Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2015, 8:45 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 9 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
- May 9, 2015, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2015, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, Washington County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
107
WGUS54 KTSA 100145
FFWTSA
ARC033-047-087-131-143-100730-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0021.150510T0145Z-150510T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
845 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT
* AT 844 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 3!
OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...OZARK...ALTUS...BOSTON...BRANCH...BRENTWOOD...CASS...
DENNING...FERN...FORT CHAFFEE...MULBERRY...PETTIGREW...SAINT
PAUL...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE 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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3592 9350 3587 9352 3577 9351 3576 9369
3538 9370 3536 9375 3540 9380 3532 9381
3532 9390 3524 9392 3520 9411 3592 9413
3599 9345 3597 9344
$$2 follow-up statements
952
WGUS74 KTSA 100404
FFSTSA
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1104 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
ARC033-047-087-131-143-100730-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150510T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-SEBASTIAN AR-WASHINGTON AR-
1104 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN MADISON AND EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 1104 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES POSSIBLE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...OZARK...ALTUS...BOSTON...BRANCH...BRENTWOOD...CASS...
DENNING...FERN...FORT CHAFFEE...MULBERRY...PETTIGREW...SAINT PAUL...
WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE AND WITTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3592 9350 3587 9352 3577 9351 3576 9369
3538 9370 3536 9375 3540 9380 3532 9381
3532 9390 3524 9392 3520 9411 3592 9413
3599 9345 3597 9344
$$009
WGUS54 KTSA 100724
FFWTSA
ARC033-047-087-131-143-101030-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150510T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
224 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 530 AM CDT
* AT 221 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
EXPECTED.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...OZARK...ALTUS...BOSTON...BRANCH...BRENTWOOD...CASS...
DENNING...FERN...FORT CHAFFEE...MULBERRY...PETTIGREW...SAINT
PAUL...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE AND WITTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY EVEN SPORT
UTILITY VEHICLES AND LARGE PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS TONIGHT. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3592 9350 3587 9352 3577 9351 3576 9369
3538 9370 3536 9375 3540 9380 3532 9381
3532 9390 3524 9392 3520 9411 3592 9413
3599 9345 3597 9344
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 45 min |
| May 9, 7:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 10, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 44 min |
| May 10, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 56 min |
| May 10, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 48 min |
| May 10, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 10, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 29 min |
| May 10, 4:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 59 hr |
| May 10, 4:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 10, 5:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford | 20 hr |
| May 10, 5:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 10, 8:11 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 37 hr |
| May 10, 8:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Franklin, Johnson, Logan | 3 days |
| May 10, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 10, 10:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 48 min |
| May 10, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 24 min |
| May 10, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 14 min |
| May 10, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 72 min |
| May 10, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 62 min |
| May 10, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 48 min |
| May 10, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 37 min |
| May 10, 2:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 24 hr |
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.