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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this areal flood warning at Apr 26, 2017, 10:37 AM CDT for Adair County, Oklahoma; 6 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2017, 10:37 AM CDT (15:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2017, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 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, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 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 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Apr 26, 10:29 AM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 10:29 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 5:18 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 518 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-271030- 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- 518 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017 ...Severe storms and flash flooding possible through early afternoon... 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 Southeast Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Far Southeast Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms continue this morning across portions of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas ahead of a slow moving cold front. As a strong upper storm system approaches from the southwest today, renewed thunderstorm development is likely, mainly across far eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The main threat from these storms will be damaging winds and large hail. There is a limited tornado threat, mainly across far southeast Oklahoma into western Arkansas, until the front clears the area, later this afternoon. Flash flooding is also a major concern. Some locations have received 1-2 inches of rain from the overnight storms, and soils are already saturated. Additional rainfall totals are expected to be in the 1 to 2 inch range across portions of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. A flash flood watch remains in effect until 1 PM for portions of the area. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. FRIDAY and SATURDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. MONDAY and TUESDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... There may be a brief lull in thunderstorms late Wednesday into Thursday between weather systems. Additional storms may form Thursday evening as the next low pressure system approaches. On Friday, a warm front will move north across central and eastern Oklahoma and be a focus for strong to severe thunderstorms. The airmass may remain capped much of the afternoon on Friday, with the better chance for storms developing by late afternoon into early evening. Strong deep layer wind shear and moderate instability will support supercells capable of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across much of the Southern Plains. Eventually, these late afternoon and evening storms will form a large complex of storms, with the potential for heavy rain. Flooding is becoming an increasing concern for this weekend's upcoming storm system. It now appears that 6-7 inches of rain is possible for portions of southeast Oklahoma into western Arkansas with isolated higher amounts. This will cause river flooding as well as flash flooding. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... Continue to follow the latest updates regarding the expected hazardous weather this week. Get graphical forecasts at weather.gov/tulsa, and follow NWS Tulsa on Twitter and Facebook. CORFIDI
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 26, 8:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
855 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0812 AM HAIL HEAVENER 34.89N 94.60W
04/26/2017 E1.75 INCH LE FLORE OK EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE BROKEN WINDSHIELDS AND BODY DAMAGE
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.
&&
KAHLocal storm report, Apr 26, 8:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
858 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0857 AM HAIL CHARLESTON 35.30N 94.04W
04/26/2017 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN AR AMATEUR RADIO
&&
AEJSpecial weather statement, Apr 26, 9:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 900 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017 OKZ076-261430- Le Flore OK- 900 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY UNTIL 930 AM CDT... At 900 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 6 miles east of Big Cedar, moving northeast at 55 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations in or near the path include... Octavia... Muse... Big Cedar... A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT for southeastern Oklahoma. LAT...LON 3459 9492 3494 9445 3451 9447 3451 9482 TIME...MOT...LOC 1400Z 212DEG 47KT 3465 9454
Local storm report, Apr 26, 9:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
924 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0106 AM TSTM WND DMG ROGERS 36.33N 94.12W
04/26/2017 BENTON AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED SOUTH OF ROGERS AIRPORT.
&&
AEJLocal storm report, Apr 26, 9:46 AM CDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
946 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG EUREKA SPRINGS 36.40N 93.74W
04/26/2017 CARROLL AR PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN TOWN AND AT THE HOLIDAY ISLE GOLF
COURSE. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
&&
KAHLocal storm report, Apr 26, 9:57 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
957 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 AM FLASH FLOOD NATURAL DAM 35.65N 94.39W
04/26/2017 CRAWFORD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
NATURAL DAM ROAD IS SHUT DOWN DUE TO FLOODING. RELAYED
VIA BROADCAST MEDIA SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.
&&
KAHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 36 min |
| Apr 25, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 8:27 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 36 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:27 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 36 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 10:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 10:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 10:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 13 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 10:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 11:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 11:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 11:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes | 20 min |
| Apr 25, 11:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 11:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 12:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 15 min |
| Apr 26, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 12:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 1 more | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Pittsburg | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 2:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 2:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 4:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee | 115 min |
| Apr 26, 4:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 17 min |
| Apr 26, 4:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 20 min |
| Apr 26, 5:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 5:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 7:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 36 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 42 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 38 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 44 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 6 days |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2017Areal Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 2017Every areal flood warning in 2017
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.