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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 24, 2015Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2015, 6:13 PM CDT for Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 47 min. 3 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
Mar 24, 2015, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
Mar 24, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 24, 6:16 PM CDTHAIL 14 S Prairie Grove, AR
Mar 24, 6:16 PM CDTHAIL 1.52 Ssw Lincoln, ARSOUTH OF LINCOLN ON SUGAR HILL CUTOFF.
Mar 24, 6:24 PM CDTHAIL 1West Fork, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 24, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 105 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2015-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2015-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-269 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1309 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

459 
WUUS54 KTSA 242313
SVRTSA
ARC087-143-250000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0002.150324T2313Z-150325T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
613 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 611 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF LINCOLN...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 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...PRAIRIE GROVE...PRAIRIE
  GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK...HOGEYE...WALNUT GROVE...BLACKBURN...
  WEST FORK...WOOLSEY...GREENLAND...DRAKE FIELD AIRPORT...
  BRENTWOOD...BLACK OAK...WYOLA...HICKS...ARNETT...SULPHUR CITY...
  ELKINS...DURHAM...TUTTLE...CROSSES...DELANEY...WESLEY...PATRICK...
  GEORGETOWN...JAPTON...HUNTSVILLE...AURORA AND WITTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3611 9372 3583 9365 3580 9443 3598 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 262DEG 44KT 3591 9432

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
593 
WWUS54 KTSA 242331
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
631 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015

ARC087-143-250000-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150325T0000Z/
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
631 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL
700 PM CDT...

AT 627 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST FORK...
AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED BY THE      
         PUBLIC 4 MILES SOUTH OF PRAIRIE GROVE AT 616 PM.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...WYOLA...BLACK OAK...HICKS...
  ARNETT...SULPHUR CITY...ELKINS...DURHAM...TUTTLE...CROSSES...
  DELANEY...WESLEY...PATRICK...COMBS...GEORGETOWN...JAPTON...
  WITTER...AURORA AND HUNTSVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3601 9424 3611 9372 3583 9365 3581 9427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 262DEG 36KT 3592 9412

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
951 
WWUS54 KTSA 242355
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
655 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015

ARC087-143-250000-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150325T0000Z/
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
655 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL
700 PM CDT...

AT 653 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JAPTON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...WITTER...AURORA AND
  HUNTSVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 9408 3601 9409 3611 9372 3583 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 266DEG 38KT 3593 9380

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton32 min
Mar 24, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Madison, Washington24 min
Mar 24, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington23 min
Mar 24, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll19 min
Mar 24, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACarroll, Madison46 min
Mar 24, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMadison, Washington46 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.