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River Flood Warning 108, NWS Tulsa, OK

September 24, 2025Crawford County, Franklin County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood warning at Sep 24, 2025, 2:07 AM CDT for Crawford County, Franklin County, Arkansas. It took effect at Sep 24, 2025, 6:31 AM CDT. It was in force for 81 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 24, 2025, 2:07 AM CDT (07:07 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 24, 2025, 6:31 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 24, 2025, 7:52 AM CDT
In force
81 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry (MLBA4). The gauge peaked at 16.54 ft at Sep 24, 2025, 3:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07252000, 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 Sep 24, 12:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 12:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 5:41 PM CDT, 8 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
541 PM CDT Tue Sep 23 2025

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241000-
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-
541 PM CDT Tue Sep 23 2025

...SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING THREATS CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Mainly Southeast of Interstate 44.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Mainly near East of Highway 75.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Mainly near and East of Highway 75.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is ongoing from west
central Arkansas into southeast Oklahoma late this afternoon.
Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes remain possible
as this line of storms shifts southeast early this evening, with
the greatest tornado threat across far eastern Oklahoma into west
central Arkansas.

A few storms have also developed near a surface low and cold front
near the Interstate 44 corridor in northeast Oklahoma. Isolated
severe weather will be possible with these storms into the evening
hours, with damaging winds, large hail, and perhaps a brief
tornado possible.

Heavy rainfall will also occur with the storms, with a flash flood
threat continuing this evening into the overnight hours, mainly
near and east of Highway 75.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
THURSDAY through MONDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Scattered thunderstorms will again be possible during the day
Wednesday as an upper level low moves overhead. Severe weather
chances will be low with this activity, but some hail and gusty
winds may accompany some of the strongest storms Wednesday
afternoon across northeast Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas.

After Wednesday, the pattern will be quiet with temperatures
around the seasonal normals and drier weather expected through
the rest of the week.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
Emergency managers and area first responders should monitor the
latest information this evening. Given recent rains in some
areas, and the potential for excessive rains through tonight,
preparations for more widespread flooding issues may need to
happen.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 23, 9:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
913 PM CDT Tue Sep 23 2025

OKZ074>076-240300-
Haskell OK-Latimer OK-Le Flore OK-
913 PM CDT Tue Sep 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL...
NORTHEASTERN LATIMER AND CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM
CDT...

At 912 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles
north of Red Oak, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Poteau...                         Red Oak...
Wister...                         Shady Point...
Panama...                         Howe...
Cameron...                        Lequire...
Rock Island...                    Fanshawe...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3493 9515 3510 9517 3521 9444 3494 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 263DEG 35KT 3503 9507

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Sep 23, 9:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
915 PM CDT Tue Sep 23 2025

OKZ076-240300-
Le Flore OK-
915 PM CDT Tue Sep 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY THROUGH
1000 PM CDT...

At 915 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles
north of Whitesboro, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Talimena State Park...            Hodgen...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3473 9476 3470 9498 3482 9500 3490 9445
      3465 9446 3465 9474
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 263DEG 35KT 3474 9489

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 23, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha42 min
Sep 23, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah34 min
Sep 23, 7:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair29 min
Sep 23, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore27 min
Sep 23, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore25 min
Sep 23, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha36 min
Sep 23, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha28 min
Sep 23, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha51 min
Sep 23, 8:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah116 min
Sep 23, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha42 min
Sep 23, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg26 min
Sep 23, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg39 min
Sep 23, 8:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah2 hr
Sep 23, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Pushmataha43 min
Sep 23, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer51 min
Sep 23, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore47 min
Sep 23, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore45 min
Sep 23, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore39 min
Sep 23, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore20 min
Sep 23, 9:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALeFlore3 hr
Sep 23, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha46 min
Sep 23, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore44 min
Sep 23, 10:03 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah6 hr
Sep 23, 10:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw57 min
Sep 23, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha66 min
Sep 23, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw63 min
Sep 23, 11:08 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah7 hr
Sep 23, 11:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer37 min
Sep 23, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford35 min
Sep 23, 9:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAFranklin2 hr
Sep 23, 9:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAFranklin, Sebastian2 hr
Sep 24, 1:15 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin52 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2025Every river flood warning in 2025

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.