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River Flood Advisory 15, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 27, 2018Sequoyah County, Oklahoma; Crawford County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood advisory at Mar 27, 2018, 2:56 PM CDT for Sequoyah County, Oklahoma; Crawford County, Arkansas. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 27, 2018, 2:56 PM CDT (19:56 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Crawford County, AR, Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Lee Creek near Van Buren LCR (VBRA4). The gauge peaked at 24.06 ft at Mar 27, 2018, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 399 ft
Minor stage: 401 ft
Moderate stage: 404 ft
Major stage: 405 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07250085, 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 Mar 27, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 12:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 27, 9:22 AM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
922 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2018

ARZ019-029-OKZ072-076-271445-
Sebastian AR-Crawford AR-Sequoyah OK-Le Flore OK-
922 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CRAWFORD...NORTHWESTERN
SEBASTIAN...SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH AND NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTIES
UNTIL 945 AM CDT...

At 922 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles northeast of Muldrow to 4 miles northwest of
Poteau. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Fort Smith...                     Van Buren...
Poteau...                         Cedarville...
Mountainburg...                   Greenwood...
Alma...                           Barling...
Pocola...                         Muldrow...
Roland...                         Spiro...
Arkoma...                         Panama...
Dyer...                           Hackett...
Bonanza...                        Midland...
Cameron...                        Moffett...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 16.
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 317 and 328.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 32.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3568 9409 3509 9428 3498 9477 3552 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 1422Z 247DEG 30KT 3544 9457 3508 9469

Lacy

Local storm report, Mar 27, 10:58 AM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 12:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 1:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 1:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 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
Mar 26, 9:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	39 min
Mar 26, 10:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	26 min
Mar 26, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	29 min
Mar 27, 7:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	3 hr
Mar 27, 7:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah	7 hr
Mar 27, 7:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Creek	24 hr
Mar 27, 8:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	8 hr
Mar 27, 9:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	8 hr
Mar 27, 10:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Delaware	7 hr
Mar 27, 10:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	7 hr
Mar 27, 12:34 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	20 hr
Mar 27, 2:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	41 hr
Mar 27, 9:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford, Sebastian	23 min
Mar 27, 9:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sebastian	35 min
Mar 27, 9:45 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Crawford, Sebastian	14 min
Mar 27, 10:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	26 min
Mar 27, 10:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin	34 min
Mar 27, 1:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington	24 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Oklahoma, 2018 River Flood Advisories in Arkansas, 2018 Every river flood advisory in 2018

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.