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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 23, 2011Carroll County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 23, 2011, 11:55 AM CDT for Carroll County, Arkansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2011, 11:55 AM CDT (16:55 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Carroll County, AR

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 23, 2:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 S Metalton, ARLOW WATER CROSSINGS IMPASSABLE ALONG DRY FORK CREEK JUST WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 21

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 185 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
514 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

733 
WGUS54 KTSA 231655
FFWTSA
ARC015-232100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0001.110423T1655Z-110423T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1155 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 1150 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST 
CARROLL COUNTY AND THAT THERE IS FLOODING OF SOME LOW LYING AREAS AT 
THIS TIME. SOME COUNTY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED 
BUT FLOODING MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
ALPENA...CARROLLTON...OSAGE...RUDD AND RULE.

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. 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN 
HEAVY RAIN. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. 

&&

LAT...LON 3612 9328 3612 9338 3613 9354 3615 9355
      3616 9358 3619 9357 3619 9359 3631 9353
      3630 9328

$$
1 follow-up statement
362 
WGUS74 KTSA 231931
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
231 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

ARC015-232100-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL AR-
231 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL
COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH
POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 PM.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALPENA...CARROLLTON...OSAGE...RUDD AND RULE.

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.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 9328 3612 9338 3613 9354 3615 9355
      3616 9358 3619 9357 3619 9359 3631 9353
      3630 9328

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Carroll24 min
Apr 22, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison26 min
Apr 22, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAWashington13 min
Apr 22, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian43 min
Apr 22, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll33 min
Apr 22, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Carroll29 min
Apr 23, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll, Madison30 min
Apr 23, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Madison52 min
Apr 23, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian56 min
Apr 23, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian60 min
Apr 23, 5:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton34 min
Apr 23, 5:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton32 min
Apr 23, 6:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton20 min
Apr 23, 7:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton39 min
Apr 23, 9:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian30 min
Apr 23, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll26 min
Apr 23, 3:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACarroll, Madison10 hr
Apr 23, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton, Washington35 min
Apr 23, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSABenton, Carroll, Madison, Washington4 days
Apr 23, 3:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSABenton, Carroll, Madison, Washington92 min
Apr 23, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACarroll61 min
Apr 23, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Washington29 min
Apr 23, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington39 min
Apr 23, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll37 min
Apr 23, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Washington60 min
Apr 23, 6:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Madison, Washington10 hr
Apr 23, 6:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACrawford4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.