Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2006, 9:26 PM CST for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 64 min. 4 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, 9:26 PM CST (03:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2006, 10:30 PM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Franklin County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9:28 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Mulberry, AR | |
| Mar 11, 9:32 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 4 Nw Cecil, AR | |
| Mar 11, 9:44 PM CST | TORNADO | Ozark, AR | TORNADO REPORTED WEST SIDE OF OZARK |
| Mar 11, 9:49 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 N Ozark, 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, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 317 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3397 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KTSA 120326 TORTSA ARC047-120430- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0007.060312T0326Z-060312T0430Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 926 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS * UNTIL 1030 PM CST * AT 921 PM CST...RADAR DETECTED A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...INDICATING A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OZARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...OZARK... DENNING...ALTUS AND WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE. NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS - TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE LAT...LON 3553 9406 3537 9408 3542 9370 3570 9370 $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KTSA 120338 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 938 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ARC047-120430- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060312T0430Z/ FRANKLIN AR- 938 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... AT 934 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TONEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LONELM... CRAVENS...OZARK...DENNING...ALTUS...JETHRO...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE... WATALULA...PARADISE...BARNES...MOUNTAIN TOP AND TAFT. NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS - TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE LAT...LON 3553 9406 3544 9405 3542 9370 3570 9370 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 120342 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 942 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ARC047-120430- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060312T0430Z/ FRANKLIN AR- 942 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... AT 938 PM CST...RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...INDICATING A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME. STORM SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS STORM AS IT WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TONEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...OZARK... JETHRO...ALTUS...WATALULA...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...PARADISE...BARNES... MOUNTAIN TOP AND TAFT. NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS - TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE LAT...LON 3555 9401 3545 9399 3542 9370 3570 9370 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 120346 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 946 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ARC047-120430- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060312T0430Z/ FRANKLIN AR- 946 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... AT 942 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF OZARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...OZARK... DENNING...ALTUS...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...WATALULA...MOUNTAIN TOP AND TAFT. A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS LAT...LON 3555 9397 3545 9394 3542 9370 3570 9370 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 120353 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 953 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ARC047-120430- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060312T0430Z/ FRANKLIN AR- 953 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... AT 951 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF WATALULA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PARADISE... BARNES...TURNERS BEND...CASS...MOUNTAIN TOP...REDDING AND TAFT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS LAT...LON 3575 9386 3552 9390 3549 9370 3577 9369 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 120404 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1004 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ARC047-120430- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060312T0430Z/ FRANKLIN AR- 1004 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... AT 959 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF MOUNTAIN TOP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AT 959 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALSO INDICATED A POTENTIALLY TORNADIC STORM MOVING TOWARD SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHERN FRANKLIN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL TORNADO WARNINGS. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...REDDING AND TAFT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS LAT...LON 3575 9385 3555 9383 3549 9370 3577 9369 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 120415 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1015 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ARC047-120430- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060312T0430Z/ FRANKLIN AR- 1015 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY... AT 1012 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLESTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE EARLIER TORNADIC STORM HAS MOVE EAST OF FRANKLIN COUNTY...WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVING EAST FROM SEBASTIAN COUNTY. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...VESTA...PETER PENDER...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...REDDING...BARNES...MOUNTAIN TOP... WATALULA...CRAVENS...LONELM...TONEY...CECIL...MEG...OZARK...TAFT AND PARADISE. NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS - TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE LAT...LON 3546 9407 3527 9407 3549 9370 3577 9369 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 7:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 8:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 57 min |
| Mar 11, 8:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 53 min |
| Mar 11, 8:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 54 min |
| Mar 11, 9:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 76 min |
| Mar 11, 9:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 44 min |
| Mar 11, 9:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 51 min |
| Mar 11, 10:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 35 min |
| Mar 11, 10:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 12:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 12:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 31 min |
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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.