Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2017, 8:03 PM CDT for Benton County, Arkansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2017, 8:03 PM CDT (01:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2017, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Benton County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pea Ridge, AR |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
394
WGUS54 KTSA 030103
FFWTSA
ARC007-030500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FF.W.0035.170703T0103Z-170703T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
803 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Benton County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until midnight CDT
* At 801 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated pockets of heavy rain from
a broken band of slow moving thunderstorms across northern Benton
county. Radar estimates that between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain may
have fallen near Pea Ridge and Avoca. Flash flooding may begin
shortly.
* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Rogers... Bentonville...
Bella Vista... Pea Ridge...
Gravette... Decatur...
Garfield... Gateway...
Maysville... War Eagle...
Hiwasse... Hobbs State Park...
Miller... Centerton...
Sulphur Springs... Avoca...
Hill Top... Beaver Lake...
Walnut Hill... Monte Ne...
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 83 and 84, and
between mile markers 86 and 93.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3624 9387 3639 9460 3650 9462 3650 9387
3639 9387 3639 9388 3638 9389 3637 9387
3634 9387 3634 9386
$$
Lacy2 follow-up statements
596
WGUS74 KTSA 030149
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
849 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
ARC007-030500-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170703T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Benton AR-
849 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY...
At 820 PM CDT, the public reported flash flooding in Pea Ridge.
Doppler radar continues to detect heavy rainfall across the warned
area. More flash flooding is likely over the next several hours
across portions of Benton county..
Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Rogers... Bentonville...
Bella Vista... Pea Ridge...
Gravette... Decatur...
Garfield... Gateway...
Maysville... War Eagle...
Hiwasse... Hobbs State Park...
Miller... Centerton...
Sulphur Springs... Avoca...
Hill Top... Beaver Lake...
Walnut Hill... Monte Ne...
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 83 and 84, and
between mile markers 86 and 93.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3624 9387 3639 9460 3650 9462 3650 9387
3639 9387 3639 9388 3638 9389 3637 9387
3634 9387 3634 9386
$$
Lacy052
WGUS74 KTSA 030456
FFSTSA
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1156 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
ARC007-030502-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170703T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Benton AR-
1156 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
MIDNIGHT CDT...
The heavy rain has ended across the warning area late this evening,
therefore the flash flood watch will be allowed to expire. A few low
lying areas may still have water over the road. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3624 9387 3639 9460 3650 9462 3650 9387
3639 9387 3639 9388 3638 9389 3637 9387
3634 9387 3634 9386
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 7:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Benton | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian, Washington | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 8:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 34 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.