Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2006, 3:37 PM CST for Benton County, Carroll County, Arkansas. It was in force for 38 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2006, 3:37 PM CST (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2006, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 3:45 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 2 S Seligman, AR | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED 2 INCHES DEEP 2 MILES SOUTH OF SELIGMAN |
| Mar 11, 3:45 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Gateway, AR | |
| Mar 11, 3:49 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Busch, AR |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 12:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KTSA 112138 TORTSA ARC007-015-112215- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0006.060311T2137Z-060311T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 337 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS * UNTIL 415 PM CST * AT 335 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GARFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...GARFIELD... GATEWAY AND BEAVER. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3650 9414 3633 9404 3648 9347 3652 9366 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KTSA 112147 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 347 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ARC007-015-112215- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T2215Z/ CARROLL AR-BENTON AR- 347 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR EASTERN BENTON AND CARROLL COUNTIES... AT 343 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GARFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BUSCH... BEAVER...OAK HILL AND PLEASANT RIDGE. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3650 9407 3636 9397 3648 9347 3652 9366 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 112154 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 354 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ARC007-015-112215- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T2215Z/ CARROLL AR-BENTON AR- 354 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR EASTERN BENTON AND CARROLL COUNTIES... AT 352 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUSCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BEAVER...OAK HILL AND PLEASANT RIDGE. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3649 9397 3635 9400 3648 9347 3652 9366 $$
000
WWUS54 KTSA 112200
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
359 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006
ARC007-112209-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T2215Z/
BENTON AR-
359 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN BENTON COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF EASTERN BENTON COUNTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAD BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3647 9353 3643 9368 3643 9370 3639 9385
3649 9385 3649 9362 3650 9361 3650 9352
3649 9352 3648 9347
$$
ARC015-112215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T2215Z/
CARROLL AR-
359 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR CARROLL COUNTY...
AT 356 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR BEAVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PLEASANT RIDGE.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3647 9353 3643 9368 3643 9370 3639 9385
3649 9385 3649 9362 3650 9361 3650 9352
3649 9352 3648 9347
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 112215
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
415 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006
ARC015-112225-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060311T2215Z/
CARROLL AR-
415 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CARROLL COUNTY EXPIRES AT 415 PM CST...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST.
LAT...LON 3647 9353 3643 9368 3643 9370 3639 9385
3649 9385 3649 9362 3650 9361 3650 9352
3649 9352 3648 9347
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 66 min |
| Mar 11, 12:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 55 min |
| Mar 11, 12:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 72 min |
| Mar 11, 2:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 73 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.