Alert archive / Oklahoma / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood watch at Apr 23, 2011, 3:40 PM CDT for 19 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 23, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2011, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Flood severity
- None
All 23 counties
Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.
791 WGUS64 KTSA 232040 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 340 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER NEXT FEW DAYS... .SEVERAL BOUTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ055>058-060>063-067>070-072-074- 240445- /O.NEW.KTSA.FF.A.0001.110423T2100Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...BARTLESVILLE... NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...SALLISAW...STIGLER 340 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON... CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...CHEROKEE...CRAIG... DELAWARE...HASKELL...MAYES...MUSKOGEE...NOWATA...OTTAWA... ROGERS...SEQUOYAH...TULSA...WAGONER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES... IN CONJUNCTION WITH A STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONED ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN AREAS WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS OR TRAINING OF CELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
13 follow-up statements
031 WGUS64 KTSA 240002 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 702 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER NEXT FEW DAYS... .SEVERAL BOUTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. OKZ066-071-240815- /O.EXA.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OKMULGEE-MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OKMULGEE...EUFAULA 702 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...OKMULGEE. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... MCINTOSH. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS IN THE 10 TO 15 INCH RANGE...ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. THE HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH A STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONED ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN AREAS WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS OR TRAINING OF CELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ055>058-060>063-067>070-072-074- 240815- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...BARTLESVILLE... NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...SALLISAW...STIGLER 702 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...CRAIG...DELAWARE...HASKELL...MAYES...MUSKOGEE... NOWATA...OTTAWA...ROGERS...SEQUOYAH...TULSA...WAGONER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS IN THE 10 TO 15 INCH RANGE...WILL BE LIKELY BY MONDAY EVENING. THE HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH A STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONED ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN AREAS WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS OR TRAINING OF CELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
639 WGUS64 KTSA 240819 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 319 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 OKZ076-242100- /O.EXB.KTSA.FF.A.0001.110424T1000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POTEAU 319 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS TODAY...TONIGHT...AND ON MONDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECAST. * REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ055>058-060>063-066>072-074- 242100- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- HASKELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...BARTLESVILLE... NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...STIGLER 319 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...CRAIG...DELAWARE...HASKELL...MAYES...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...NOWATA...OKMULGEE...OTTAWA...ROGERS...SEQUOYAH... TULSA...WAGONER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND EXTENDING EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...WHEN ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. THE RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THIS EVENT WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT OF RAINFALL. * SERIOUS FLOODING ISSUES HAVE ALREADY ARISEN ACROSS CARROLL AND MADISON COUNTIES OF FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...INCLUDING HIGH WATER RESCUES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPE OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
674 WGUS64 KTSA 242014 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 314 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ055>058-060>063-066>072-074-076- 250500- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- HASKELL-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...BARTLESVILLE... NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...STIGLER...POTEAU 314 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...CRAIG...DELAWARE...HASKELL...LE FLORE...MAYES... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...NOWATA...OKMULGEE...OTTAWA...ROGERS... SEQUOYAH...TULSA...WAGONER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA... AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... PRODUCING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THIS EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE UP TO 10 TO 12 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. * SERIOUS FLOODING ISSUES HAVE ALREADY ARISEN ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND WILL BE OCCURRING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AS WELL. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES... STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
386 WGUS64 KTSA 250245 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 945 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ055>058-060>063-066>072-074-076- 250915- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- HASKELL-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...BARTLESVILLE... NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...STIGLER...POTEAU 945 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...CRAIG...DELAWARE...HASKELL...LE FLORE...MAYES... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...NOWATA...OKMULGEE...OTTAWA...ROGERS... SEQUOYAH...TULSA...WAGONER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 72 HOURS. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... PRODUCING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THIS EVENT COULD EASILY TOP 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA. * SERIOUS FLOODING ISSUES HAVE ALREADY ARISEN ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND WILL BE OCCURRING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AS WELL. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES... STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
