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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 30, 2017Carroll County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2017, 9:25 AM CDT for Carroll County, Arkansas. It was in force for 26 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
Apr 30, 2017, 9:25 AM CDT (14:25 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2017, 11:33 AM CDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Carroll County, AR

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:25 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 50 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 65 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 371 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-102 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
389 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

441 
WGUS54 KTSA 301425
FFWTSA
ARC015-010215-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0022.170430T1425Z-170501T0215Z/
/00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
925 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  A Dam Floodgate Release in...
  Northwestern Carroll County in northwestern Arkansas...

* Until 915 PM CDT Sunday

* At 921 AM CDT, Corps of Engineers continued to have the floodgates 
  on the Beaver Dam open which may continue to cause flash flooding 
  downstream on the White River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3643 9376 3640 9383 3642 9386 3650 9384
      3650 9370

$$
2 follow-up statements
353 
WGUS54 KTSA 010138
FFWTSA
ARC015-020215-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170502T0215Z/
/00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
838 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  A Dam Floodgate Release in...
  Northwestern Carroll County in northwestern Arkansas...

* Until 915 PM CDT Monday

* At 835 PM CDT, Corps of Engineers continued to have the floodgates 
  on the Beaver Dam open which may continue to cause flash flooding 
  downstream on the White River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3643 9376 3640 9383 3642 9386 3650 9384
      3650 9370

$$
939 
WGUS74 KTSA 011633
FFSTSA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1133 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017

ARC015-011640-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170502T0215Z/
/00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL AR-
1133 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY...

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, releases have 
decreased from Beaver Dam. Flooding on the White River downstream of 
Beaver Dam has receded and is no longer expected to pose a 
significant threat. Please continue to heed all road closures.

LAT...LON 3643 9376 3640 9383 3642 9386 3650 9384
      3650 9370

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll31 min
Apr 29, 9:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACarroll12 hr
Apr 30, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison33 min
Apr 30, 2:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton36 min
Apr 30, 4:04 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington60 hr
Apr 30, 4:11 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTSABenton, Carroll, Madison, Washington17 hr
Apr 30, 3:19 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin36 hr

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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.