Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

May 23, 2011, 10:04 PM CDT (03:04 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

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

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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921 
WGUS54 KTSA 240304
FFWTSA
ARC033-047-131-OKC061-079-135-240700-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0049.110524T0304Z-110524T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1004 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 1002 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED   THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 OR 3 
INCHES POSSIBLE.  SOME STREET FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN 
THE FORT SMITH AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CHARLESTON...ARKOMA...BARLING...BLOOMER...BOKOSHE...BONANZA...
  BRANCH...BURNVILLE...CAMERON...DENNING...EXCELSIOR...FORT
  CHAFFEE...GREENWOOD...HACKETT...HARTFORD...HUNTINGTON...JENNY
  LIND...KEOTA...LAVACA...MANSFIELD...MIDLAND...PANAMA...POCOLA...
  SPIRO AND WASHBURN.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3538 9377 3540 9380 3535 9380 3531 9385
      3531 9391 3525 9391 3523 9394 3522 9402
      3515 9402 3513 9405 3514 9413 3510 9414
      3507 9423 3497 9422 3496 9425 3532 9514
      3544 9371

$$

037 
WGUS74 KTSA 240544
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1244 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

ARC033-047-131-OKC061-079-135-240700-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110524T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-SEBASTIAN AR-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-
SEQUOYAH OK-
1244 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH...
NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE...EAST CENTRAL HASKELL...SEBASTIAN...SOUTHERN
FRANKLIN AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM
CDT...

AT 1244 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
ALREADY FALLEN AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. 
ROADS WERE REPORTED CLOSED IN THE OZARK ARKANSAS AREA.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...ARKOMA...BARLING...BLOOMER...BOKOSHE...BONANZA...
BRANCH...BURNVILLE...CAMERON...DENNING...EXCELSIOR...FORT CHAFFEE...
GREENWOOD...HACKETT...HARTFORD...HUNTINGTON...JENNY LIND...KEOTA...
LAVACA...MANSFIELD...MIDLAND...PANAMA...POCOLA...SPIRO AND WASHBURN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3538 9377 3540 9380 3535 9380 3531 9385
      3531 9391 3525 9391 3523 9394 3522 9402
      3515 9402 3513 9405 3514 9413 3510 9414
      3507 9423 3497 9422 3496 9425 3532 9514
      3544 9371

$$

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