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River Flood Warning 51, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 21, 2019Franklin County, Johnson County, Logan County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at May 21, 2019, 2:56 PM CDT for Franklin County, Johnson County, Logan County, Arkansas. It took effect at May 22, 2019, 8:57 PM CDT. It was in force for 22 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 21, 2019, 2:56 PM CDT (19:56 UTC)
In effect from: May 22, 2019, 8:57 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 13, 2019, 8:19 PM CDT
In force: 22 days
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Major

Counties Franklin County, AR, Johnson County, AR, Logan County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Ozark L/D Tailwater (OZGA4).

Action stage: 355.5 ft
Minor stage: 357 ft
Moderate stage: 363 ft
Major stage: 365 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 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 river flood warning went out at May 21, 12:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 12:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1231 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
Widely varying conditions are across eastern Oklahoma and western
Arkansas early This Afternoon. Conditions will slowly improve through
the night across the area.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 1053 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019/

DISCUSSION...
Have made numerous updates to the forecast grids for Today.
Mainly working on the timing of the broken line of severe
thunderstorms across the region. This activity will be exiting
the region over the next few hours. Scattered rain showers
persist behind the main line of thunderstorms into the early
Afternoon as well.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for OKZ054>074.

AR...Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for ARZ001-002-010-
     011.

&&

AVIATION.....10

Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 12:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221030-
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-
1252 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
A broken line of strong to severe storms will exit northwest
Arkansas early this Afternoon. Some of these storms will be
capable of producing strong gusty winds, large hail and possibly
a tornado. Other scattered showers and a few thunderstorms
will continue across eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas
through the Afternoon.

Widespread flooding continues across northeast Oklahoma after
the very heavy rainfall that occurred over the past couple of days.
The showers and thunderstorms this afternoon are not expected
to add to the flooding significantly.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances will continue this week mainly across parts
of northeast Oklahoma. Organized severe weather does not appear
likely however.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 21, 11:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1139 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

ARZ001-002-010-011-211745-
Carroll AR-Madison AR-Benton AR-Washington AR-
1139 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BENTON...MADISON...
WESTERN CARROLL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...

At 1138 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Gateway to near Hobbs State Park to 4 miles southeast
of Winslow. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Berryville...                     Huntsville...
Eureka Springs...                 Garfield...
Gateway...                        St. Paul...
Beaver...                         Hindsville...
Wesley...                         Saint Paul...
Forum...                          Aurora...
Hobbs State Park...               Clifty...
Withrow Springs State Park...     War Eagle...
Japton...                         Grandview...
Goshen...                         Georgetown...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3577 9377 3577 9405 3621 9393 3650 9399
      3650 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 223DEG 37KT 3650 9393 3623 9388 3577 9406

Special weather statement, May 21, 12:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1230 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

ARZ010-011-019-020-029-211830-
Sebastian AR-Madison AR-Washington AR-Franklin AR-Crawford AR-
1230 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MADISON...FRANKLIN...
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

At 1230 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles west of Saint Paul to 2 miles west of Fort
Chaffee. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Ozark...                          Charleston...
Mulberry...                       Altus...
Branch...                         Denning...
St. Paul...                       Wiederkehr Village...
Cass...                           Saint Paul...
Boston...                         Pettigrew...
Washburn...                       Fern...
Fort Chaffee...                   Caulksville...
Jethro...                         Bidville...
Red Star...                       Crosses...

This includes Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 22 and
42.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3588 9352 3576 9352 3577 9370 3538 9371
      3537 9375 3542 9380 3531 9381 3532 9392
      3523 9392 3523 9403 3514 9403 3514 9413
      3594 9400 3593 9349
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 206DEG 45KT 3582 9393 3521 9411

Special weather statement, May 21, 12:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1236 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

ARZ002-011-020-211830-
Carroll AR-Madison AR-Franklin AR-
1236 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN
AND CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

At 1236 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Grandview to 5 miles northwest of
Cass. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Berryville...                     Huntsville...
Green Forest...                   St. Paul...
Carrollton...                     Rudd...
Saint Paul...                     Kingston...
Forum...                          Aurora...
Boston...                         Withrow Springs State Park...
Pettigrew...                      Japton...
Witter...                         Marble...
Osage...                          Urbanette...
Rule...                           Grandview...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3612 9348 3608 9348 3608 9345 3597 9345
      3595 9349 3593 9349 3592 9351 3588 9351
      3588 9352 3578 9352 3577 9370 3576 9370
      3574 9388 3650 9365 3650 9330 3612 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 224DEG 52KT 3650 9362 3575 9387

