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Oklahoma, Ottawa

Tornado Watch

Statement as of 8:03 PM CDT on May 20, 2013

Expires 11:00 PM EDT on May 20, 2013


Tornado Watch 191 remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the
following locations


OK
. Oklahoma counties included are

Cherokee Coal Cotton
Delaware Garvin Hughes
McIntosh Murray Muskogee
Ottawa Pontotoc Stephens




Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 3:43 PM CDT on May 20, 2013

Expires 8:00 AM EDT on May 22, 2013


... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from 7 PM CDT this evening
through Tuesday evening...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of Arkansas and Oklahoma... including the following
areas... in Arkansas... Benton... Carroll... Crawford... Franklin...
   Madison... Sebastian and Washington. In Oklahoma... Adair...
Cherokee... Delaware... Haskell... Latimer... Le Flore... Mayes...
McIntosh... Muskogee... Okfuskee... Okmulgee... Ottawa...
Pittsburg... Sequoyah and Wagoner.

* From 7 PM CDT this evening through Tuesday evening

* showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and
become more widespread during the evening and overnight hours
across eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. Additional
showers and thunderstorms will be likely on Tuesday.
Widespread rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are possible in an
area north of Interstate 40 and south of Interstate 44 through
Tuesday as several rounds of thunderstorms affect the same
areas. The potential exists for a swath of much heavier
rainfall of 5 to 8 inches within this area.

* The heavy rainfall may lead to localized flash flooding... and
could also cause rapid rises on creeks and small streams... and
may lead to mainstem river flooding as well.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

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.




1107 am CDT Mon may 20 2013

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flood Watch for
the Neosho river near Commerce
* until Wednesday morning.
* At 10:00 am Monday the stage was 3.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast... the Neosho river is expected to rise to near 13.8
feet... which is below flood stage. However... flood stage may be
exceeded in the next few days if additional rainfall occurs. Far
southeast Kansas already received over two inches of rain from last
nights thunderstorms. The current forecast indicates another half
inch to two inches of rain will be possible across the Neosho river
basin in southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma tonight. Monitor
later forecasts and remain alert for possible warnings.





1107 am CDT Mon may 20 2013

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flood Watch for
the Neosho river near Commerce
* until Wednesday morning.
* At 10:00 am Monday the stage was 3.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast... the Neosho river is expected to rise to near 13.8
feet... which is below flood stage. However... flood stage may be
exceeded in the next few days if additional rainfall occurs. Far
southeast Kansas already received over two inches of rain from last
nights thunderstorms. The current forecast indicates another half
inch to two inches of rain will be possible across the Neosho river
basin in southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma tonight. Monitor
later forecasts and remain alert for possible warnings.






Local Storm Report



05/20/2013 0630 PM

8 miles S of Quapaw, Ottawa County.

Tornado, reported by trained spotter.


            Damage to a diesel shop. Numerous power poles snapped.
            Semi trailers blown off the Road. 50 to 60 foot tree also
            blocking a roadway 3 miles east of Twin Bridges likely
            from the same tornado.



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