Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

May 23, 2011, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)

Expired

May 23, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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258 
WGUS54 KTSA 232030
FFWTSA
ARC015-087-240030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0042.110523T2030Z-110524T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
330 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 330 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4 
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 
INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY. MAJOR 
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS A PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. A 
PORTION OF HIGHWAY 62 IN CARROLL COUNTY HAS COLLAPSED AS A RESULT OF 
THE FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ALSO CAUSED THE POOL ELEVATION AT 
BEAVER LAKE IN NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO 
RISE...RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RELEASES BEGINNING AT 4 
PM. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAST RISES ALONG THE WHITE RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF 
THE DAM...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY 
NEAR THE TOWN OF BEAVER.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...HUNTSVILLE...AURORA...BEAVER...
  BOSTON...CARROLLTON...CLIFTY...FORUM...GRANDVIEW...GREEN FOREST...
  HINDSVILLE...JAPTON...KINGSTON...MARBLE...OAK GROVE...OSAGE...
  PETTIGREW...RUDD...RULE...SAINT PAUL...URBANETTE...WESLEY 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 9348 3609 9348 3608 9344 3597 9344
      3587 9351 3577 9351 3576 9396 3610 9394
      3623 9389 3624 9387 3630 9387 3631 9381
      3638 9389 3639 9387 3650 9387 3650 9330
      3612 9330

$$

154 
WGUS74 KTSA 232141
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
441 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

ARC015-087-240030-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110524T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
441 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MADISON AND CARROLL
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 439 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE 
WARNED AREA BY 5 PM. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED 
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS 
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY. MAJOR FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS 
A PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. A PORTION OF HIGHWAY 62 IN CARROLL 
COUNTY HAS COLLAPSED AS A RESULT OF THE FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS 
ALSO CAUSED THE POOL ELEVATION AT BEAVER LAKE IN NORTHWESTERN 
CARROLL COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO RISE...RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR 
ADDITIONAL RELEASES BEGINNING AROUND 5 PM. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAST 
RISES ALONG THE WHITE RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM...AND THE 
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TOWN OF 
BEAVER.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...HUNTSVILLE...AURORA...BEAVER...
BOSTON...CARROLLTON...CLIFTY...FORUM...GRANDVIEW...GREEN FOREST...
HINDSVILLE...JAPTON...KINGSTON...MARBLE...OAK GROVE...OSAGE...
PETTIGREW...RUDD...RULE...SAINT PAUL...URBANETTE...WESLEY 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 9348 3609 9348 3608 9344 3597 9344
      3587 9351 3577 9351 3576 9396 3610 9394
      3623 9389 3624 9387 3630 9387 3631 9381
      3638 9389 3639 9387 3650 9387 3650 9330
      3612 9330

$$

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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.