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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2014, 8:02 PM CDT for Adair County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 58 min. 5 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
- Apr 13, 2014, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 8:10 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Sallisaw, OK | ALSO 50 MPH WINDS. |
| Apr 13, 8:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rudy, AR | LOTS OF TREE DEBRIS COVERING THE ROAD. HALF INCH TO TWO INCH TREE LIMBS, ALONG WITH LEAVES AND TREE BARK. STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. |
| Apr 13, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Rudy, AR | |
| Apr 13, 8:32 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Rudy, AR | |
| Apr 13, 8:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ozark, AR | HICKORY RIDGE ROAD AND HWY 64. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 316 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS54 KTSA 140102
SVRTSA
ARC033-047-087-143-OKC001-135-140200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0049.140414T0102Z-140414T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
802 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 758 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LINCOLN TO NATURAL DAM TO GANS...AND MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...NATURAL DAM...
UNIONTOWN...PRAIRIE GROVE...LEE CREEK...STRICKLER...WALNUT
GROVE...FARMINGTON...CEDARVILLE...DEVILS DEN STATE PARK...DORA...
GREENLAND...DRAKE FIELD AIRPORT...WEST FORK...FIGURE FIVE...
WOOLSEY...MOUNTAINBURG...ARNETT...ELKINS...ALMA...DYER...
MULBERRY...TURNERS BEND...CASS...SAINT PAUL...AURORA...WATALULA...
AND OZARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 306 AND
328.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND
43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3592 9350 3588 9350 3587 9352 3577 9351
3576 9369 3548 9370 3544 9482 3605 9447
3606 9344 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 270DEG 35KT 3596 9436 3563 9443
3536 9470
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
791
WWUS54 KTSA 140122
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
822 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
OKC001-140130-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/
ADAIR OK-
822 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3592 9350 3588 9350 3587 9352 3577 9351
3576 9369 3548 9370 3545 9465 3564 9447
3605 9418 3606 9344 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 270DEG 35KT 3596 9412 3563 9419
3536 9446
$$
ARC033-047-087-143-OKC135-140200-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-SEQUOYAH OK-
822 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN MADISON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
AND NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA UNTIL 900
PM CDT...
AT 816 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GREENLAND TO MOUNTAINBURG TO ARKOMA...AND MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...CHESTER...WINSLOW...RUDY...
MOUNTAINBURG...ELKINS...ALMA...DYER...MULBERRY...TURNERS BEND...
CASS...SAINT PAUL...WATALULA...KINGSTON...PETTIGREW...AND OZARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND
43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3592 9350 3588 9350 3587 9352 3577 9351
3576 9369 3548 9370 3545 9465 3564 9447
3605 9418 3606 9344 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 270DEG 35KT 3596 9412 3563 9419
3536 9446
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$700
WWUS54 KTSA 140139
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
839 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
OKC135-140149-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/
SEQUOYAH OK-
839 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3592 9350 3588 9350 3587 9352 3577 9351
3576 9369 3548 9370 3546 9436 3605 9396
3606 9344 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 270DEG 35KT 3596 9389 3563 9396
3536 9423
$$
ARC033-047-087-143-140200-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
839 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN MADISON AND EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 837 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WESLEY TO FERN TO BARLING...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...PATRICK...MULBERRY...
GEORGETOWN...JAPTON...COMBS...LONELM...JETHRO...TONEY...TURNERS
BEND...BRASHEARS...CRAVENS...PARADISE...CASS...BARNES...SAINT
PAUL...REDDING...AURORA...WATALULA...WITTER...DUTTON...MOUNTAIN
TOP...TAFT...BOSTON...KINGSTON...PETTIGREW...OZARK...WEATHERS AND
RED STAR
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3592 9350 3588 9350 3587 9352 3577 9351
3576 9369 3548 9370 3546 9436 3605 9396
3606 9344 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 270DEG 35KT 3596 9389 3563 9396
3536 9423
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 46 min |
| Apr 13, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 50 min |
| Apr 13, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 63 min |
| Apr 13, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 14 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.