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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2013, 7:04 PM CDT for Benton County, Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 41 min. 11 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 20, 2013, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2013, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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 20, 7:06 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tontitown, AR | ONE STRUCTURE WAS DESTROYED |
| May 20, 7:12 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Bentonville, AR | |
| May 20, 7:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Springdale, AR | *** 1 FATAL *** DEBRIS STRUCK VEHICLE. |
| May 20, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 S Bentonville, AR | MEASURED 61 MPH GUST AT THE BENTONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT |
| May 20, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 69 | Springdale, AR | MEASURED 69 MPH WIND GUST NEAR THE SPRINGDALE AIRPORT. |
| May 20, 7:16 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lowell, AR | WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS TOWN. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWNED AND DAMAGED. POWER LINES AND POWER POLES DAMAGED. |
| May 20, 7:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Springdale, AR | |
| May 20, 7:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pea Ridge, AR | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE. |
| May 20, 7:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Se Rogers, AR | NWS SURVEY INDICATED AN EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED IN THE ROCKY BRANCH AREA. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED INCLUDING NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE DETERMINED. |
| May 20, 7:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Garfield, AR | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE. |
| May 20, 7:29 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Hindsville, AR | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN...ONE TREE FELL THROUGH ROOF |
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 20, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 2135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.2
- Supercell composite
- 13.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902
WFUS54 KTSA 210004
TORTSA
ARC007-087-143-210045-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0020.130521T0004Z-130521T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
704 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 701 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DECATUR TO 3
MILES WEST OF FARMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. TORNADOES
MAY FORM RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT...FAYETTEVILLE...TONTITOWN...
CAVE SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...BENTONVILLE...LOWELL...BELLA VISTA...
ROGERS...PEA RIDGE...HINDSVILLE...WAR EAGLE...HOBBS STATE PARK...
GARFIELD AND GATEWAY.
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 3600 9430 3636 9451 3650 9409 3650 9393
3639 9388 3638 9389 3638 9388 3609 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 242DEG 53KT 3635 9440 3607 9425
$$2 follow-up statements
779
WWUS54 KTSA 210016
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
716 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
ARC007-087-143-210045-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130521T0045Z/
BENTON AR-MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
716 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND EASTERN BENTON
COUNTIES...
AT 714 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BELLA VISTA TO
MONTE NE TO FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. TORNADOES MAY
FORM RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SONORA...
PEA RIDGE...AVOCA...GOSHEN...WALNUT HILL...WAR EAGLE...LARUE...HILL
TOP...BLAND...MAYFIELD...GARFIELD...LOOKOUT...HOBBS STATE PARK...
BEAVER LAKE...BEST...GATEWAY AND HINDSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3609 9377 3602 9422 3621 9422 3641 9438
3650 9409 3650 9393 3639 9388 3638 9389
3637 9388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 242DEG 53KT 3645 9415 3627 9404
3607 9408
$$348
WWUS54 KTSA 210035
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
735 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
ARC007-087-143-210045-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130521T0045Z/
BENTON AR-MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
735 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND EASTERN BENTON
COUNTIES...
AT 731 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GATEWAY TO BEAVER
LAKE TO HINDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. TORNADOES MAY FORM
RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!
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 3609 9377 3605 9401 3629 9404 3648 9415
3650 9409 3650 9393 3639 9388 3638 9389
3637 9388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 242DEG 53KT 3654 9385 3636 9374
3616 9378
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 60 min |
| May 20, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian, Washington | 67 min |
| May 20, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 50 min |
| May 20, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 44 min |
| May 20, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 64 min |
| May 20, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 70 min |
| May 20, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 63 min |
| May 20, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 58 min |
| May 20, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 57 min |
| May 20, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 60 min |
| May 20, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 48 min |
| May 20, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 63 min |
| May 20, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 40 min |
| May 20, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 40 min |
| May 20, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 24 min |
| May 20, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison | 66 min |
| May 20, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 37 min |
| May 20, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin | 47 min |
| May 20, 10:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 2 hr |
| May 21, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 45 min |
| May 21, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 44 min |
| May 21, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 62 min |
| May 21, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.