May 1, 2009 LSRs

Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

Preliminary Flood Reports May 1, 2009 (Through 1PM)

1124 AM FLOOD: INOLA HIGHWAY 88 FLOODED IN SPOTS IN THE INOLA VICINITY

1126 AM FLOOD: TULSA 6-8 INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT 43RD STREET AND SHERIDAN ROAD.

1030 AM FLOOD: 4 E OWASSO 80TH STREET NORTH AND 166TH STREET SOUTH CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

1039 AM FLOOD: CLAREMORE MAIN AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS IN CLAREMORE FLOODED...AND HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OFF BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. SOME MOTORISTS HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE CLAREMORE AREA.

1043 AM FLOOD: 3 E OWASSO 86TH STREET NORTH 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE TULSA/ROGERS COUNTY LINE HAS BEEN CLOSED.

1045 AM FLOOD: VERDIGRIS HOMES IN THE VERDIGRIS AREA HAVE BEEN FLOODED.

1019 AM FLOOD: PRYOR 25 WATER RESCUES PERFORMED SO FAR IN THE PRYOR AREA

1005 AM FLOOD: OWASSO WATER UP TO THE DOORS AT SEVERAL BUSINESSES AT A STRIP MALL LOCATED AT 76TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 169 IN OWASSO.

1012 AM HEAVY RAIN: TULSA 1.59 INCHES RAIN FELL IN 30 MINUTES AT THE TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...BETWEEN 940 AM AND 1010 AM.

1004 AM FLOOD: WATTS WATER OVER ROADWAYS IN THE TOWN OF WATTS.

0942 AM FLOOD: LOCUST GROVE COUNTY ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF LOCUST GROVE HAVE BEEN CLOSED. LOCUST GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS PERFORMED 2 WATER RESCUES FOR STRANDED MOTORISTS.

0903 AM FLOOD: 5 ENE PEGGS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES ACROSS NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY. AN INCREASE IN WATER RESCUE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN REQUIRED ACROSS THE AREA.

0530 AM FLOOD: CHELSEA HIGHWAY 28 ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF CHLESEA CLOSED. NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS CLOSED ACROSS ROGERS COUNTY. SEVERAL BUSINESSES IN CHELSEA REPORTED TO HAVE STANDING WATER.

0826 AM FLOOD: 5 SW ZENA VARIOUS ROADS UNDER WATER ACROSS WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY

0826 AM FLASH FLOOD: 5 ENE PEGGS COUNTY ROAD 505 IN TERESITA UNDER WATER. SWIFT WATER RESCUE IN PROGRESS.

0745 AM FLASH FLOOD: PRYOR NUMEROUS FLOODING ISSUES IN CITY. SWIFT WATER RESCUE REQUIRED JUST NORTH OF PRYOR. 3.36 INCES IN TWO HOURS AT MESONET SITE.