Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Watches in 2007
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood watch at Jan 11, 2007, 3:50 PM CST for Choctaw County, Latimer County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma; Carroll County, Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas. It took effect at Jan 12, 2007, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 57 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2007, 3:50 PM CST (21:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2007, 8:31 PM CST
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Choctaw County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 868 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 460 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 489 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS64 KTSA 112150 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 350 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007 ...A COMPLEX STORM MAY BRING FLOODING TO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS... .THE STORM THAT WILL BRING FREEZING RAIN TO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MAY BRING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-120600- /O.NEW.KTSA.FF.A.0001.070112T1800Z-070115T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 350 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN WILL COMMENCE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE RAIN WILL COME IN SEVERAL INSTALLMENTS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS LIKELY TO COME FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. GENERAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS IS LIKELY TO BE IN THE TWO TO FOUR INCH RANGE THIS WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND SIX INCHES FROM HEAVIER RAIN BANDS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WGUS64 KTSA 120415 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1015 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007 ...A COMPLEX STORM MAY BRING FLOODING TO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS... .THE STORM THAT WILL BRING FREEZING RAIN TO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MAY BRING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-121215- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.070112T1800Z-070115T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 1015 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN WILL COMMENCE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE RAIN WILL COME IN SEVERAL INSTALLMENTS. GENERAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS IS LIKELY TO BE IN THE TWO TO FOUR INCH RANGE THIS WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND SIX INCHES FROM HEAVIER RAIN BANDS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 120923 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 323 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS... .THE STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING FREEZING RAIN TO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MAY BRING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-122215- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.070112T1800Z-070115T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 323 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL... WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL COMMENCE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR IN SEVERAL WAVES OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. GENERAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE TWO TO FOUR INCH RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND SIX INCHES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 122031 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 231 PM CST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS... .A STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING FREEZING RAIN TO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MAY BRING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-130915- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 231 PM CST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL...AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN... WILL COMMENCE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR IN SEVERAL WAVES OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. GENERAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE TWO TO FOUR INCH RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND SIX INCHES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 130751 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 151 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS MORNING AND SUNDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING FREEZING RAIN TO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL LIKELY BRING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-131800- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 151 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INTO WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AROUND TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT:WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 131709 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1109 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-140115- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 1109 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES COMMON. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY EVENING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. * FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...AND ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS TO BE FLOODED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT:WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 132038 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 238 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-141000- /O.EXT.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 238 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES COMMON. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FROM THIS STORM WILL REACH UP TO SIX INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. * FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...AND ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS TO BE FLOODED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT:WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 140344 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 944 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-141145- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 944 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES COMMON. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... WHICH WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FROM THIS STORM WILL REACH UP TO SIX INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. * FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED EARLIER TODAY WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...AND ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS TO BE FLOODED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT:WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 140646 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1246 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ARZ002-010-011-OKZ072-075-141500- /O.EXA.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-SEQUOYAH-LATIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...SALLISAW...WILBURTON 1246 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...CARROLL...MADISON AND WASHINGTON AR. IN OKLAHOMA... LATIMER AND SEQUOYAH. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES COMMON. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY... INTO TONIGHT. WITH GROUND CONDITIONS ALREADY SATURATED ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT FROM THIS STORM WILL REACH UP TO SIX INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. * ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS TO BE FLOODED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT:WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-076-141500- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...POTEAU 1246 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW...LE FLORE AND PUSHMATAHA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES COMMON. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY... INTO TONIGHT. WITH GROUND CONDITIONS ALREADY SATURATED ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT FROM THIS STORM WILL REACH UP TO SIX INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. * ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS TO BE FLOODED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT:WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 141323 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 723 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ARZ002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072-075-076-142215- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...VAN BUREN...OZARK... CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...SALLISAW... WILBURTON...POTEAU 723 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON AR. IN OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW... LATIMER...LE FLORE...PUSHMATAHA AND SEQUOYAH. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES COMMON. SOME AREAS HAVE RECORDED NEARLY 4.5 INCHES. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. WITH GROUND CONDITIONS ALREADY SATURATED ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT FROM THIS STORM WILL REACH UP TO SIX INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. * ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS TO BE FLOODED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT:WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 142049 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 249 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ARZ002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072-075-076-151000- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...VAN BUREN...OZARK... CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...SALLISAW... WILBURTON...POTEAU 249 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON AR. IN OKLAHOMA...CHOCTAW... LATIMER...LE FLORE...PUSHMATAHA AND SEQUOYAH. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES COMMON. SOME AREAS HAVE RECORDED NEARLY 4.5 INCHES. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...HOWEVER THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND ANY LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM FIVE TO SIX INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. * ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT LOW WATER CROSSINGS TO BE FLOODED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT:WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$
000 WGUS64 KTSA 150231 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 831 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... .SIGNIFICANT RAIN HAS ENDED OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ARZ002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072-075-076-150345- /O.CAN.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...VAN BUREN...OZARK... CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...SALLISAW... WILBURTON...POTEAU 831 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THAT BROUGHT MORE THAN THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS WEEKEND HAVE FINALLY ENDED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jan 11, 3:33 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 3:33 PM CST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
333 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007
.DISCUSSION...
