Flash Flood Warning 78, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

May 29, 2015, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)

Expired

May 29, 2015, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

6 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

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

668 
WGUS54 KTSA 292129
FFWTSA
ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-300330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0078.150529T2129Z-150530T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
429 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 427 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IS SCATTERED OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL 
HOURS...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL 
POSSIBLE BY 10 PM. 

* 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...HUNTSVILLE...MOUNTAINBURG...NATURAL DAM...
  OZARK...ROGERS...SILOAM SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...ALTUS...AURORA...
  BEAVER...BELLA VISTA...BLACKBURN...BOSTON...BRANCH...BRENTWOOD...
  CARROLLTON...CASS...CAVE SPRINGS...CHESTER...CINCINNATI...CLIFTY...
  DECATUR...DENNING AND DEVILS DEN STATE PARK.

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. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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 3608 9344 3597 9345 3587 9352
      3577 9351 3576 9369 3538 9370 3536 9375
      3540 9380 3532 9381 3532 9390 3523 9393
      3522 9415 3554 9410 3551 9445 3650 9462
      3649 9329 3613 9330

$$

227 
WGUS74 KTSA 300309
FFSTSA

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1009 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-300330-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0078.000000T0000Z-150530T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-SEBASTIAN AR-
WASHINGTON AR-
1009 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON...MADISON...
CRAWFORD...CARROLL AND BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND
NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...

AT 1005 PM CDT...RAIN WAS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA AND THE THREAT 
FOR RAPID RISES HAS ENDED.  BUT RUNOFF CONTINUES AND LOCAL AREAS OF 
FLOODING REMAIN.  THIS WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 
1030 PM...BUT AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE 
REGION UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY.  

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.

A MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE
WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING
ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR
WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

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 3608 9344 3597 9345 3587 9352
      3577 9351 3576 9369 3538 9370 3536 9375
      3540 9380 3532 9381 3532 9390 3523 9393
      3522 9415 3554 9410 3551 9445 3650 9462
      3649 9329 3613 9330

$$

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