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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jan 29, 2013, 2:51 PM CST for Crawford County, Washington County, Arkansas; Adair County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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
- Jan 29, 2013, 2:51 PM CST (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2013, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:01 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Nw Natural Dam, AR | SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO ... DUAL-POL RADAR DATA SUGGESTED DEBRIS IN THE AIR ... EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TREES DOWN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 7:26 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 285 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440 WFUS54 KTSA 292051 TORTSA ARC033-143-OKC001-135-292130- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0001.130129T2051Z-130129T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 251 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS * UNTIL 330 PM CST * AT 246 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF SHORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...NATURAL DAM...LEE CREEK...STRICKLER...DEVILS DEN STATE PARK...BLACKBURN AND WINSLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3592 9445 3580 9410 3550 9451 3558 9463 TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 231DEG 45KT 3559 9450 $$
4 follow-up statements
896 WWUS54 KTSA 292102 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 302 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 OKC001-135-292112- /O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130129T2130Z/ SEQUOYAH OK-ADAIR OK- 302 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR AND NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS MOVED OUT OF ADAIR AND SEQUOYAH COUNTIES AND THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH 330 PM. LAT...LON 3592 9445 3580 9410 3564 9441 3566 9448 TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 224DEG 35KT 3569 9441 $$ ARC033-143-292130- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130129T2130Z/ CRAWFORD AR-WASHINGTON AR- 302 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES... AT 300 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR NATURAL DAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LEE CREEK...ODELL...MORROW...CLYDE...DEVILS DEN STATE PARK...STRICKLER... BLACKBURN AND WINSLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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! HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. && LAT...LON 3592 9445 3580 9410 3564 9441 3566 9448 TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 224DEG 35KT 3569 9441 $$
539 WWUS54 KTSA 292108 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 308 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ARC033-143-292130- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130129T2130Z/ CRAWFORD AR-WASHINGTON AR- 308 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES... AT 305 PM CST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR NATURAL DAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO PRODUCING PART OF THE STORM IS NOW LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF NATURAL DAM. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MORROW... CLYDE...DEVILS DEN STATE PARK...STRICKLER...BLACKBURN AND WINSLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS! HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. && LAT...LON 3567 9437 3570 9444 3592 9445 3580 9410 TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 224DEG 35KT 3573 9436 $$
959 WWUS54 KTSA 292117 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 317 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ARC033-292126- /O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130129T2130Z/ CRAWFORD AR- 317 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING IN CRAWFORD COUNTY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. A TORNADO WAS EARLIER REPORTED NEAR NATURAL DAM IN NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...WITH REPORTED DAMAGE. LAT...LON 3575 9428 3576 9435 3588 9433 3582 9415 TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 224DEG 36KT 3579 9428 $$ ARC143-292130- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130129T2130Z/ WASHINGTON AR- 317 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 314 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEVILS DEN STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED A TORNADO NEAR NATURAL DAM AT 305 PM...AND MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER TORNADO AT ANY TIME. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...STRICKLER AND BLACKBURN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS! && LAT...LON 3575 9428 3576 9435 3588 9433 3582 9415 TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 224DEG 36KT 3579 9428 $$
873 WWUS54 KTSA 292124 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 324 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ARC143-292135- /O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130129T2130Z/ WASHINGTON AR- 324 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 330 PM CST... THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. LAT...LON 3575 9428 3576 9435 3588 9433 3582 9415 TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 224DEG 36KT 3585 9420 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 33 min |
| Jan 29, 2:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 46 min |
| Jan 29, 3:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 46 min |
| Jan 29, 4:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 29 min |
| Jan 29, 4:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 15 min |
| Jan 29, 4:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 39 min |
| Jan 29, 4:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 50 min |
| Jan 29, 5:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 41 min |
| Jan 29, 5:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 48 min |
| Jan 29, 5:59 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 37 min |
| Jan 29, 4:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 29 min |
| Jan 29, 6:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 53 min |
| Jan 29, 7:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Washington | 62 min |
| Jan 29, 7:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Jan 29, 8:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 26 min |
| Jan 29, 8:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 32 min |
| Jan 29, 8:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 29 min |
| Jan 29, 8:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Washington | 67 min |
| Jan 29, 12:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 34 min |
| Jan 29, 1:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 28 min |
| Jan 29, 1:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 48 min |
| Jan 29, 1:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 46 min |
| Jan 29, 2:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| Jan 29, 2:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 41 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.