Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Nov 5, 1994, 1:32 AM CST (07:32 UTC)

Expired

Nov 5, 1994, 7:30 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Whole counties

Counties Crawford County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, LeFlore County, OK

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TTAA00 KTUL 050734 RRA
FFWTUL
ARC033-131-OKC079-051330-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
132 AM CST SAT NOV 5 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  730 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONSS...
 
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
 
   ...CRAWFORD COUNTY
 
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
 
   ...SEBASTIAN COUNTY
 
 
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...LE FLORE COUNTY
 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE WARNED AREA
AND OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT
RAINS WITH SEVERAL RIVERS APPROACHING BANKFULL.
 
THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS DURING THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT FOR FLOODING W
LLIKELY BE NEAR DRAINAGE DITCHES AND CREEK BASINS.
 
 
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS LIKELY OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED.  STAY ALERT AND WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER.
REMEMBER...IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO THE
NEAREST STREAM...CREEK OR RIVER WHICH CAN BECOME A KILLER DURING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.
 
MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.  THE WATER
MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.  IF YOUR
VEHICLE GETS CAUGHT IN RISING WATER...ABANDONED IT QUICKLY.  THEN
MOV`E TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
KEEP TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETINS.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Nov 4, 8:52 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
845 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

00Z UA ANALYS INDCTS H8 JET HAS MOVD SEWD OVR XTRM SERN CORNER OF EOK
AND BEST MOISTR FEED SHUD BE EAST OF EOK FOR THE REST OF THE NGT.  02Z
SFC ANALYS SHOWS OUTFLO BNDRY HAS ALSO MOVD SEWD INTO XTRM SERN OK SO
PRIMARY FOCUS FOR CONVCTN SHUD BE SOUTH OF EOK.  SATL PICS SHOW STG UPR
SYS MOVG EAST WITH NEW ETA SHOWING VORT CENTER TRACKING JUST SOUTH OF
RED RVR.  ALTHO HVYST CONVCTN WL BE IN SERN OK...WL NOT CHG FFA AREA
TNGT AS CONSDBL OVRNNG RAINFALL AREA XPCTD WELL NORTH OF BNDRY AS UPR
SYS MOVS CLOSER OVRNGT.

WL MAKE ONLY MINOR CHGS ON UPDATE AFT LOOKING AT 03Z SFC OBS.

..11..

.TUL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR ZONES 56>58 AND 60>77.

In the hours before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
920 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...REPORT FROM FRIDAY MORNING NOV 4 1994...

TIME (CST)     COUNTY/STATE     EVENT

1000 AM        CRAWFORD/AR     28-30 FT GARNAGE TOTALLY DESTROYED AND
                               SEVERAL SHEDS BLOWN OVER. DAMAGE OCCURRED
                               NEAR TOWN OF GRAPHIC (15 MILES NORTHEAST
                               OF VAN BUREN)

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
920 PM CST FRI NOV 4 1994

...REPORT FROM FRIDAY MORNING NOV 4 1994...

TIME (CST)     COUNTY/STATE     EVENT

1000 AM        CRAWFORD/AR     28-30 FT GARAGE TOTALLY DESTROYED AND
                               SEVERAL SHEDS BLOWN OVER. DAMAGE OCCURRED
                               NEAR TOWN OF GRAPHIC (15 MILES NORTHEAST
                               OF VAN BUREN)

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