Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 450, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 23, 2001, 10:14 PM CST for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 76 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
- Nov 23, 2001, 10:14 PM CST (04:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2001, 11:30 PM CST
- In force
- 76 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Franklin County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 10:17 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 61 E | Ozark, AR | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew the roof off a building. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 6:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
287
WUUS54 KTSA 240416
SVRTUL
ARC047-240530-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1014 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 1130 PM CST
* AT 1014 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FERN TO 10 MILES WEST OF
BRANCH TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRANCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...OZARK...
BRANCH...DENNING...ALTUS...FERN...CASS AND WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE.
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE WARNED AREA FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS.
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE AND
DENNING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED GOLFBALL
SIZE HAIL NEAR ALTUS AT 955 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE NEAR ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND STRONG DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3566 9405 3529 9410 3514 9408 3537 9371
3577 9367 3576 9395What 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 Nov 23, 9:10 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 9:10 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 910 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001 CONVECTIVE SITUATION MOVING ALONG PRETTY MUCH AS PLANNED THIS EVENING. LATEST MODELS ALSO SUGGEST CURRENT FORECAST THINKING IS ON TRACK. LINE OF STORMS EXTENDING NORTH SOUTH ACROSS ENTIRE CWA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST THROUGH THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. WILL UPDATE ZONES SHORTLY TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT TRENDS AND BEGIN REMOVING PORTIONS OF THE TORNADO WATCH. ADDITIONAL UPDATES LIKELY THIS EVENING. HOWIESON FCSTID = 44 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 23, 5:35 PM CST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241200- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 535 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001 ...UPDATE... AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM SLOWED ITS PROGRESS TODAY AS IT CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN. HOWEVER IT WILL ACCELERATE EAST TONIGHT AS STRONG JET STREAM WINDS PUNCH INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME WESTERN ARKANSAS BETWEEN 6PM AND 8PM AND QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. THE STORMS WILL FORM A LINE AND RACE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WITH THE THREAT DIMINISHING AFTER 2AM AS THE LINE EXITS THE AREA. VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS AND INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL PROMOTE STORM ROTATION AND SUPERCELLS. THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL HOURS OF THE EVENT...WITH THE THREAT TRANSITIONING TO DAMAGING WINDS AS THE STORMS FORM INTO A LINE. GIVEN THE FAST WINDS ALOFT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE MOST SEVERE STORMS. PERSONS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER TONIGHT AND BE READY TO ACT. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Local storm report, Nov 23, 6:52 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
652 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0629 PM MANSFIELD AR 0.75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 SEBASTIAN SPOTTER RPTSpecial weather statement, Nov 23, 9:15 PM CST, 59 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ057-058-063-069-072-076-240500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 915 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001 ...TORNADO WATCH 163 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA: OSAGE WASHINGTON NOWATA ROGERS PAWNEE MAYES TULSA CHEROKEE CREEK WAGONER MUSKOGEE OKMULGEE OKFUSKEE MCINTOSH HASKELL PITTSBURG LATIMER PUSHMATAHA CHOCTAW ...TORNADO WATCH 163 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES: OTTAWA CRAIG DELAWARE ADAIR IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES: SEQUOYAH IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES: LE FLORE IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES: CARROLL BENTON MADISON WASHINGTON CRAWFORD IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES: FRANKLIN SEBASTIAN A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING RELATED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
Local storm report, Nov 23, 9:49 PM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
949 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0738 PM 5 S ALTUS AR TORNADO
11/23/01 FRANKLIN PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADO
NEAR ALTUS. REPORT
RELAYED BY HAM
OPERATORS. STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. PRELIM REPORT.
0752 PM GLENPOOL OK .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
SIZE HAIL.
0752 PM GLENPOOL OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED 60 MPH
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS.
0759 PM JENKS OK 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
SIZE HAIL.
0803 PM TULSA OK .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
SIZE HAIL AT 55TH AND
MEMORIAL.
0812 PM 10 E TULSA OK 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
SIZED HAIL NEAR
EASTLAND MALL IN TULSA.
0850 PM WILBURTON OK .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 LATIMER WILBURTON EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED
DIME SIZE HAIL.
0925 PM SALLISAW OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
11/23/01 SEQUOYAH HAM REPORT OF 60 MPH
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS.
0935 PM 3 W PANAMA OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
11/23/01 LE FLORE STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED
60 MPH THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS.
0935 PM HODGEN OK 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 LE FLORE PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
SIZED HAIL.Local storm report, Nov 23, 10:13 PM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1013 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0628 PM MANSFIELD AR .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 SEBASTIAN PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
SIZED HAIL.
0729 PM 1 S FT SMITH AR .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 SEBASTIAN PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
SIZED HAIL.
0747 PM ALTUS AR WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 FRANKLIN PUBLIC REPORTED TREES
DOWN.
0752 PM KIEFER OK .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 CREEK PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
SIZE HAIL.
0802 PM TULSA OK .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
HAIL AT HIGHWAY 75 AND
INTERSTATE 44.
0802 PM TULSA OK 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL UP
TO QUARTER SIZE AT 51ST
AND SHERIDAN.
0805 PM TULSA OK .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
HAIL AT YALE AND
INTERSTATE 44.
0805 PM TULSA OK 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
SIZED HAIL AT 96TH AND
RIVERSIDE.
0806 PM TULSA OK .88 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL
SIZED HAIL AT 76TH AND
SHERIDAN.
0807 PM TULSA OK 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
SIZED HAIL AT 41ST AND
MEMORIAL.
0808 PM 5 N ALMA AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 CRAWFORD PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL UP
TO THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS ALONG
INTERSTATE 40.
0809 PM TULSA OK .88 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 TULSA PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL
SIZED HAIL AT HIGHWAY
169 AND 21ST.
0937 PM PANAMA OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
11/23/01 LE FLORE STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED
60 MPH TSTM WIND GUSTS.
0945 PM 4 N ALTUS AR WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 FRANKLIN STORM SPOTTER REPORTED
A TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON
INTERSTATE 40 AT MILE
MARKER 41.
0955 PM ALTUS AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 FRANKLIN SPOTTERS REPORTED
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.
0956 PM 3 SW ALTUS AR WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 FRANKLIN STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED
3 MOBILE HOMES
DESTROYED SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40 ON
HIGHWAY 186.The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 6:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 52 min |
| Nov 23, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 44 min |
| Nov 23, 7:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 52 min |
| Nov 23, 7:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin | 47 min |
| Nov 23, 7:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 44 min |
| Nov 23, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 54 min |
| Nov 23, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 30 min |
| Nov 23, 7:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 63 min |
| Nov 23, 8:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Carroll | 46 min |
| Nov 23, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 43 min |
| Nov 23, 8:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 51 min |
| Nov 23, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 57 min |
| Nov 23, 8:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin | 49 min |
| Nov 23, 9:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 47 min |
| Nov 23, 9:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 46 min |
| Nov 23, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 60 min |
| Nov 23, 9:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 67 min |
| Nov 23, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 48 min |
| Nov 23, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 45 min |
| Nov 23, 9:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Franklin | 2 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001
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.