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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2014, 8:28 PM CDT for Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 47 min. 6 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, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2014, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Sebastian County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 8:45 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 Sse Vesta, AR | CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN VESTA AND PETER PENDER IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY ARKANSAS. PATH LENGTH 5 MILES. PATH WIDTH 450 YARDS. NUMEROUS HOMES AND BARNS DAMAGED. HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WERE BOTH UPROOTED AND SNAPPED OFF. |
| Apr 13, 8:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 W Peter Pender, AR | CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN VESTA AND PETER PENDER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ARKANSAS. PATH LENGTH 4 MILES. WIDTH NOT YET DETERMINED. NUMEROUS HOMES AND BARNS DAMAGED. HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WERE BOTH UPROOTED AND SNAPPED OFF. |
| Apr 13, 8:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ozark, AR | HICKORY RIDGE ROAD AND HWY 64. |
| Apr 13, 8:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Cecil, AR | DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO. |
| Apr 13, 8:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Cecil, AR | |
| Apr 13, 8:56 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Cecil, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.
698
WFUS54 KTSA 140128
TORTSA
ARC033-047-131-140215-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0001.140414T0128Z-140414T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
828 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 824 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VAN BUREN...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...DYER...MULBERRY...VESTA...
CECIL...PETER PENDER...MEG...ETNA...OZARK...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...
ALTUS...DENNING AND ALIX.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 9372 3536 9375 3540 9380 3532 9381
3531 9382 3539 9432 3552 9433 3552 9370
3538 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 275DEG 42KT 3544 9424
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$4 follow-up statements
661
WWUS54 KTSA 140144
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
844 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
ARC033-131-140154-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T0215Z/
CRAWFORD AR-SEBASTIAN AR-
844 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3536 9372 3536 9375 3540 9380 3531 9382
3535 9408 3544 9407 3546 9403 3547 9405
3552 9403 3552 9370 3538 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 275DEG 42KT 3542 9401
$$
ARC047-140215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T0215Z/
FRANKLIN AR-
844 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 841 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH
OF MULBERRY...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...TONEY...CECIL...PETER
PENDER...MEG...ETNA...OZARK...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...ALTUS...DENNING
AND ALIX
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 35 AND 43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 9372 3536 9375 3540 9380 3531 9382
3535 9408 3544 9407 3546 9403 3547 9405
3552 9403 3552 9370 3538 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 275DEG 42KT 3542 9401
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$932
WWUS54 KTSA 140149
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
849 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
ARC047-140215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T0215Z/
FRANKLIN AR-
849 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 846 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
CHARLESTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...CECIL...PETER PENDER...MEG...
ETNA...OZARK...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...ALTUS...DENNING AND ALIX
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 35 AND 43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 9372 3536 9375 3540 9380 3531 9382
3535 9408 3544 9407 3546 9403 3547 9405
3552 9403 3552 9370 3538 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 275DEG 42KT 3536 9397
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$709
WWUS54 KTSA 140153
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
853 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
ARC047-140215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T0215Z/
FRANKLIN AR-
853 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 850 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR BRANCH...
AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...ETNA...WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE...
ALTUS...DENNING AND ALIX
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 9372 3536 9375 3540 9380 3531 9382
3534 9400 3547 9400 3548 9370 3538 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 284DEG 42KT 3534 9390
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$002
WWUS54 KTSA 140212
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
912 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
ARC047-140222-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T0215Z/
FRANKLIN AR-
912 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
915 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3536 9372 3536 9375 3540 9380 3531 9382
3534 9400 3547 9400 3548 9370 3538 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 284DEG 42KT 3529 9365
$$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 | Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 13, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 58 min |
| Apr 13, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 50 min |
| Apr 13, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 14 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.