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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2010, 4:25 PM CDT for Carroll County, Arkansas. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2010, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2010, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Carroll County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 932 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
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 16, 3:53 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 3:53 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 353 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT CONVECTION PRIMARILY OVER NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL DISSIPATE OR MOVE EAST OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY MID EVENING. CARRIED A PRE-FIRST PERIOD IN ZONES TO COVER ONGOING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. OTHER THAN ISOLATED THUNDER OVER THE HILLS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THURSDAY LITTLE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION..AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOT H500 BUILDS AND REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LOOKS A LOT LIKE SUMMER. HIGHS WELL INTO THE 90S AND LOWS IN THE 70S. GW && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 75 95 78 95 / 10 0 0 0 FSM 74 96 75 97 / 10 10 0 10 MLC 74 95 75 95 / 0 0 0 0 BVO 72 94 73 95 / 10 0 0 0 FYV 71 91 72 91 / 20 10 0 10 BYV 70 91 72 91 / 40 20 0 10 MKO 73 94 74 93 / 10 0 0 0 MIO 74 93 74 94 / 30 10 0 10 F10 73 93 75 93 / 0 0 0 0 HHW 74 95 74 95 / 0 0 0 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...22 LONG TERM....21
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 1:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 102 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-171000- 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- 102 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS ENTERING NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AS THEY ENCOUNTER A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF AN OKEMAH TO POTEAU LINE...WITH WINDS TO 70 MILES AN HOUR AND HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING ENDING THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 SOUTHEAST OF THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... PRIMARILY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE TREND WILL BE TOWARD DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES POSSIBLY NEARING 100 DEGREES IN SOME PLACES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 16, 3:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 16, 4:04 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
404 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
ARZ001-162145-
BENTON AR-
404 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BENTON
AT 405 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER VAUGHN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS STORM INCLUDE...BENTONVILLE...ROGERS...LOWELL...PEA RIDGE...
HIGHFILL...CAVE SPRINGS...HIWASSE AND BELLA VISTA.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS
UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3621 9425 3621 9433 3618 9433 3641 9448
3650 9419 3650 9403 3631 9388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 242DEG 11KT 3629 9430Special weather statement, Jun 16, 4:05 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
405 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
ARZ002-011-162130-
CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
405 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
EASTERN CARROLL AND NORTHEASTERN MADISON
AT 406 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
MARBLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BERRYVILLE...OSAGE...GREEN FOREST...
RUDD...CARROLLTON...RULE AND MARBLE.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS
UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3612 9337 3613 9346 3609 9347 3606 9361
3628 9372 3650 9333 3614 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 239DEG 11KT 3619 9356Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:08 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
408 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 SSE TULSA 36.04N 95.87W
06/16/2010 TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
3 TO 4 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ... NEAR 38TH
AND TROOST IN TULSA
&&
SFPSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 4:20 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
420 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
ARZ001-002-162200-
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-
420 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND NORTHEASTERN BENTON
AT 420 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BUSCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...EUREKA SPRINGS...GRANDVIEW AND
BEAVER.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS
UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3632 9384 3648 9392 3650 9384 3650 9357
3637 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 246DEG 13KT 3642 9380The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 8:38 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Muskogee | 41 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 66 min |
| Jun 16, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 2:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers, Wagoner | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 19 min |
| Jun 16, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 4:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Carroll | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Benton, Washington | 115 min |
| Jun 16, 5:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 117 min |
| Jun 16, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 5:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.