Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 20, 2012, 1:51 PM CDT (18:51 UTC)

Expired

Mar 20, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, Choctaw County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
151 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 147 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. WIDESPREAD 3 TO  
  5 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED...WITH A FEW LOCAL   
  AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES REPORTED. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF     
  RAIN IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A STIGLER TO       
  WILBURTON TO ANTLERS LINE.  

  NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN UNDER WATER IN THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL HOMES
  REMAIN CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS ALONG THE KIAMICHA RIVER IN         
  PUSHMATAHA COUNTY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ANTLERS...CHARLESTON...CLAYTON...FORT SMITH...HUGO...MCALESTER...
  POTEAU...STIGLER...VAN BUREN...WILBURTON...ALBION...ALDERSON...
  ALMA...ALTUS...ARKOMA...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...ASHLAND...BARLING...
  BENGAL...BIG CEDAR...BLANCO...BLOCKER...BLOOMER...BOKOSHE...
  BONANZA...BOSWELL...BRANCH...BRIARTOWN...BURNVILLE AND CAMERON.

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 3393 9593 3416 9596 3417 9578 3450 9578
      3459 9568 3468 9609 3509 9607 3529 9535
      3544 9533 3549 9370 3537 9371 3540 9380
      3515 9402 3507 9423 3496 9424 3492 9444
      3450 9447 3450 9504 3394 9516 3386 9539

$$

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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.