Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 1999, 3:36 AM CDT for Franklin County, Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 54 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 1999, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 1999, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:53 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Fern, AR | Trees were blown down across highways in Fern. |
| May 17, 4:05 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntsville, AR | Trees were blown down across highways in the Huntsville area. Several trees were also blown down in Withrow Springs State Park, 5 miles north of Huntsville. |
| May 17, 4:05 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifty, AR | Winds toppled a large tree north of Clifty into a large power line, knocking out power to about 4,500 electric customers. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 127 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1195 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 16, 10:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 10:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1000 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 1999 A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST KANSAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST...SECOND AREA OF STORMS WHICH DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE NOW MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. EXPECT THE STORMS IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL WEAKEN SOME AS THEY APPOROACH OUR FORECAST AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT SOME MAY STILL BE MARGINAL AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. TORNADO WATCH 279 IN EFFECT FOR OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM AND EXPECT MORE WATCHES FOR FORECAST AREA BEFORE NIGHT IS THROUGH AS COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO AREA JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK. HAVE UPPED THE POP TO LIKELY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA TO CHANCE IN FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. UPDATED FORECAST WILL BE OUT WITHIN 5 MINUTES. 33 .TUL... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 17, 2:38 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
238 AM CDT MON MAY 17 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0215 AM OKTAHA OK WIND DAMAGE
05/17/99 MUSKOGEE 4 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGEDLocal storm report, May 17, 2:38 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
238 AM CDT MON MAY 17 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0215 AM OKTAHA OK WIND DAMAGE
05/17/99 MUSKOGEE 4 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGEDLocal storm report, May 17, 2:46 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
246 AM CDT MON MAY 17 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 AM 5 W HULBERT OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/17/99 CHEROKEELocal storm report, May 17, 2:46 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
246 AM CDT MON MAY 17 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 AM 5 W HULBERT OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/17/99 CHEROKEELocal storm report, May 17, 2:47 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
247 AM CDT MON MAY 17 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 AM PRYOR OK 65 MPH TSTM GUST
05/17/99 MAYESLocal storm report, May 17, 2:47 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
247 AM CDT MON MAY 17 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 AM PRYOR OK 65 MPH TSTM GUST
05/17/99 MAYESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 66 min |
| May 16, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 50 min |
| May 17, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 49 min |
| May 17, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 43 min |
| May 17, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 25 min |
| May 17, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 53 min |
| May 17, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 46 min |
| May 17, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okmulgee | 57 min |
| May 17, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 57 min |
| May 17, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 41 min |
| May 17, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Muskogee | 56 min |
| May 17, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Sequoyah | 63 min |
| May 17, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 54 min |
| May 17, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 55 min |
| May 17, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 55 min |
| May 17, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 53 min |
| May 17, 8:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 32 min |
| May 17, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 30 min |
| May 17, 9:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 29 min |
| May 17, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 45 min |
| May 17, 10:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 35 min |
| May 17, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 45 min |
| May 17, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 45 min |
| May 17, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 35 min |
| May 17, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 40 min |
| May 17, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 44 min |
| May 17, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 43 min |
| May 17, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 40 min |
| May 17, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 2 hr |
| May 17, 3:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer | 115 min |
| May 17, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 37 min |
| May 17, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 54 min |
| May 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 hr |
| May 17, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| May 17, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 55 min |
| May 17, 3:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 54 min |
| May 17, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 15 min |
| May 17, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 15 min |
| May 17, 10:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 51 min |
| May 17, 10:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 35 min |
| May 17, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 28 min |
| May 17, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 38 min |
| May 17, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 2 hr |
| May 17, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 48 min |
| May 17, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 17 min |
| May 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 3 hr |
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.