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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 22, 2017Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Oct 22, 2017, 12:57 AM CDT for Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Oct 22, 2017, 12:57 AM CDT (05:57 UTC)
Expired: Oct 22, 2017, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR

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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 22, 12:49 AM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 12:49 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 12:15 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1215 AM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221045-
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-
1215 AM CDT Sun Oct 22 2017

...SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Much of east central and southeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas
    ONSET...Ongoing...ending by 4am.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...East of highway 69.
	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by 4am.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...East of highway 69.
	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by 7 am.

RIVER FLOOD.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...

There is an elevated risk of severe thunderstorms mainly to the east
of highway 69 during the overnight hours. Damaging winds between 60
and 70 mph will be the main threat. Isolated tornadoes are also
possible along the leading edge. Locally heavy rainfall is possible
which could lead to isolated reports of flash flooding.

A line of strong to severe storms will continue to progress east
across far eastern Oklahoma and across western Arkansas thru the
early morning hours. Damaging winds will be the main threat, but
isolated tornadoes are possible with any storms that can anchor
right on the boundary, at least briefly. The line should exit
western Arkansas by around 4 AM.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY and MONDAY...No Hazards.
TUESDAY...High Wind Potential.
WEDNESDAY...No Hazards.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

Another front late next week is expected to bring more thunderstorm
chances on Thursday and Friday. Rainfall tonight is expected to
drive some creeks and rivers up in northeast Oklahoma over the next
couple of days.  A Flood Warning is currently up for the Neosho
River at Commerce, OK.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...

Emergency managers will need to activate their spotter networks tonight.
The evolution of circulations in squall lines can be very quick with
few visual clues for spotters and limited warning opportunities.  Spotters
should exercise caution and not attempt to intercept areas of rotation
where visibility is low.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 21, 11:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1156 PM CDT SAT OCT 21 2017

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

1153 PM     TSTM WND GST     LAKE TENKILLER STATE PA 35.61N 95.03W
10/21/2017  E60 MPH          SEQUOYAH           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JDS

Special weather statement, Oct 21, 11:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1156 PM CDT SAT OCT 21 2017

OKZ049-053-220545-
Choctaw OK-Pushmataha OK-
1156 PM CDT SAT OCT 21 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND
CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...

At 1155 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Daisy to 11 miles south of Boswell.
Movement was east at 20 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Hugo...                           Antlers...
Rattan...                         Soper...
Kent...                           Goodland...
Messer...                         Moyers...
Kosoma...                         Kellond...
Hugo Lake State Park...           Grant...
Ord...                            Fallon...
Apple...                          Speer...
Dela...                           Unger...
Finley...                         Gay...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3387 9546 3389 9546 3387 9551 3389 9551
      3388 9554 3393 9556 3394 9560 3391 9564
      3391 9567 3388 9570 3390 9574 3389 9576
      3389 9585 3416 9581 3416 9578 3435 9578
      3442 9577 3431 9533 3387 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 268DEG 12KT 3443 9573 3386 9587

Special weather statement, Oct 22, 12:13 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1213 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ069-072-220545-
Carroll AR-Madison AR-Benton AR-Washington AR-Franklin AR-
Crawford AR-Adair OK-Sequoyah OK-
1213 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BENTON...MADISON...
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN CRAWFORD...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...
NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH AND SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM
CDT...

At 1212 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles north of Garfield to near Brushy. Movement was
east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Fayetteville...                   Springdale...
Rogers...                         Berryville...
Huntsville...                     Eureka Springs...
Cedarville...                     Mountainburg...
Natural Dam...                    Lowell...
Farmington...                     Prairie Grove...
Green Forest...                   Elkins...
Tontitown...                      Bethel Heights...
West Fork...                      Lincoln...
Cave Springs...                   Greenland...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 27 and 83.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3557 9398 3558 9479 3650 9404 3649 9332
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 267DEG 67KT 3649 9400 3556 9475

Special weather statement, Oct 22, 12:16 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1216 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

ARZ019-029-OKZ072-074-076-220600-
Sebastian AR-Crawford AR-Haskell OK-Sequoyah OK-Le Flore OK-
1216 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...WESTERN
SEBASTIAN...EASTERN HASKELL...SEQUOYAH AND NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTIES
UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

At 1215 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Brushy Lake State Park to 4 miles northeast of
Lequire. Movement was east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Fort Smith...                     Van Buren...
Sallisaw...                       Poteau...
Cedarville...                     Barling...
Pocola...                         Muldrow...
Roland...                         Spiro...
Arkoma...                         Panama...
Hackett...                        Hartford...
Bonanza...                        Keota...
McCurtain...                      Bokoshe...
Midland...                        Gans...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 11.
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 297 and 328.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3557 9421 3497 9439 3514 9516 3557 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 270DEG 30KT 3556 9482 3516 9506

Special weather statement, Oct 22, 12:53 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 22, 12:57 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 21, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	39 min
Oct 21, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Washington	47 min
Oct 21, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Tulsa, Washington	36 min
Oct 21, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington	34 min
Oct 21, 9:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Rogers, Tulsa	34 min
Oct 21, 9:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	37 min
Oct 21, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	25 min
Oct 21, 10:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	2 hr
Oct 21, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	47 min
Oct 21, 10:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	48 min
Oct 21, 10:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	43 min
Oct 21, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee	48 min
Oct 21, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah	45 min
Oct 21, 11:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner	117 min
Oct 21, 11:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	49 min
Oct 22, 12:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	41 min
Oct 22, 12:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	44 min
Oct 22, 12:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	34 min
Oct 22, 12:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	29 min
Oct 22, 12:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	52 min
Oct 22, 1:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	37 min
Oct 22, 12:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington	32 min
Oct 22, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington	33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.