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River Flood Advisory 22, NWS Tulsa, OK
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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</html>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.
&&
JDSLocal 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.
&&
BASLocal 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.
&&
BASLocal 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.
&&
JDSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 7:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 65 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 59 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 56 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 8:34 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 42 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:38 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Tulsa | 36 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Latimer, Pushmataha | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 3 days |
| Jun 18, 7:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 46 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 50 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 53 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 12 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 8 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 110 min |
| Jun 18, 6:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 11:13 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 25 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 8 hr |
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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.