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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2012, 12:34 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2012, 12:34 PM CDT (17:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2012, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 1516 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 985 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
847
WUUS54 KTSA 141734
SVRTSA
ARC033-047-087-143-141830-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0148.120714T1734Z-120714T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1234 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1231 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF ELKINS TO 9 MILES WEST OF SAINT
PAUL TO SAINT PAUL...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THE STRONGEST PART OF
THE LINE IS LOCATED NEAR DURHAM IN FAR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CASS
AND FERN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3603 9403 3588 9375 3554 9374 3554 9401
3569 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 007DEG 12KT 3593 9398 3580 9393
3580 9381
$$3 follow-up statements
310
WWUS54 KTSA 141753
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1253 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2012
ARC033-047-087-143-141830-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-120714T1830Z/
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
1253 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
AT 1247 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ELKINS TO BIDVILLE TO JETHRO...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 25
MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FERN...
CRAVENS AND LONELM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3554 9401 3569 9405 3603 9403 3598 9393
3554 9384
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 026DEG 21KT 3595 9403 3570 9405
3563 9394
$$156 WWUS54 KTSA 141812 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 112 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ARC087-143-141822- /O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-120714T1830Z/ MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR- 112 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3576 9391 3554 9384 3554 9401 3569 9405 TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 014DEG 12KT 3571 9404 3554 9393 $$ ARC033-047-141830- /O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-120714T1830Z/ CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR- 112 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES... AT 109 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF FERN TO CRAVENS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH... SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LONELM AND FERN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 3576 9391 3554 9384 3554 9401 3569 9405 TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 014DEG 12KT 3571 9404 3554 9393 $$
525 WWUS54 KTSA 141826 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 126 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ARC033-047-141836- /O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-120714T1830Z/ CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR- 126 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 130 PM CDT... THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA AND WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3576 9391 3554 9384 3554 9401 3569 9405 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 014DEG 12KT 3566 9405 3549 9394 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.