Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Sep 21, 1990, 9:26 AM CDT (14:26 UTC)

Expired

Sep 21, 1990, 11:30 AM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Whole counties

County LeFlore County, OK

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH AR
926 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT SMITH HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN WEST ARKANSAS
 
   ...SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...SEBASTIAN COUNTY
 
 
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...LE FLORE COUNTY
 
RADAR AT 925 AM CDT WAS CONTINUING TO SHOW HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
LOCAL AREA CAUSING FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS.
FORT SMITH POLICE DEPT. REPORTED STREET FLOODING IN NORTH FORT
SMITH WITH WATER UP TO CAR DOORS.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

In the hours before

OKZ019-211630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
826 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 1990

...HEAVY RAINS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...

ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA
THIS MORNING.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN AT 815 AM WAS BETWEEN MCALESTER AND
FORT SMITH IN THE COUNTIES OF MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...AND
LATIMER.  RAIN OBSERVING STATIONS IN THIS AREA REPORTED OVER 2 INCHES
OF RAIN IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7AM THIS MORNING...AND ANOTHER
COUPLE OF INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

ALTHOUGH THE RAIN IS WIDESPREAD...RADAR INDICATES THAT THE HEAVIEST
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING TO THE EAST.  THIS REDUCES THE THREAT OF
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS...AND MAJOR RAODWAYS.  MINOR
FLOODING WILL PROBABLY OCCUR ON SOME STREETS...SMALL CREEKS...AND LOW
LYING AREAS.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXCERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF
HEAVY RAIN DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND WATER STANDING ON THE
ROADWAY.  DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER RUNNING ACROSS A ROAD...IT ONLY
TAKES A COUPLE OF FEET OF WATER TO SWEEP A CAR OFF THE ROAD.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA TODAY.  PEOPLE IN
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH
FLOODING AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGH GROUND QUICKLY IF FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED.  REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO R2ELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

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