Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1999
Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 1999, 3:20 PM CDT for Carroll County, Arkansas. It was in force for 115 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1999, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1999, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 115 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Carroll County, AR
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 922 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1144 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KTUL 102023
FFWTUL
ARC015-102215-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
320 PM CDT THU JUN 10 1999
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 320 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER
EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY. FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AND
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS.
URBANETTE...RULE...RUDD...OAK GROVE...GREEN FOREST...OSAGE AND
BERRYVILLE AND ADJACENT COMMUNITIES MAY BE AFFECTED BY FLASH
FLOODING.
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 OTHER 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.
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.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3618 9332 3648 9334 3647 9360 3626 9361
3617 9351What 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, 11:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 11:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1135 AM CDT THU JUN 10 1999 HAVE SENT A QUICK UPDATE TO ACCOUNT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG O UTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM NEAR BARTLESVILLE THROUGH TULSA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON SO HAVE UPDATE POPS FOR THIS AREA TO LIKELY. .TUL... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111100- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 100 PM CDT THU JUN 10 1999 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BUT NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SYNOPSIS... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TONIGHT. A MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. .DISCUSSION... A WELL DEFINED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM LENAPAH TO TULSA TO WELTY TO NORMAN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BOUNDARY HAS MOVED LITTLE SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME QUITE NUMEROUS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY AND ARE MOVING NORTHEAST PARALLEL TO THE BOUNDARY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING RESULTING IN LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS TRACKING ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE CREEK...WESTERN TULSA...SOUTHEAST OSAGE...WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST NOWATA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE REST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PULSE UP TO NEAR SEVERE LIMITS AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE DURATION OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE VERY SHORT HOWEVER. LATER TONIGHT...A COMPLEX OF STORMS MAY AGAIN APPROACH NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FROM THE WEST. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION... NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE...SPOTTER ACTIVATION OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111100- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 100 PM CDT THU JUN 10 1999 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BUT NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SYNOPSIS... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TONIGHT. A MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. .DISCUSSION... A WELL DEFINED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM LENAPAH TO TULSA TO WELTY TO NORMAN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BOUNDARY HAS MOVED LITTLE SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME QUITE NUMEROUS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY AND ARE MOVING NORTHEAST PARALLEL TO THE BOUNDARY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING RESULTING IN LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS TRACKING ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE CREEK...WESTERN TULSA...SOUTHEAST OSAGE...WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST NOWATA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE REST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PULSE UP TO NEAR SEVERE LIMITS AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE DURATION OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE VERY SHORT HOWEVER. LATER TONIGHT...A COMPLEX OF STORMS MAY AGAIN APPROACH NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FROM THE WEST. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION... NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE...SPOTTER ACTIVATION OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
Nearby
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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.