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River Flood Advisory 22, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 18, 2015Carroll County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood advisory at Jun 18, 2015, 11:13 AM CDT for Carroll County, Arkansas. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2015, 11:13 AM CDT (16:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2015, 8:10 PM CDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Carroll County, AR

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 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 river

Written for the forecast point Kings River near Berryville (BRYA4).

Action stage
30 ft
Minor stage
31 ft
Moderate stage
33 ft
Major stage
35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07050500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Jun 18, 10:44 AM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 10:44 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:11 AM CDT, 6 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
511 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191015-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
511 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

...POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOOD EVENT CONTINUES TODAY...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR
				INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...CRITICAL.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST
				ARKANSAS.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL LEADING TO POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AND ALSO RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES TODAY
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM BILL WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND ALSO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. LESSER RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED FOR LOCATIONS OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...THOUGH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE FLASH FLOODING
CONDITIONS AND ALSO WORSEN ALREADY ONGOING FLASH FLOODING WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. RIVER FLOODING AND
THE RISING OF LOCAL LAKE LEVELS WILL ALSO BECOME A CONCERN TODAY
INTO FRIDAY.

GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH WIND SHEAR WITHIN THE
LOW LEVELS OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS CIRCULATION WILL ALLOW FOR A
LIMITED SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
INCLUDE A LIMITED TORNADO THREAT MAINLY OVER LOCATIONS OF FAR
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND ALSO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD RAIN ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND ALSO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS FRIDAY AS REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM BILL BEGIN TO EXIT
THE REGION. PRECIPITATION CHANCES SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND ARE FORECAST TO END FRIDAY
EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FRIDAY LOOK TO BE MUCH
LIGHTER WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER FAR
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING TROPICAL SYSTEM...A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE LOOKS TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND PROVIDE A
RETURN OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GROUPS SHOULD ANTICIPATE AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY
TO ONGOING FLOODING AND INCREASING RIVER FLOODING TODAY AND FRIDAY
AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 18, 7:48 AM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
748 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0724 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E HECTORVILLE         35.84N 95.87W
06/18/2015                   OKMULGEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            FLOODED ROADWAY AT HECTORVILLE ROAD AND BIXBY ROAD IN
            NORTHERN OKMULGEE COUNTY.

&&

JDS
Local storm report, Jun 18, 8:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
855 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0853 AM     FLASH FLOOD      TULSA                   36.13N 95.92W
06/18/2015                   TULSA              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER REPORTEDLY FLOWING OVER MEMORIAL AT 121ST IN SOUTH
            TULSA.

&&

BAS
Local storm report, Jun 18, 10:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1012 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0853 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 S BIXBY               35.87N 95.88W
06/18/2015                   TULSA              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HIGH WATER RESCUE ON MEMORIAL DR SOUTH OF 201ST.

1011 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 S BIXBY               35.87N 95.88W
06/18/2015                   TULSA              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HIGH WATER RESCUE ON MEMORIAL DR. SOUTH OF 201ST. STREET.

&&

BAS
Local storm report, Jun 18, 10:45 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1045 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1019 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SW OKEMAH             35.39N 96.35W
06/18/2015                   OKFUSKEE           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HIGHWAY 48 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING JUST SOUTH OF
            INTERSTATE 40.

&&

JDS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek24 min
Jun 17, 7:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa65 hr
Jun 17, 8:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair59 hr
Jun 17, 8:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa56 hr
Jun 17, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair43 min
Jun 17, 8:34 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware42 hr
Jun 17, 8:38 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa36 hr
Jun 17, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee44 min
Jun 17, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes40 min
Jun 18, 1:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee6 hr
Jun 18, 1:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more6 hr
Jun 18, 1:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALatimer, Pushmataha4 hr
Jun 18, 3:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa3 days
Jun 18, 7:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee6 hr
Jun 18, 8:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Tulsa6 hr
Jun 18, 8:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more2 hr
Jun 18, 9:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa46 hr
Jun 18, 9:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa50 hr
Jun 18, 9:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSASequoyah53 hr
Jun 18, 9:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more8 hr
Jun 18, 9:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa12 hr
Jun 18, 9:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg8 hr
Jun 18, 10:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more6 hr
Jun 18, 1:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee6 hr
Jun 18, 2:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Tulsa6 hr
Jun 18, 2:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington6 hr
Jun 18, 4:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more4 hr
Jun 18, 5:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more3 hr
Jun 18, 6:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Sequoyah110 min
Jun 18, 6:36 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more24 hr
Jun 17, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Franklin39 min
Jun 17, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington46 min
Jun 18, 11:13 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin25 hr
Jun 18, 1:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington8 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Arkansas, 2015Every river flood advisory in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.