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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2013, 7:25 PM CDT for Benton County, Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 50 min. 4 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, 7:25 PM CDT (00:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2013, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Garfield, AR | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE. |
| May 20, 7:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eureka Springs, AR | SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN...NUMEROUS LIMB DAMAGE |
| May 20, 7:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Beaver, AR | SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL SIX INCH DIAMETER TREES EITHER BLOWN OVER OR SNAPPED OFF AT 10 FT LEVEL. WIND ESTIMATE OF 65 TO 75 MPH. |
| May 20, 7:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | Eureka Springs, AR |
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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.
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WFUS54 KTSA 210025
TORTSA
ARC007-015-087-210115-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0022.130521T0025Z-130521T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
725 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 723 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF GARFIELD TO 3 MILES NORTH OF WAR EAGLE TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HINDSVILLE...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...
GARFIELD...HINDSVILLE...GATEWAY...CLIFTY...WITHROW SPRINGS STATE
PARK...EUREKA SPRINGS...BEAVER...FORUM...GRANDVIEW...BERRYVILLE...
URBANETTE...RUDD...RULE...OAK GROVE...GREEN FOREST AND CARROLLTON.
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 3606 9389 3616 9392 3623 9389 3623 9394
3628 9395 3650 9409 3651 9356 3650 9330
3649 9329 3623 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 244DEG 53KT 3651 9404 3632 9389
3610 9391
$$4 follow-up statements
801
WWUS54 KTSA 210048 RRA
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
748 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
ARC007-015-087-210115-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130521T0115Z/
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
748 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MADISON...CARROLL AND NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 744 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF
PLEASANT RIDGE TO URBANETTE TO ALABAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
TORNADOES MAY FORM RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...OAK
GROVE...CABANAL...METALTON...BLUE EYE...GREEN FOREST...RUDD...RULE...
CONNOR...DENVER...COIN AND CARROLLTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3609 9380 3618 9385 3629 9389 3650 9393
3651 9356 3650 9330 3649 9329 3623 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 244DEG 53KT 3664 9358 3642 9349
3618 9363
$$383
WWUS54 KTSA 210057
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
757 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
ARC007-210107-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130521T0115Z/
BENTON AR-
757 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3616 9367 3624 9375 3635 9378 3651 9372
3651 9356 3650 9330 3649 9329 3623 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 244DEG 53KT 3670 9343 3648 9334
3624 9348
$$
ARC015-087-210115-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130521T0115Z/
CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
757 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MADISON AND CARROLL COUNTIES...
AT 754 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF
BLUE EYE TO BLUE EYE TO METALTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
TORNADOES MAY FORM RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CONNOR...
DENVER...COIN AND CARROLLTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3616 9367 3624 9375 3635 9378 3651 9372
3651 9356 3650 9330 3649 9329 3623 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 244DEG 53KT 3670 9343 3648 9334
3624 9348
$$857
WWUS54 KTSA 210106
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
806 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
ARC087-210117-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130521T0115Z/
MADISON AR-
806 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3619 9360 3628 9358 3636 9351 3650 9345
3650 9330 3649 9329 3623 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 244DEG 53KT 3670 9319 3649 9319
3626 9341
$$
ARC015-210115-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130521T0115Z/
CARROLL AR-
806 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
CARROLL COUNTY...
AT 805 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHEAST
OF BLUE EYE TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DENVER TO CONNOR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. TORNADOES MAY FORM RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE LINE
OF STORMS!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3619 9360 3628 9358 3636 9351 3650 9345
3650 9330 3649 9329 3623 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 244DEG 53KT 3670 9319 3649 9319
3626 9341
$$227
WWUS54 KTSA 210113
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
813 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
ARC015-210123-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130521T0115Z/
CARROLL AR-
813 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY EXPIRES AT 815 PM
CDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...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 10 PM.
LAT...LON 3619 9360 3628 9358 3636 9351 3650 9345
3650 9330 3649 9329 3623 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 244DEG 53KT 3674 9309 3653 9309
3630 9331
$$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, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Madison, Washington | 41 min |
| May 20, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian, Washington | 67 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.