Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 20, 2012, 9:58 PM CDT (02:58 UTC)

Expired

Mar 21, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

537 
WGUS54 KTSA 210258
FFWTSA
ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-OKC001-041-061-079-135-211500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0021.120321T0258Z-120321T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  EAST CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 957 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF    
  RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH UP TO AN INCH OF                
  ADDITIONAL RAIN POSSIBLE. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...CEDARVILLE...CHARLESTON...EUREKA
  SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT SMITH...HUNTSVILLE...MOUNTAINBURG...
  NATURAL DAM...OZARK...POTEAU...ROGERS...SALLISAW...SILOAM
  SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...STILWELL...VAN BUREN...ADAIR STATE PARK...
  ALMA...ALTUS...ARKOMA...AURORA...BARLING...BARON...BEAVER...BELLA
  VISTA...BIG CEDAR...BLACKBURN AND BLOOMER.

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 3612 9347 3577 9351 3576 9369 3536 9373
      3540 9380 3532 9381 3532 9390 3522 9402
      3513 9404 3514 9413 3507 9423 3496 9424
      3492 9444 3450 9447 3451 9494 3512 9490
      3656 9463 3651 9461 3650 9330 3612 9329

$$

544 
WGUS74 KTSA 211344
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
844 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-OKC001-041-061-079-135-211500-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120321T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-SEBASTIAN AR-
WASHINGTON AR-DELAWARE OK-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-ADAIR OK-
844 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON...MADISON...
CRAWFORD...CARROLL AND BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND
SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...AND
EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND ADAIR AND
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND LE FLORE
AND EAST CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNTIL 1000 AM
CDT...

AT 832 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES LIGHT TO 
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA 
TODAY. TWO TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND FLOODING OF LOW 
LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING 
INCLUDE...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...CHARLESTON...EUREKA 
SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT SMITH...HUNTSVILLE...MOUNTAINBURG... 
OZARK...POTEAU...ROGERS...SALLISAW...SILOAM SPRINGS... 
SPRINGDALE...STILWELL...VAN BUREN...BELLA VISTA...AND BIG CEDAR.

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.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN 
HEAVY RAIN. 

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.

&&

LAT...LON 3612 9347 3577 9351 3576 9369 3536 9373
      3540 9380 3532 9381 3532 9390 3522 9402
      3513 9404 3514 9413 3507 9423 3496 9424
      3492 9444 3450 9447 3451 9494 3512 9490
      3656 9463 3651 9461 3650 9330 3612 9329

$$

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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.