757 WGUS64 KTSA 250847 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 347 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 OKZ064-065-073-075-252100- /O.EXA.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CREEK-OKFUSKEE-PITTSBURG-LATIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...MCALESTER... WILBURTON 347 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... OKFUSKEE. IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CREEK. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...LATIMER AND PITTSBURG. * THROUGH THIS EVENING, * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SHOULD STORMS REPEATED PASS OVER THE SAME AREAS. RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL PRODUCE A QUICK ONSET OF FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE IN OR VERY NEAR FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ055>058-060>063-066>072-074-076- 252100- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- HASKELL-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...BARTLESVILLE... NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...STIGLER...POTEAU 347 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...CRAIG...DELAWARE...HASKELL...LE FLORE...MAYES... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...NOWATA...OKMULGEE...OTTAWA...ROGERS... SEQUOYAH...TULSA...WAGONER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 72 HOURS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 10 INCHES. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TODAY...BEFORE ENDING BY EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. THE RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS COULD EASILY TOP 12 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA. * LIFE THREATENING FLOODING HAS ALREADY ARISEN ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY EXPAND IN AREA AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPERIENCED TODAY. FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES...STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
652 WGUS64 KTSA 252057 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 357 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ055>058-060>076-260000- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...BARTLESVILLE... NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL... MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON... POTEAU 357 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...CRAIG...CREEK...DELAWARE...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...MAYES...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...NOWATA...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...OTTAWA...PITTSBURG...ROGERS...SEQUOYAH...TULSA... WAGONER AND WASHINGTON. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 72 HOURS... WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 14 INCHES. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING MAJOR FLOODING AT THIS TIME. * LIFE THREATENING FLOODING HAS ALREADY ARISEN ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY EXPAND IN AREA AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPERIENCED. FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES... STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
311 WGUS64 KTSA 252218 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 518 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ066>076-260630- /O.EXT.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110427T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 518 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH AND WAGONER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 72 HOURS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 14 INCHES. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED AFTER THIS EVENING...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE THE ONGOING FLOODING. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AT THIS TIME. * LIFE THREATENING FLOODING HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY EXPAND IN AREA AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPERIENCED. FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES...STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$ OKZ055>058-060>065-260000- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- CREEK-OKFUSKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA... MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH 518 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... OKFUSKEE. IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CRAIG...CREEK...DELAWARE... MAYES...NOWATA...OTTAWA...ROGERS...TULSA AND WASHINGTON. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 72 HOURS... WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 10 INCHES. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATCH AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING AT THIS TIME. * FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES... STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
786 WGUS64 KTSA 260007 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 707 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 OKZ055>058-060>065-260115- /O.EXP.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- CREEK-OKFUSKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA... MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH 707 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAS EXPIRED. OVERLAND AND RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXACERBATING THE SITUATION IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ066>076-260900- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110427T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 707 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH AND WAGONER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 72 HOURS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 14 INCHES. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE ONGOING FLOODING. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AT THIS TIME. * LIFE THREATENING FLOODING HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY EXPAND IN AREA AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPERIENCED. FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES...STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
592 WGUS64 KTSA 260823 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 323 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ066>076-261630- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110427T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 323 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH AND WAGONER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 84 HOURS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 14 INCHES. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED... ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE ONGOING FLOODING. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AT THIS TIME. * LIFE THREATENING FLOODING HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY EXPAND IN AREA AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPERIENCED. FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES... STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AND FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. && $$
119 WGUS64 KTSA 261624 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1124 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ066>076-270030- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110427T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 1124 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH AND WAGONER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 84 HOURS...WITH AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING...AND ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE ONGOING FLOODING. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AT THIS TIME. * LIFE THREATENING FLOODING HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY EXPAND IN AREA AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPERIENCED. FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES... STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING AND MORE SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. && $$