Special weather statement, May 21, 1:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
133 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

ARZ002-011-211930-
Carroll AR-Madison AR-
133 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MADISON AND CARROLL
COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

At 133 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles northwest of Eureka Springs to 2 miles east of
Boston. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Berryville...                     Eureka Springs...
Green Forest...                   Beaver...
Carrollton...                     Rudd...
Kingston...                       Forum...
Marble...                         Osage...
Urbanette...                      Rule...
Grandview...                      Blue Eye...
Dryfork...                        Red Star...
Metalton...                       Connor...
Coin...                           Alabam...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM CDT for northwestern
Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3612 9333 3612 9348 3608 9348 3608 9345
      3597 9345 3595 9349 3593 9349 3592 9351
      3588 9351 3588 9352 3576 9352 3576 9357
      3648 9383 3650 9382 3650 9330 3619 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 210DEG 50KT 3643 9379 3584 9356

Local storm report, May 21, 1:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
137 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019

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

0114 PM     FLOOD            2 NE COLLINSVILLE       36.38N 95.81W
05/21/2019                   ROGERS             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CANEY RIVER IS FLOODING 4050 ROAD SOUTH OF US 169. ABOUT
            8 FT OF FLOWING WATER. ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.

&&

LACY

Local storm report, May 21, 2:12 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
212 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2019

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

0202 PM     FLOOD            3 NNW SKIATOOK          36.41N 96.02W
05/21/2019                   OSAGE              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODED ROADWAY, A FEW HOUSES AND CARS IN 2-3 FEET OF
            WATER.

&&

BLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 20, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	47 min
May 20, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Pawnee	42 min
May 20, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	52 min
May 20, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa, Rogers	66 min
May 20, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	48 min
May 20, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more	59 min
May 20, 8:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	6 hr
May 20, 9:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	39 min
May 20, 9:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Tulsa	24 min
May 20, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	40 min
May 20, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	60 min
May 20, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	63 min
May 20, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes	3 hr
May 20, 10:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	38 min
May 20, 10:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner	52 min
May 20, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	43 min
May 20, 10:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	49 min
May 20, 11:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	6 hr
May 20, 11:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes, Okmulgee, Wagoner	58 min
May 20, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	37 min
May 20, 11:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	24 min
May 20, 11:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	TSA	Mayes, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	6 hr
May 21, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	28 min
May 21, 12:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Osage	12 hr
May 21, 12:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes	6 hr
May 21, 1:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	6 hr
May 21, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee	27 min
May 21, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	31 min
May 21, 2:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	33 min
May 21, 2:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	6 hr
May 21, 2:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more	6 hr
May 21, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	27 min
May 21, 4:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	50 min
May 21, 4:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Osage	6 hr
May 21, 4:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	46 min
May 21, 5:07 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	6 hr
May 21, 5:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa	51 min
May 21, 5:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Mayes, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	6 hr
May 21, 6:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more	60 min
May 21, 6:17 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	43 min
May 21, 6:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	17 min
May 21, 6:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	54 min
May 21, 6:43 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	47 min
May 21, 6:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
May 21, 6:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner, Washington	67 min
May 21, 7:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more	57 min
May 21, 7:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Rogers	25 min
May 21, 7:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	48 min
May 21, 7:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	57 min
May 21, 7:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more	3 hr
May 21, 7:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	66 min
May 21, 7:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee	46 min
May 21, 8:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	56 min
May 21, 8:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	24 hr
May 21, 8:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	63 min
May 21, 8:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	47 min
May 21, 8:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more	24 hr
May 21, 8:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	18 min
May 21, 9:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	58 min
May 21, 9:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	53 min
May 21, 9:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	3 hr
May 21, 9:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah	65 min
May 21, 9:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	62 min
May 21, 10:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	24 hr
May 21, 10:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	65 min
May 21, 10:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	24 hr
May 21, 11:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Osage, Rogers and 2 more	24 hr
May 21, 11:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Tulsa	5 hr
May 21, 12:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Tulsa	11 days
May 21, 12:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Wagoner	12 days
May 21, 2:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Mayes	24 hr
May 21, 2:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Mayes, Wagoner	24 hr
May 21, 2:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	17 days
May 20, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton	60 min
May 21, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll	64 min
May 21, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll	27 min
May 21, 1:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll	25 min
May 21, 9:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	44 min
May 21, 9:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton, Crawford, Sebastian, Washington	4 hr
May 21, 10:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	62 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.