulsa area and will continue throughout the day across far
eastern Oklahoma. River flooding east and south of Tulsa will likely become severe over the next few days as well
as lakes filling up to above normal levels by the weekend. Here are the current watches and warnings from the Tulsa
NWS:  Here is the forecast rainfall map for today: 
Monday, March 19, 2012
Tornado Watch Issued, Flooding an on-going IssueA tornado watch has been issued for areas of eastern and southeastern OK.  Here are the current rainfall totats since midnight. 
Severe Weather and Heavy Rain Still ExpectedThe severe weather threat remains across all of eastern Oklahoma today with large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes
possible, especially across SE Oklahoma. Very heavy rain is still expected today through Wednesday as well.
Here
is the NWS risk map for today:
Here is the Tulsa NWS expected rainfall totals for this system with higher amounts expected depending on
where the heaviest bands set up.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Rounds of Severe Weather Monday, Multiple Rounds of Heavy Rain Through Possibly WednesdayThere is a threat of severe weather from Monday late morning through late Monday. Large hail, damaging winds, and isolated
tornadoes are possible along with heavy rain. After the severe weather threat has ended, mutiple rounds of very heavy rain
are expected with amounts of 5-8 inches being common with locally heavier amounts across eastern Oklahoma.
Flash
flooding is expected as well as severe river flooding across all of eastern Oklahoma so please be prepared for this if you
are spending spring break along rivers or streams. Flash flooding will likely will occur so if you see water over a roadway,
please stop and find another route to get where you are going.
Updates to follow late Monday morning.
Sun, March 18, 2012 | link
Flash Flood Watch Issued for all of Eastern Oklahoma. Significant Flooding ExpectedA SIGNIFICANT AND LIFE-THREATENING HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT WILL UNFOLD OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FROM
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. SOME ISOLATED AREAS
COULD RECEIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
BETWEEN A FOOT AND 15 INCHES. WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY
CATASTROPHIC
AREAL FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS
ALSO HIGH...THUS THE FLOOD WATCH WILL BE CHANGED TO A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  .A SLOW MOVING UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH WELL ABOVE AVERAGE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR AND A FOCUSING FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BEGIN OVER
EASTERN OK MONDAY NIGHT AND GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY
BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Severe Weather Possible Monday with Flooding Possible SE of TulsaThere is a slight chance of severe weather across the entire area on Monday with heavy rainfall likely, especially SE of Tulsa. Large
hail and damaging winds are the primary severe weather threat mainly Monday late afternoon. The risk will increase if the
sun is able to break out and heat things up on early. River flooding is expected, possibly major, starting Monday
night. The Illinois river and lower Arkansas river are especially at risk. 1.5-2.5 inches are expected in Tulsa
with 3-6 expected east of highway 69 with local amounts to 10 inches possible. Rain could be in eastern Oklahoma
as early as tonight but the bulk of the rain will not arrive until Monday and last through Tuesday. Here
is the latest Tulsa NWS graphic depicting the risk areas. 
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER REMAINS! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER AND LE FLORE. SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 50 MPH WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF
TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. ADDITIONALLY...LOW
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS
AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE
PRESENT. THESE INGREDIENTS WILL SUPPORT AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR
AND RAPID SPREAD
POTENTIAL TO ANY WILDFIRE.
 A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG
CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.
Very High Fire Danger and Wind Advisory ExtendedTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...PAWNEE... TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG AND LATIMER. SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY
BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. ADDITIONALLY...LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO BE PRESENT. THESE INGREDIENTS WILL SUPPORT AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID SPREAD POTENTIAL TO ANY WILDFIRE. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA.
A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.  WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE WIND ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7
AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...MCINTOSH
AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING
AFTER SUNSET. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU
TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 
Monday, March 5, 2012
Very High Fire Danger and Wind Advisory Issued!THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL... LATIMER AND LE FLORE. ONGOING WILDFIRE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL THIS EVENING AS SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY COOL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RISE. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH
AS BURNING BANS.  WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...WASHINGTON... OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE.
IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ON TUESDAY AND BECOME GUSTY
DURING THE AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DEFINITION... * A WIND
ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF
YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION 
Thursday, March 1, 2012
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THISTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
WAGONER...TULSA AND ROGERS.  * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE RED FLAG WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG
SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT
TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM OKEMAH TO TULSA TO NOWATA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 18.0 PERCENT * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED
WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER
FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
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