Updated: Sun May-19-19 05:00pm UTC
Effective: Mon May-20-19 12:00pm UTC
Expires: Wed May-22-19 12:00am UTC
Severity: Severe
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Possible
Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: Craig; Creek; Mayes; Nowata; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Osage; Ottawa; Pawnee; Rogers; Tulsa; Wagoner; Washington
Instructions: A flash flood watch means rapidly rising water or flooding is
possible within the watch area.
if you are in the watch area, keep informed, and be ready for
quick action if flash flooding is observed or if a warning is
issued.
Message Summary: ...flash flood watch in effect from monday morning through
tuesday evening for northeast oklahoma...
The national weather service in tulsa has issued a
* flash flood watch for portions of east central oklahoma and
northeast oklahoma...including the following counties...in
east central oklahoma...okfuskee. In northeast oklahoma...
Craig...creek...mayes...nowata...okmulgee...osage...ottawa...
Pawnee...rogers...tulsa...wagoner and washington ok.
* from monday morning through tuesday evening
* thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will spread into northeast
oklahoma monday morning, continuing monday afternoon and
evening. A secondary line of strong storms are expected tuesday
morning. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are likely along the
i-44 corridor with locally higher amounts in areas north and
west of tulsa.
* the ground remains saturated from saturday`s storms. The
additional rainfall amounts will likely lead to flash flooding,
especially near low-lying areas and smaller creeks and streams.
In addition, a few main stem rivers could also rise above flood
depending on the areas that receive the heaviest rainfall.
