Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Franklin County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 3863 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KTSA 232100
FFWTSA
ARC047-240200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0013.140723T2100Z-140724T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
400 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 357 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DROPPED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN PARTS OF
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY. MODERATE TO OCCASSIONALLY HEAVY
RAIN WILL COTNINUE IN THESE ARES THROUGH 600 PM AND THIS WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ALONG CEDAR CREEK.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...OZARK...ALTUS...BRANCH...DENNING AND WIEDERKEHR
VILLAGE.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3538 9371 3536 9373 3536 9375 3540 9380
3532 9381 3531 9382 3532 9390 3523 9393
3522 9407 3531 9408 3554 9380 3556 9370
$$3 follow-up statements
706
WGUS74 KTSA 232139
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
439 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
ARC047-240200-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140724T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN AR-
439 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
OFF AND ON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE IN AND AROUND
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY INTO THE EVENING. SO FAR TODAY 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN HAS LIKELY FALLEN FROM AROUND MEG AND ETNA TO THE
OZARK AND ALTUS AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREA...DITCHES AND
STREAMS IS LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED DURING
ANY PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. CEDAR CREEK IS MOST AT RISK
FOR SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3538 9371 3536 9373 3536 9375 3540 9380
3532 9381 3531 9382 3532 9390 3523 9393
3522 9407 3531 9408 3554 9380 3556 9370
$$810
WGUS74 KTSA 232353
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
653 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
ARC047-240200-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140724T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN AR-
653 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
THE OFF AND ON LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WILL END IN
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY RAIN THAT
FELL IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RUNOFF AND CAUSE HIGH WATER IN
LOW-LYING AREAS AND IN DRAINAGE DITCHES AND CREEKS. THE THREAT FOR
NEW WATER RISES IS DIMINISHING...BUT THE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL THE WATER HAS A CHANCE TO DRAIN FURTHER.
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 9371 3536 9373 3536 9375 3540 9380
3532 9381 3531 9382 3532 9390 3523 9393
3522 9407 3531 9408 3554 9380 3556 9370
$$491
WGUS74 KTSA 240054
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
754 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
ARC047-240200-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140724T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN AR-
754 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
THE RAIN HAS ENDED IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY. AT 750 PM THE
FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NO CURRENT WATER RELATED
ISSUES. ANY HIGH WATER IN LOW AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAIN.
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 900 PM
UNLESS THE SITUATION CHANGES.
LAT...LON 3538 9371 3536 9373 3536 9375 3540 9380
3532 9381 3531 9382 3532 9390 3523 9393
3522 9407 3531 9408 3554 9380 3556 9370
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 41 min |
| Jul 23, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Crawford, Washington | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 48 min |
| Jul 23, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 41 min |
| Jul 23, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 3:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Franklin | 116 min |
Nearby
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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.