Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2000, 2:08 AM CDT for Crawford County, Washington County, Arkansas; Adair County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2000, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2000, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Crawford County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:40 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountainburg, AR | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 606 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
327
WUUS54 KTSA 250710
SVRTUL
ARC033-143-OKC001-135-250800-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
208 AM CDT THU MAY 25 2000
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 300 AM CDT
* AT 208 AM CDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO
70 MPH WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PROCTOR TO 6
MILES WEST OF GANS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE... LEE CREEK...RUDY...FIGURE
FIVE...CHESTER...NATURAL DAM...CEDARVILLE...ALMA...VAN BUREN...
MOUNTAINBURG...GREENLAND...BRENTWOOD...STRICKLER...BLACKBURN...
PRAIRIE GROVE...LINCOLN...WEST FORK...WINSLOW...SHORT...BRUSHY...
ROLAND...MULDROW...GANS...WESTVILLE...PROCTOR...CHRISTIE...BARON
AND STILWELL
CALL 1-800-722-2778 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3599 9482 3567 9475 3537 9482 3540 9455
3540 9423 3562 9404 3602 9404What 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 24, 10:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 10:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1035 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2000 NOT MUCH TIME FOR DISCUSSION...WITH TORNADO/SEVERE WATCHES OVER NEARLY ALL OF FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. FIRST CLUSTER OF SEVERE STORMS WHICH MOVED ACROSS NORTHEAST CORNER OF OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS JUST ABOUT EXITED AREA...WHILE A SECOND CLUSTER OF SEVERE STORMS WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. HAVE ALREADY SENT UPDATED ZONES TO INCREASE POPS AND WORD POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN IN MORE ZONES. BIGGEST THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN APPEARS TO BE SETTING UP IN A 50 MILE WIDE ZONE EXTENDING FROM TULSA TO SILOAM SPRINGS ARKANSAS...WHICH WAS NORTH OF PRIMARY SURFACE BOUNDARY. THERE IS STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW FAR SOUTH CONVECTION CAN DEVELOP GIVEN STRONG CAPPING STILL PRESENT IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. WILL KEEP POPS IN CHANCE CATEGORY IN THOSE ZONES. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO LATER PERIODS OF FORECAST. FCSTID = 9 .TUL... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 24, 10:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1027 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0730 PM WANN OK WIND DAMAGE
05/24/00 NOWATA NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN
DOWN
0750 PM 4 ENE CHILDERS OK WIND DAMAGE
05/24/00 NOWATA TELEPHONE POLES DOWN
AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
0800 PM 1 N BERNICE OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/24/00 DELAWARE SPOTTER RPT
0842 PM 8 W JAY OK .75 INCH HAIL
05/24/00 DELAWARE DELAWARE CO SPOTTER RPT
0845 PM MAYSVILLE AR 70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/24/00 BENTON NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN...SPOTTER RPT
0850 PM SILOAM SPGS AR WIND DAMAGE
05/24/00 BENTON NUMEROUS LARGE TREE
LIMBS BLOWN
DOWN...PUBLIC RPT
0858 PM 4 N GENTRY AR WIND DAMAGE
05/24/00 BENTON NUMEROUS TREES AND
LARGE LIMBS BLOWN
DOWN...SPRINGDALE PD
0905 PM 3 S SILOAM SPGS AR WIND DAMAGE
05/24/00 BENTON SEVERAL TREES BLOWN
DOWN...PUBLIC RPT
0915 PM COLCORD OK WIND DAMAGE
05/24/00 DELAWARE NUMEROUS 5-6 INCH TREES
BLOWN DOWN...WINDS
GUSTS TO 65
MPH...SPOTTER RPT
0919 PM 8 S ROGERS AR 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/24/00 BENTON PUBLIC REPORT AT BETHEL
HTS
0920 PM MOODYS OK WIND DAMAGE
05/24/00 CHEROKEE NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN
DOWN...CHEROKEE EOC RPT
0930 PM 3 ESE BEAVER AR 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/24/00 CARROLL PUBLIC RPT AT HOLIDAY
ISLAND
0942 PM FAYETTEVILLE AR WIND DAMAGE
05/24/00 WASHINGTON NUMEROUS 3-4 INCH TREE
TREE LIMBS BROKEN
DRMSpecial weather statement, May 24, 11:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-250701- EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1116 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2000 ...UPDATE FOR SHORT TERM TRENDS... AT 11PM AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM NEAR CHARLESTON AR TO FORT SMITH TO SOUTHERN CREEK COUNTY. THIS BOUNDARY WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND BE THE FOCUS FOR CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THE ATMOSPHERE SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY REMAINS CAPPED...HOWEVER ENOUGH LIFT WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY TO PRODUCE A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR NEXT SEVERAL HOURS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER 2AM AND MAY STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE SEVERE. WIND FIELDS WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELL STORMS NEAR THE BOUNDARY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILTY OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. SHORT TERM FORECASTS WILL DETAIL THE PROGRESS OF THE STORMS.
Local storm report, May 24, 11:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1124 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1046 PM MILFAY OK 1 INCH HAIL
05/24/00 CREEK
1115 PM IRON POST OK 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/24/00 CREEKLocal storm report, May 25, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1225 AM CDT THU MAY 25 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1134 PM 10 N OKEMAH OK TORNADO
05/24/00 OKFUSKEE TORNADO REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS.
1134 PM 4 N HOMINY OK .75 INCH HAIL
05/24/00 OSAGE DIME SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY HAM RADIO.
1207 AM 2 N PRESTON OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/25/00 OKMULGEE HAM RADIO REPORT OF 60
MPH WINDS.
DRMSpecial weather statement, May 25, 1:26 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
OKZ054>057-059>062-064>067-070-071-073-251000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 126 AM CDT THU MAY 25 2000 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 349 HAS BEEN CANCELLED IN THE FOLLOWING OKLAHOMA COUNTIES... OSAGE...PAWNEE...CREEK...TULSA...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OKMULGEE...OKFUSKEE...ROGERS AND MAYES. THE STRONGEST STORMS HAVE NOW SHIFTED EAST OF THESE AREAS AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEVERE THUDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 349 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING OKLAHOMA COUNTIES... WAGONER...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH AND PITTSBURG. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES AND THE POTENTIAL REMAINS FROM SOME HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO DETAIL THE STORM POTENTIAL.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 51 min |
| May 24, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 52 min |
| May 24, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 39 min |
| May 24, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 46 min |
| May 25, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 59 min |
| May 25, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 42 min |
| May 24, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 60 min |
| May 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 65 min |
| May 24, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware | 64 min |
| May 24, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 37 min |
| May 24, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 35 min |
| May 24, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 53 min |
| May 24, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes | 26 min |
| May 24, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 56 min |
| May 24, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 54 min |
| May 24, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 49 min |
| May 24, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek | 24 min |
| May 24, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 52 min |
| May 24, 11:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 45 min |
| May 24, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 59 min |
| May 24, 11:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek | 31 min |
| May 24, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 46 min |
| May 24, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Washington | 42 min |
| May 24, 11:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 42 min |
| May 25, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 44 min |
| May 25, 12:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 2 hr |
| May 25, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 52 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.