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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2014, 9:16 PM CDT for Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 4 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
- Jun 20, 2014, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:19 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 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 2968 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1027 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
078
WGUS54 KTSA 210216
FFWTSA
ARC087-143-210600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0008.140621T0216Z-140621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
916 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 914 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO
2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOSTON...JAPTON...PETTIGREW...SAINT PAUL...WESLEY AND WITTER.
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 3577 9391 3586 9403 3611 9391 3595 9363
3576 9353
$$2 follow-up statements
059
WGUS74 KTSA 210418
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1118 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
ARC087-143-210600-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
1118 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON
AND SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 100 AM
CDT...
AT 1117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH NO
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOSTON...JAPTON...PETTIGREW...SAINT PAUL...WESLEY AND WITTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN HILLY TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN
HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND
ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER
TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3577 9391 3586 9403 3611 9391 3595 9363
3576 9353
$$400
WGUS74 KTSA 210603
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
103 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2014
ARC087-143-210618-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
103 AM CDT SAT JUN 21 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3577 9391 3586 9403 3611 9391 3595 9363
3576 9353
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 8:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 28 min |
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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.