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Tornado Warning 84, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 5:52 PM CDT for Delaware County, Oklahoma; Benton County, Arkansas. It was in force for 53 min. 10 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
- May 10, 2008, 5:52 PM CDT (22:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, AR, Delaware County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 6:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 W Gravette, AR | |
| May 10, 6:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Decatur, AR | |
| May 10, 6:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Decatur, AR | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL JUST NORTH OF DECATOR |
| May 10, 6:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Decatur, AR | |
| May 10, 6:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lowell, AR | TREE BLOWN DOWN ON TOP OF POWER LINES |
| May 10, 6:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 N Vaughn, AR | |
| May 10, 6:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Rogers, AR | |
| May 10, 6:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Bentonville, AR | |
| May 10, 6:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | W Bentonville, AR | ROOF DAMAGE TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND PRE-SCHOOL ON THE WEST END OF BENTONVILLE |
| May 10, 6:34 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Bentonville, AR | PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:29 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 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 102252
TORTSA
ARC007-OKC041-102345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0084.080510T2252Z-080510T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
552 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 550 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF JAY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...JAY...
COLCORD...MAYSVILLE...GENTRY...DECATUR...GRAVETTE...SPRINGTOWN...
HIGHFILL...HIWASSE...CAVE SPRINGS...BELLA VISTA...BENTONVILLE...
LOWELL AND PEA RIDGE.
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 3650 9460 3650 9411 3649 9410 3622 9412
3628 9493 3651 9491 3654 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 265DEG 44KT 3636 9486
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 102308 RRA
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
608 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
ARC007-OKC041-102345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080510T2345Z/
BENTON AR-DELAWARE OK-
608 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
DELAWARE AND WESTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 603 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLCORD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS IS
A DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHEROKEE CITY...
GENTRY...DECATUR...SULPHUR SPRINGS...GRAVETTE...SPRINGTOWN...
HIGHFILL...HIWASSE...ROCKY COMFORT...VAUGHN...CENTERTON...HEALING
SPRINGS...MILLER...CAVE SPRINGS...BELLA VISTA...BENTONVILLE...LOWELL
AND PEA RIDGE.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3649 9410 3622 9412 3627 9476 3647 9477
3650 9460 3650 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 268DEG 44KT 3634 9461
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102312
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
612 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
ARC007-OKC041-102345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080510T2345Z/
BENTON AR-DELAWARE OK-
612 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
DELAWARE AND WESTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 607 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
CONTINUED TO TRACK A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CHEROKEE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. A TORNADO HAS
BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER NOW
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...GENTRY...
DECATUR...SULPHUR SPRINGS...GRAVETTE...SPRINGTOWN...HIGHFILL...
HIWASSE...ROCKY COMFORT...VAUGHN...CENTERTON...HEALING SPRINGS...
MILLER...CAVE SPRINGS...BELLA VISTA...BENTONVILLE...LOWELL AND PEA
RIDGE.
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 3649 9410 3634 9411 3634 9412 3633 9411
3622 9412 3627 9473 3647 9469 3650 9460
3650 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 268DEG 44KT 3634 9455
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102324
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
624 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC041-102334-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080510T2345Z/
DELAWARE OK-
624 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3649 9410 3634 9411 3634 9412 3633 9411
3622 9412 3626 9454 3639 9455 3649 9444
3650 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 269DEG 40KT 3634 9441
$$
ARC007-102345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080510T2345Z/
BENTON AR-
624 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
BENTON COUNTY...
AT 620 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DECATUR...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS IS
A DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HIGHFILL...
HIWASSE...ROCKY COMFORT...VAUGHN...CENTERTON...HEALING SPRINGS...
MILLER...CAVE SPRINGS...BELLA VISTA...BENTONVILLE...LOWELL...ROGERS
AND PEA 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 9410 3634 9411 3634 9412 3633 9411
3622 9412 3626 9454 3639 9455 3649 9444
3650 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 269DEG 40KT 3634 9441
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102332 RRA
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
632 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
ARC007-102345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080510T2345Z/
BENTON AR-
632 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
BENTON COUNTY...
AT 629 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VAUGHN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS IS A
DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CENTERTON...
HEALING SPRINGS...MILLER...CAVE SPRINGS...BELLA VISTA...
BENTONVILLE...LOWELL...PEA RIDGE AND ROGERS.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND
SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR
ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3649 9410 3634 9411 3634 9412 3633 9411
3622 9412 3625 9440 3635 9440 3649 9435
3650 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 269DEG 40KT 3634 9430
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 46 min |
| May 10, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 56 min |
| May 10, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 30 min |
| May 10, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 65 min |
| May 10, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 59 min |
| May 10, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 46 min |
| May 10, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 57 min |
| May 10, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 65 min |
| May 10, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 57 min |
| May 10, 3:23 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 19 hr |
| May 10, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 23 min |
| May 10, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 61 min |
| May 10, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 10, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 52 min |
| May 10, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 63 min |
| May 10, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 61 min |
| May 10, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 59 min |
| May 10, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 26 min |
| May 10, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 66 min |
| May 10, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 49 min |
| May 10, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 31 min |
| May 10, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 59 min |
| May 10, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee | 41 min |
| May 10, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg | 46 min |
| May 10, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 41 min |
| May 10, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 49 min |
| May 10, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 59 min |
| May 10, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 40 min |
| May 10, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 34 min |
| May 10, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 44 min |
| May 10, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 42 min |
| May 10, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 49 min |
| May 10, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 45 min |
| May 10, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 38 min |
| May 10, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 52 min |
| May 10, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 61 min |
| May 10, 1:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 43 min |
| May 10, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 66 min |
| May 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 46 min |
| May 10, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 30 min |
| May 10, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 63 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.