Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 1995, 7:42 AM CDT for Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1995, 7:42 AM CDT (12:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1995, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washington County, AR
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 359 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1385 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTUL 101243 FFWTUL ARC143-101545- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 742 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ...NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 740 AM...RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. 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 MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. KEEP TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETINS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 10, 4:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 4:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
425 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995
CONVECTIVE BOUNDARIES HAVE MADE LOCATING THE SYNOPTIC SCALE COLD FRONT
QUITE DIFFICULT THIS MORNING BUT BEST GUESS PLACES THE FRONT NEAR THE
NW TIP OF OUR FCST AREA.
FRONT WILL SAG SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE ACCELERATING
OUT OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE UPPER SYSTEM SHEARS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS. CONVECTION HAS BEEN INCREASING IN NE OK
DURING THE PAST 1-2 HOURS AND NO REASON FOR IT NOT TO CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP SO WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY AND EXPAND IT
TO INCLUDE ALL OF NW AR AND ALL OF ERN OK EXCEPT MCCURTAIN COUNTY. MANY
AREAS CANNOT HANDLE ANY MORE HEAVY RAIN SO IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH FOR
FLASH FLOODING TO RESULT. WILL MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS
IN ALL ZONES TODAY BUT THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT LOOKS IFFY FOR THE FAR
NW PART OF THE FCST AREA.
HEAVIEST RAINS TO GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH WITH TIME SO EAST CENTRAL AND
SE OK AND NW AR SHOULD BE UNDER THE GUN FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. FFA MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT BUT WILL LEAVE
THIS FOR THE DAY SHIFT WHEN THE THREAT AREA MAY BE BETTER DEFINED.
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHOULD END ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AND SKIES SHOULD
BECOME PARTLY SUNNY WITH TEMPS WELL BELOW NORMAL. THIS COOL SPELL WILL
LAST UNTIL ABOUT WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPS SHOULD RETURN TO NEAR THE
SEASONAL VALUES. LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL DAYS OF DRYING OUT AS WELL ONCE WE
GET BY THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS.
GENERALLY STAYED CLOSE TO THE GUIDANCE TEMPS BUT DID LOWER MINS A FEW
DEGREES BELOW GUIDANCE TONIGHT. THE AVN MOS POPS LOOK TOO LOW TODAY AND
TONIGHT BUT THE NGM MOS POPS LOOK TOO HIGH SUNDAY.
TUL 77/58/76/55 752- FSM 86/64/78/58 7841 MLC 85/64/78/55 7841
BVO 75/56/76/52 531- FYV 83/62/76/53 8731 IDB 89/65/83/59 5751
BYV 82/60/76/51 8731
.TUL...FFA TODAY FOR OKZ054>076-ARZ001-002-010-011-019-029 (ALL ZONES
EXCEPT MCCURTAIN COUNTY)
PLATEIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:28 AM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
OKZ056-100845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 328 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 327 AM THE STORM HAD MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST OUT OF NOWATA COUNTY. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:29 AM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
OKZ056-100845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 328 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN CANCE LLED... AT 327 AM THE STORM HAD MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST OUT OF NOWATA COUNTY. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1125-1130PM NORTH OF OCHELTA OK 60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95 WASHINGTON
1134 PM BARTLESVILLE OK MAJOR STREET FLOODING
06/09/95 WASHINGTON IN BARTLESVILLE.
1155 PM WATOVA OK 0.88 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95 NOWATA
1205 AM MIAMI OK 60 MPH WINDS.
06/10/95 OTTAWA
1220 AM CENTRALIA OK 60 MPH WINDS.
06/10/95 CRAIG
0128 AM VINITA OK 6 INCHES OF WATER ON
06/10/95 CRAIG HIGHWAY 66.
0155 AM MIAMI OK NUMEROUS STREETS CLOSED
06/10/95 OTTAWA DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0345 AM WELCH OK MINOR FLOODING OF COUNTY
06/10/95 CRAIG ROADS IN NORTHERN PART OF
COUNTY.
0345 AM MIAMI OK ADDITIONAL RAIN AND STREET
06/10/95 OTTAWA FLOODING.Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1125-1130PM NORTH OF OCHELTA OK 60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95 WASHINGTON
1134 PM BARTLESVILLE OK MAJOR STREET FLOODING
06/09/95 WASHINGTON IN BARTLESVILLE.
1155 PM WATOVA OK 0.88 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95 NOWATA
1205 AM MIAMI OK 60 MPH WINDS.
06/10/95 OTTAWA
1220 AM CENTRALIA OK 60 MPH WINDS.
06/10/95 CRAIG
0128 AM VINITA OK 6 INCHES OF WATER ON
06/10/95 CRAIG HIGHWAY 66.
0155 AM MIAMI OK NUMEROUS STREETS CLOSED
06/10/95 OTTAWA DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0345 AM WELCH OK MINOR FLOODING OF COUNTY
06/10/95 CRAIG ROADS IN NORTHERN PART OF
COUNTY.
0345 AM MIAMI OK ADDITIONAL RAIN AND STREET
06/10/95 OTTAWA FLOODING.Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
OKZ054>077-ARZ001-002-010-011-019-029-111200- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 600 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA EXCEPT MCCURTAIN COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT HAVE LEFT NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. A WARM MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WITH DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. THIS HAS KEPT THE ATMOSPHERE UNSTABLE. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PUMPED NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY PROVIDING FUEL FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG THE EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AS WELL AS THE COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD DURING THE DAY. WIND FIELDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE PAST FEW DAYS...BUT SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY EXISTS SO THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES TO THE SOUTH. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. AN UPDATED THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 100 PM.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
OKZ054>077-ARZ001-002-010-011-019-029-111200- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 600 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA EXCEPT MCCURTAIN COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT HAVE LEFT NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. A WARM MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WITH DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. THIS HAS KEPT THE ATMOSPHERE UNSTABLE. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PUMPED NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY PROVIDING FUEL FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG THE EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AS WELL AS THE COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD DURING THE DAY. WIND FIELDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE PAST FEW DAYS...BUT SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY EXISTS SO THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES TO THE SOUTH. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. AN UPDATED THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 100 PM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Carroll | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.