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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 371, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 1, 2008Madison County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2008, 9:06 AM CDT for Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report 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: Jun 1, 2008, 9:06 AM CDT (14:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Madison County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:07 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
Jun 1, 9:38 AM CDT	HAIL 1	Aurora, AR	ALSO REPORTED LARGE TREE LIMBS IN ROADWAYS...CREWS HAD TO BE CALLED TO REMOVE THEM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 32 minutes after it went out.

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
Jun 1, 8:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 107 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 292 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -186 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 833 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KTSA 011406
SVRTSA
ARC087-011500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0371.080601T1406Z-080601T1500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
906 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 902 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS
  TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WESLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  22 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HUNTSVILLE...
  JAPTON...AURORA...WITTER AND BOSTON.

STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3597 9344 3596 9345 3595 9348 3589 9349
      3587 9351 3586 9350 3585 9351 3577 9352
      3602 9394 3612 9393 3615 9392 3601 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 1406Z 297DEG 19KT 3606 9388

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 011427
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
927 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ARC087-011500-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0371.000000T0000Z-080601T1500Z/
MADISON AR-
927 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY...

AT 924 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL
AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GEORGETOWN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 22 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...AURORA...
WITTER...BOSTON...WEATHERS AND RED STAR.

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

PERSONS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DONT BE
CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM

LAT...LON 3597 9344 3595 9348 3590 9351 3579 9352
      3577 9352 3602 9387 3606 9379 3601 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 1427Z 297DEG 19KT 3601 9376

$$

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 011446 RRA
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
946 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ARC087-011500-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0371.000000T0000Z-080601T1500Z/
MADISON AR-
946 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY...

AT 945 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL
AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WITTER...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 22 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BOSTON...
WEATHERS AND RED STAR.

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3595 9348 3590 9351 3581 9352 3579 9352
      3578 9353 3597 9375 3601 9373 3600 9344
      3597 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 1446Z 297DEG 19KT 3596 9365

$$

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 Jun 1, 4:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 4:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
451 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

.DISCUSSION...
BOUNDARY FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI WEST BACK INTO NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA STILL ACTIVE.  CURRENTLY BIG HAILER IN DELAWARE
COUNTY.  FORECAST CONTINUES TO REVOLVE AROUND BOUNDARIES
AND CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. IN THE SHORT TERM
TRIED TO PLAY ONGOING CONVECTION. MORE THUNDER LIKELY TO
IGNITE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH WEST-EAST BOUNDARY NEAR
THE VICINITY OF STATE HIGHWAY 412. HIGHEST POP NORTHEAST.
NORTHEAST CONTINUES TO BE FAVORED THIS EVENING..INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. FRONT LIFTS NORTH MONDAY WITH TEMP INTO
LOWER 90S. UNSEASONABLY MILD NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.   NEAR
ZONAL FLOW PUSHES FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO NEAR  I-44 BY DARK
TUESDAY.  RE-INTRODUCED PRECIP CHANCES TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. MODELS AGREE ON LARGE SCALLE RIDGE EAST COAST
AND LARGE TROF WEST AFTER WEDNESDAY.   AN ACTIVE WEATHER
PERIOD TO FOLLOW...IF NOT OUR FORECAST AREA... ELSEWHERE
IN THE PLAINS.
GW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   90  71  93  77 /  50  30  20  10
FSM   91  69  93  73 /  40  30  10  10
MLC   90  72  90  74 /  20  20  10  10
BVO   86  65  93  74 /  50  40  30  10
FYV   86  65  88  72 /  50  40  20  10
BYV   85  63  88  72 /  60  50  20  10
MKO   89  68  92  74 /  40  30  20  10
MIO   84  65  89  73 /  60  50  30  10
F10   91  70  91  73 /  30  20  10  10
HHW   89  69  90  74 /  10  10   0  10

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....21

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 9:00 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
900 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
900 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING IN THE
VICINITY OF STATIONARY FRONT THAT LIES ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO LAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN CONCERN. WIND FIELDS SUGGEST THAT A
WEAK TORNADO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE FOR MUCH
OF THE WEEK. WITH WEAK BOUNDARIES REMAINING IN THE AREA A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE NEARLY EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. LATER IN THE
WEEK A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BE IN INFLUENCING THE REGION.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 7:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
717 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ARZ001-010-011300-
BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
717 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BENTON

AT 717 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROCKY COMFORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH. A LARGE PORTION OF
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 800 AM CDT.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3635 9386 3597 9401 3619 9444 3637 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 1217Z 298DEG 15KT 3623 9429

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 7:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
746 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

OKZ054-055-011330-
OSAGE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
746 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OSAGE

AT 746 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
OKESA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...OKESA...BARTLESVILLE...OCHELATA AND DEWEY.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3685 9582 3655 9583 3661 9616 3681 9617
TIME...MOT...LOC 1246Z 272DEG 13KT 3669 9609

Local storm report, Jun 1, 8:44 AM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
844 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0835 AM     HAIL             TERLTON                 36.19N 96.49W
06/01/2008  E0.75 INCH       PAWNEE             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PBS

Local storm report, Jun 1, 8:50 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
850 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0849 AM     HAIL             5 E TERLTON             36.19N 96.40W
06/01/2008  E1.25 INCH       PAWNEE             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PBS

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 8:51 AM CDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
851 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ARZ010-011-011445-
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
851 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL MADISON

AT 851 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MAYFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HARMONY...GEORGETOWN...
TUTTLE...MAYFIELD...HUNTSVILLE...AURORA...WESLEY...HINDSVILLE...
MARBLE...ALABAM AND GOSHEN.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3593 9360 3604 9406 3622 9400 3615 9354
      3613 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1351Z 284DEG 22KT 3611 9392

Local storm report, Jun 1, 9:04 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
904 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0904 AM     HAIL             MANNFORD                36.13N 96.35W
06/01/2008  E2.50 INCH       CREEK              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

PBS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 4:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton	49 min
Jun 1, 5:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Washington	43 min
Jun 1, 5:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Washington	55 min
Jun 1, 6:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	59 min
Jun 1, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	51 min
Jun 1, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	43 min
Jun 1, 7:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Madison, Washington	40 min
Jun 1, 8:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	54 min
Jun 1, 9:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	18 min
Jun 1, 10:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Washington	40 min
Jun 1, 10:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Washington	55 min
Jun 1, 11:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison	60 min
Jun 1, 11:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Benton, Madison, Washington	4 hr
Jun 1, 11:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Washington	62 min
Jun 1, 12:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin	35 min
Jun 1, 12:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	3 hr

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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.