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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 23, 2011, 3:20 PM CDT for Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 10 hr. 7 reports 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, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 5:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E Busch, AR | WATER IS BEGINNING TO GET INTO BASEMENTS IN HOLIDAY ISLAND. |
| Apr 23, 5:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Eureka Springs, AR | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN TOWN AND BUSINESSES ARE BEGINNING TO GET WATER IN THEM. |
| Apr 23, 7:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Aurora, AR | WATER OVER STATE HIGHWAY 23 |
| Apr 23, 7:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se Oak Grove, AR | WATER RESCUE REPORTED AT A HOUSE AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 625 AND STATE HIGHWAY 103. |
| Apr 23, 7:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Se Oak Grove, AR | PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD 625 WASHED OUT. |
| Apr 23, 7:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse Oak Grove, AR | PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD 621 WASHED OUT. |
| Apr 23, 7:55 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Berryville, AR | VEHICLE REPORTEDLY SUBMERGED UNDER A BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 62 BETWEEN EUREKA SPRINGS AND BERRYVILLE. UNKNOWN WHETHER ANYONE IS IN THE VEHICLE OR NOT. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
309
WGUS54 KTSA 232020
FFWTSA
ARC015-087-240030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0002.110423T2020Z-110424T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
320 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
EASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 315 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DURING
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. FLOODED ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED...
MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY. ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...WHICH MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...HUNTSVILLE...ALPENA...AURORA...
BOSTON...CARROLLTON...FORUM...GRANDVIEW...GREEN FOREST...
KINGSTON...MARBLE...OAK GROVE...OSAGE...PETTIGREW...RUDD...RULE...
URBANETTE AND WITTER.
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 9346 3609 9346 3608 9343 3601 9343
3597 9344 3595 9348 3587 9351 3577 9351
3577 9377 3650 9374 3651 9357 3649 9329
3612 9329
$$2 follow-up statements
442
WGUS74 KTSA 232106
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
406 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
ARC015-087-240030-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110424T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
406 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MADISON AND
CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 402 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY
SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40
MPH. THESE WILL MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN
CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH
FLOODING FROM THIS ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCLUDE...BERRYVILLE
AND...EUREKA SPRINGS...ALPENA...CARROLLTON...GREEN FOREST...
OSAGE...RUDD...RULE...AND DENVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS.
LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.
A MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 9346 3609 9346 3608 9343 3601 9343
3597 9344 3595 9348 3587 9351 3577 9351
3577 9377 3650 9374 3651 9357 3649 9329
3612 9329
$$447
WGUS54 KTSA 240015
FFWTSA
ARC015-087-240630-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110424T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
715 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
EASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT SUNDAY
* AT 714 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. GROUNDS
REMAIN SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL...SO ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WILL
QUICKLY OCCUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...HUNTSVILLE...ALPENA...AURORA...
BOSTON...CARROLLTON...FORUM...GRANDVIEW...GREEN FOREST...
KINGSTON...MARBLE...OAK GROVE...OSAGE...PETTIGREW...RUDD...RULE...
URBANETTE AND WITTER.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 9346 3609 9346 3608 9343 3601 9343
3597 9344 3595 9348 3587 9351 3577 9351
3577 9377 3650 9374 3651 9357 3649 9329
3612 9329
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 24 min |
| Apr 22, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 13 min |
| Apr 22, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 33 min |
| Apr 22, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 52 min |
| Apr 23, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 56 min |
| Apr 23, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 5:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 5:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 6:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 7:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 11:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Carroll | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 3:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 4 days |
| Apr 23, 3:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 92 min |
| Apr 23, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 6:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 10 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford | 4 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.