Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2003, 7:26 PM CDT for Crawford County, Arkansas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2003, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2003, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Crawford County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 6, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 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
- 2206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 14.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KTSA 070026 SVRTUL ARC033-070115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 725 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS * UNTIL 815 PM CDT * AT 725 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF VAN BUREN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MOUNTAINBURG...VAN BUREN...ALMA...CEDARVILLE...NATURAL DAM... CHESTER...DYER...FIGURE FIVE...RUDY AND LEE CREEK. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. LAT...LON 3577 9450 3541 9444 3537 9417 3576 9391
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 6, 7:20 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 7:20 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 720 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003 AT 7PM THE DRY LINE HAS STALLED NEAR A LINE FROM MIAMI TO ARDMORE. A COLD FRONT IS MERGING INTO THE DRY LINE. THE MERGED BOUNDARIES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST TO BE NEAR A ROGERS...FORT SMITH HUGO LINE AT 1AM. INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN HIGH AS THE DEEP LAYER SHEAR WEAKENS THIS EVENING. PRIMARY THREAT IS SHIFTING TO DAMAGING WINDS IN BOW SEGMENTS...WITH INSTABILITY STILL DRIVING A HAIL THREAT AS WELL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE WITH AN INTENSE BOW SEGEMENT OR COMMA HEAD. FORECAST ID= 08 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 1:00 PM CDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-071100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 100 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRY LINE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE DRY LINE BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA...RAPIDLY BECOMING SEVERE. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS TO 70 MPH AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BE ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH OF A BARTLESVILLE...FORT SMITH LINE. WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AN ACTIVE SPRING WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND A SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS OVER THE AREA. IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A MORE STABLE PATTERN MAY FINALLY TAKE OVER BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 700 PM. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...AS WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 6, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0539 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0514 PM LOCUST GROVE OK 0.75 IN HAIL
05/06/03 MAYES
0512 PM 2 S LOCUST GROVE OK 1.00 IN HAIL
05/06/03 MAYES
SPLocal storm report, May 6, 5:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0555 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM 4 S MIAMI OK 1.75 IN HAIL
05/06/03 OTTAWA
SPLocal storm report, May 6, 6:55 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0655 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0649 PM WINSLOW AR 0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03 WASHINGTON
0648 PM 5 W MC CURTAIN OK 75 MPH TSTORM WIND
05/06/03 HASKELL
0648 PM MC CURTAIN OK 0.75 IN HAIL
05/06/03 HASKELL
SPSpecial weather statement, May 6, 7:00 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-029-OKZ049-053-069-072>076-070500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 700 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH #277 UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD MADISON WASHINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS: FRANKLIN SEBASTIAN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES... IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: SEQUOYAH IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA: ADAIR IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA: CHOCTAW HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTLERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... CEDARVILLE...CLAYTON...EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT SMITH... HUGO...HUNTSVILLE...MCALESTER...MOUNTAINBURG...NATURAL DAM...OZARK... POTEAU...ROGERS...SALLISAW...SILOAM SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...STIGLER... STILWELL...VAN BUREN AND WILBURTON.
Local storm report, May 6, 7:04 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0704 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0703 PM BOKOSHE OK 0.75 IN HAIL
05/06/03 LE FLORE
SPLocal storm report, May 6, 7:22 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0722 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0719 PM PANAMA OK 1.00 IN HAIL
05/06/03 LE FLORE
0722 PM SPIRO OK 1.00 IN HAIL
05/06/03 LE FLORE
SPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 53 min |
| May 6, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 76 min |
| May 6, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 38 min |
| May 6, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 40 min |
| May 6, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 80 min |
| May 7, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 41 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.