Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Jul 8, 2010, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2010, 7:23 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

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

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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154 
WGUS54 KTSA 082130
FFWTSA
ARC033-131-OKC079-135-090130-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0039.100708T2130Z-100709T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
430 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
  NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  NORTHWESTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 4 MILES SOUTH OF SPIRO...MOVING      
  NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN    
  HAS ALREADY FALLEN 5 MILES EAST OF PANAMA. ANOTHER 2 OR TO 3       
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 830 PM CDT.

* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
  INCLUDE...POCOLA...HACKETT...BONANZA...ARKOMA...ROLAND...MOFFETT...
  FORT SMITH...VAN BUREN...FIGURE FIVE AND RUDY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS
OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND DRAINAGE
DITCHES SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER BY FOOT OR BY
AUTO...YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3556 9438 3556 9416 3533 9440 3521 9432
      3511 9456 3519 9475

$$

617 
WGUS74 KTSA 090023
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
723 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010

ARC033-131-OKC079-135-090033-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100709T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-SEQUOYAH OK-LE FLORE OK-
723 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE...SOUTHEASTERN
SEQUOYAH...SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  BE AWARE OF ANY REMAINING 
WATER COVERED ROADWAYS AS THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN SLOWLY RECEDES.

TO REPORT PREVIOUS FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
TULSA.

LAT...LON 3556 9438 3556 9416 3533 9440 3521 9432
      3511 9456 3519 9475

$$

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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.