VERY DIFFICULT FORECAST AND VERY SMALL DIFFERENCE WILL HAVE
AN UNUSUALLY LARGE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. COLD
FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND BY TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE NEAR
THE I-44 AND MOVING SOUTHEAST. IT SHOULD CLEAR THE FORECAST
AREA BY EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL BE BE FALLING AND REACH NEAR THE FREEZING POINT IN
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON
FRIDAY AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST
TO NEAR I 40 BY SATURDAY MORNING.
WILL BE UPGRADING THE NORTHWESTERN MOST COUNTIES INTO
AN ICE STORM WARNING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AND
LEAVE THE REMAINDER OF THE WATCH INTACT FOR NOW.
ON SATURDAY IT BECOMES VERY TRICKY. SOME EROSION OF THE COLD
AIR WILL TAKE PLACE DUE TO PRECIPITATION ALOFT THAT IS MUCH
WARMER THAN THE COLD AIR. THIS WILL LIKELY MOVE THE FREEZING
RAIN AREA BACK NORTHWARD FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
ARE LIKELY TO BE STEADY OR ONLY RAISE A COUPLE OF DEGREES
DURING THE DAY.
IN THE AREA WHERE THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED...
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY NOT GET BACK ABOVE FREEZING AND
ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY OF ABOVE GROUND OBJECTS...
TREES...POWER LINES AND BRIDGES COULD BE 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH
AND POSSIBLY MORE. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THIS
AREA WHERE TEMPERATURES COULD HOVER NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING AND THE PRECIPITATION IS MOST LIKELY GOING
TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN.
ALSO DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE SOUTH OF 2
TO UP TO 4 INCHES...WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
SEVERAL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
IT IS LIKELY THAT FORECAST PARAMETERS WILL BE ADJUSTED THROUGH
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THIS STORM DEVELOPS AND TEMPERATURE
PROFILES BECOME MORE CERTAIN.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 48 49 28 30 / 40 80 70 80
FSM 52 56 41 44 / 70 100 90 90
MLC 56 60 34 37 / 60 90 90 90
BVO 39 39 24 26 / 40 70 60 80
FYV 53 56 31 33 / 70 100 80 90
BYV 50 56 31 33 / 70 100 80 90
MKO 50 53 31 33 / 60 90 80 80
MIO 43 49 25 28 / 50 70 60 80
F10 52 54 29 32 / 50 90 80 80
HHW 57 62 42 45 / 60 90 80 90
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-
OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-
OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ073.
ICE STORM WARNING FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR OKZ054-
OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ059.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR OKZ058-
OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-
OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR OKZ049-
OKZ053-OKZ076.
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ010.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR ARZ001-
ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY FOR ARZ019-
ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....15Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 3:42 PM CST, 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 342 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-121100- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 342 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT WINDS (NON THUNDERSTORM). RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...ELEVATED...SPREADINDEX=48. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER DANGER WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO AREAS NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44 WHERE DRIER FUELS EXIST...OTHERWISE THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE LESS TODAY AS HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL... HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL... HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL... HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. MONDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... AN ICE STORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY FOR FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO PLUNGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE LEADING EDGE PUSHING THROUGH KANSAS INTO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH THE FREEZING LINE REACHING INTO OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES BY AROUND NOON...AND NEAR I-44 BY EVENING. ONGOING RAINFALL WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR FRIDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NORTH OF A PAWNEE TO VINITA LINE BY FRIDAY EVENING...AND POTENTIALLY AS FAR SOUTH AS I-44 BY SATURDAY MORNING. DETAILS OF PRECIPITATION TIMING AND INTENSITY REMAIN VERY UNCERTAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT CHANCES OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH SUNDAY. AS THE COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND...THE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT PRECIPITATION MAY TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT WAVE OF ICING POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW TO THE WEST LIFTS OUT. ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS THE ARCTIC HIGH SETTLES OVER THE REGION. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD START PREPARATIONS FOR A SIGNIFICANT ICING EVENT. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 41 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:15 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh and 12 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:06 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 4 days |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.