1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 3, 10:50 AM CST, 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 1050 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005 A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER CONTINUES TO TRAVERSE THE SOUTHEAST THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MOVED INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND HAS BEEN DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. EXPECT THAT THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH WHILE MOVING EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CURRENT POPS HAVE THE RAINFALL WELL COVERED. THE DIFFICULT FORECAST PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE A VERY SHALLOW COLD AIR MASS THAT HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. COMPUTER MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS. TEMPS BEHIND THE FRONT HAVE BEEN SLOWLY FALLING THIS MORNING AND APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE CHANCE OF REACHING FORECAST MAXIMUMS. WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO LOWER MAX TEMPS BEHIND THE FRONT AND ADJUST HOURLY GRIDS IN ACCORDANCE. UPDATE WILL BE OUT BY 11 AM. FORECAST ID= 06 .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 PM CST TUESDAY FOR ZONES ARZ001>002...ARZ010>011...ARZ019>020...ARZ029. OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 PM CST TUESDAY FOR ZONES OKZ049...OKZ053>076.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
500 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041100-
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-
500 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005
...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
EARLY THIS MORNING...A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM NEAR MIAMI TO JUST
SOUTH OF TULSA AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF
THIS BOUNDARY OVERNIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN BEFORE THIS ACTIVITY TAPERS OFF
LATER THIS MORNING.
ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS OVERNIGHT...AND RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
REDEVELOP TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
LIKELY...PRIMARILY OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
WHILE A MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE...HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GROUPS
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
COLDER AIR WILL SLOWLY FILTER SOUTH INTO PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL
ENHANCE PRECIPITATION CHANCES DURING THIS TIMEFRAME...MAINLY ALONG
AND NORTH OF THE COLD FRONT. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY DEVELOP
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AS
SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST
FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER EVENT.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATIONThe Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:28 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused street flooding in Alix. In addition, several low water crossings were under water across the southern part of Franklin County.
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