122 WGUS64 KTSA 262118 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 418 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ066>076-271200- /O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110427T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 418 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH AND WAGONER. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 96 HOURS...WITH AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AND ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE ONGOING FLOODING. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AT THIS TIME. * LIFE THREATENING FLOODING HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY EXPAND IN AREA AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPERIENCED. FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES... STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING AND MORE SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. && $$
968 WGUS64 KTSA 270816 FFATSA URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 316 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ066>076-271800- /O.EXT.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110427T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 316 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR... CHEROKEE...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH AND WAGONER. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER THE PAST 48 TO 96 HOURS...WITH AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 14 INCHES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ONE-QUARTER TO THE ONE-HALF INCH RANGE WITH ISOLATED ONE INCH AMOUNTS ACROSS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA. THIS WILL TEND TO EXACERBATE THE ONGOING FLOODING. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AT THIS TIME. * LIFE THREATENING FLOODING HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOODING OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY EXPAND IN AREA AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPERIENCED. FLOOD IMPACTS INCLUDE HIGH WATER RESCUES... STRANDED VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES. THESE TYPES OF IMPACTS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING AND MORE COULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. && $$
721 WGUS64 KTSA 271820 FFATSA FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 120 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ066>076-271930- /O.EXP.KTSA.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110427T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 120 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA HAS EXPIRED. RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON... BUT WILL LINGER FOR A FEW MORE HOURS ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND A NUMBER OF ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH WATER. PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO UNKNOWN DEPTHS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Apr 23, 3:32 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 3:32 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
332 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS MOVED NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF CONVECTION TO BEGIN. THE LATEST
IN A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IN
CONJUNCTION WITH AFTERNOON HEATING SOUTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT.
THIS IS EXPECTED TO INITIATE ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE CONVECTION
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF
THE CWA. IN ADDITION... MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG ELEVATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT.
WITH GENERALLY SLOW MOVEMENT AND TRAINING OF CELLS... FLASH
FLOODING MAY BECOME A CONCERN AND WILL ISSUE A WATCH FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA SHORTLY.
THE SURFACE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY ACROSS
THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST UPPER FLOW
CONTAINING A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH A GOOD SUPPLY
OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO KEEP CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
FORECAST. TO COMPLICATE ISSUES... IT APPEARS THAT A DEEPER UPPER
TROUGH FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER LOW WILL TRAVERSE THE REGION BEFORE THE
PATTERN CHANGES. HEALTHY RAINFALL TOTALS OVER 5 INCHES COULD BE SEEN
IN SOME LOCATIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... DEPENDING ON THE
VARYING POSITION OF THE FRONT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 54 67 60 73 / 70 80 80 60
FSM 63 77 64 77 / 50 70 60 70
MLC 61 74 66 77 / 60 60 50 50
BVO 52 66 54 72 / 70 80 80 60
FYV 57 73 62 73 / 80 80 70 70
BYV 56 75 61 75 / 80 80 60 70
MKO 56 72 63 76 / 70 80 70 60
MIO 53 68 57 73 / 80 80 80 70
F10 55 73 64 75 / 70 70 70 50
HHW 70 80 66 77 / 50 50 50 40
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-
OKZ058-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-
OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ074.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...18
LONG TERM....06Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 11:59 AM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1159 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1159 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...SEVERE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
MUCH OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS SUBSIDED AS OF LATE MORNING.
HOWEVER LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHICH HAS LED TO
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
AFTER THIS ACTIVITY PUSHES EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WHERE THE
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE. INSTABILITY WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN CONCERN. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL
FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO EXIST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE
STORMS WILL DECAY LATE IN THE EVENING. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORM
INITIATION WILL BECOME FOCUSED NORTH OF THE STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS.
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL EXIST WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT
DEVELOPS. HOWEVER...SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN
THROUGH TONIGHT AS AREAL COVERAGE OF RAIN AND OVERALL INTENSITY
INCREASE. AS A RESULT...FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME MORE OF CONCERN
SHOULD HIGHER RAINFALL RATES BECOME REALIZED AND THE GROUND
BECOMES MORE SATURATED.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE AREA
WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA WHILE THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN UPPER
FLOW TRAVERSE THE AREA. A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ENHANCING THE THREAT
FOR THUNDERSTORMS. AN EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AS THIS LAST SHORTWAVE FINALLY USHERS THE STALLED
BOUNDARY OFF TO THE SOUTH AND EAST.
DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BOUTS OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD COME MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING AND AGAIN
TUESDAY EVENING. HEAVY RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
AND RIVER FLOODING WILL BECOME MORE OF A CONCERN SUNDAY AND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE GROUND BECOME MORES SATURATED.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL
OF SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINS...WHICH
COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND POSSIBLY RIVER FLOODING.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 23, 11:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1102 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM HAIL 6 N VINITA 36.73N 95.15W
04/21/2011 E1.25 INCH CRAIG OK PUBLIC
LOT OF DAMAGE TO ASPHALT SHINGLES.
&&
SAALocal storm report, Apr 23, 12:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1207 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 AM FLASH FLOOD RULE 36.28N 93.46W
04/23/2011 CARROLL AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED CLOSING SOME ROADS DUE TO HIGH
WATER NEAR RULE. ALSO OFF HIGHWAY 21 ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH
OF BERRYVILLE...NEAR CABANAL. ROADS STILL FLOODED AT
NOON.
&&
SAALocal storm report, Apr 23, 2:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
229 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM HAIL 8 S WYANDOTTE 36.68N 94.72W
04/22/2011 E1.75 INCH OTTAWA OK PUBLIC
0500 PM HAIL BIXBY 35.94N 95.88W
04/22/2011 E1.75 INCH TULSA OK AMATEUR RADIO
111TH AND MINGO
0510 PM HAIL JENKS 36.02N 95.97W
04/22/2011 E1.00 INCH TULSA OK AMATEUR RADIO
121ST AND PEORIA
0540 PM HAIL 3 W WELTY 35.62N 96.46W
04/22/2011 E1.00 INCH OKFUSKEE OK PUBLIC
0549 PM HAIL 3 S MOUNDS 35.83N 96.06W
04/22/2011 E1.75 INCH OKMULGEE OK AMATEUR RADIO
0555 PM HAIL 3 N MASON 35.61N 96.35W
04/22/2011 E1.00 INCH OKFUSKEE OK PUBLIC
0630 PM HAIL 2 NW HASKELL 35.84N 95.70W
04/22/2011 E0.88 INCH MUSKOGEE OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
0630 PM HAIL COLCORD 36.26N 94.69W
04/22/2011 E1.25 INCH DELAWARE OK EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
SAASpecial weather statement, Apr 23, 2:49 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
249 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
ARZ002-232015-
CARROLL AR-
249 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
EASTERN CARROLL
AT 249 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES WEST OF
CARROLLTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALPENA...DENVER...GREEN FOREST...
CARROLLTON AND COIN.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
LAT...LON 3618 9332 3632 9347 3648 9330 3647 9329
3620 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 246DEG 28KT 3628 9334Local storm report, Apr 23, 2:53 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
253 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 S METALTON 36.19N 93.53W
04/23/2011 CARROLL AR PUBLIC
LOW WATER CROSSINGS IMPASSABLE ALONG DRY FORK CREEK JUST
WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 21
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MATSpecial weather statement, Apr 23, 3:25 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
325 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
ARZ001-010-232100-
BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
325 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON AND BENTON
AT 323 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAVETTE TO 2 MILES WEST OF
WOOLSEY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...BENTONVILLE...ROGERS...BELLA VISTA...
SPRINGDALE...AND OAK GROVE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GRAVETTE...MOVING TOWARD PEA RIDGE.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3623 9388 3610 9394 3583 9395 3577 9396
3576 9435 3647 9459 3649 9441 3650 9386
3624 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 260DEG 38KT 3646 9436 3589 9416The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 24 min |
| Apr 22, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 8:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 80 min |
| Apr 22, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 62 min |
| Apr 22, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 41 min |
| Apr 23, 12:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 45 min |
| Apr 23, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 45 min |
| Apr 23, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okmulgee | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 2:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 2:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 56 min |
| Apr 23, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 4:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 4:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 5:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 2:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 4 days |
| Apr 23, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 50 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 29 min |
| 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, 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, 3:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 10 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Washington | 35 min |
| 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, 5:51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.