Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2015, 3:42 PM CDT for Franklin County, Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2015, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2015, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
452
WUUS54 KTSA 252042
SVRTSA
ARC047-087-252145-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0013.150325T2042Z-150325T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
342 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 340 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF FERN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...JETHRO...WATALULA...
PARADISE...BARNES...TURNERS BEND...CASS...MOUNTAIN TOP...REDDING...
TAFT...BRASHEARS...SAINT PAUL...DUTTON...PETTIGREW...BOSTON AND RED
STAR.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 32.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3587 9352 3577 9351 3576 9352 3576 9369
3564 9369 3550 9395 3560 9404 3599 9359
3591 9350 3588 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 228DEG 29KT 3557 9392
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
023
WWUS54 KTSA 252058
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
358 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
ARC047-087-252145-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150325T2145Z/
FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-
358 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MADISON AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 355 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CASS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...PARADISE...BARNES...TURNERS
BEND...CASS...MOUNTAIN TOP...REDDING...TAFT...BRASHEARS...BOSTON...
DUTTON...PETTIGREW...SAINT PAUL AND RED STAR
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 32.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3587 9352 3577 9351 3576 9352 3576 9369
3564 9369 3550 9395 3560 9404 3599 9359
3591 9350 3588 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 225DEG 15KT 3562 9388
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$138
WWUS54 KTSA 252106
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
406 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
ARC047-087-252145-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150325T2145Z/
FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-
406 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MADISON AND NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 404 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CASS...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...CASS...REDDING...TAFT...
DUTTON...PETTIGREW...BOSTON AND RED STAR
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3587 9352 3577 9351 3576 9352 3576 9369
3564 9369 3559 9388 3570 9390 3599 9359
3591 9350 3588 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 238DEG 24KT 3565 9382
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$942
WWUS54 KTSA 252133
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
433 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
ARC047-252143-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150325T2145Z/
FRANKLIN AR-
433 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3587 9352 3577 9351 3576 9352 3576 9369
3564 9369 3582 9369 3591 9350 3588 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 238DEG 24KT 3575 9363
$$
ARC087-252145-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150325T2145Z/
MADISON AR-
433 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 430 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
PETTIGREW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...PETTIGREW...BOSTON AND RED
STAR
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3587 9352 3577 9351 3576 9352 3576 9369
3564 9369 3582 9369 3591 9350 3588 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 238DEG 24KT 3575 9363
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 44 min |
| Mar 25, 2:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 25 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 23 min |
| Mar 25, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 54 min |
| Mar 25, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 59 min |
| Mar 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 15 min |
| Mar 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 46 min |
| Mar 25, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 37 min |
| Mar 25, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 48 min |
| Mar 25, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Carroll | 41 min |
| Mar 25, 6:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 68 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.