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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 25, 20154 counties in Oklahoma; Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2015, 9:53 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma; Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 52 min. 7 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 25, 2015, 9:53 PM CDT (02:53 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2015, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 52 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, Sebastian County, AR, Adair County, OK, Haskell County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:54 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
Mar 25, 10:12 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Cowlington, OK
Mar 25, 10:12 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	2 N Cowlington, OK	NEAR KERR DAM.
Mar 25, 10:20 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Arkoma, OK
Mar 25, 10:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 65	Fort Smith, AR
Mar 25, 10:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Fort Smith, AR
Mar 25, 10:28 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Pocola, OK
Mar 25, 10:29 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 72	5 S Fort Smith, AR	SOUTH OF FORT SMITH ON US HIGHWAY 71.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 19 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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
Mar 25, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 281 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1928 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 294 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 16.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

317 
WUUS54 KTSA 260253
SVRTSA
ARC033-047-131-OKC001-061-079-135-260345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0047.150326T0253Z-150326T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
953 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  NORTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 951 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRUSHY TO BOKOSHE...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 55 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...MULDROW...SHORT...SPIRO...
  UNIONTOWN...COTTONWOOD...ROLAND...SCULLYVILLE...NATURAL DAM...
  DORA...BRADEN...CEDARVILLE...MOFFETT...LEE CREEK...POCOLA...
  ARKOMA...MILL CREEK...FIGURE FIVE...FORT SMITH...JENSON...
  BONANZA...VAN BUREN...FURRY...RUDY...FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT...
  SHIBLEY...RYE HILL...CONCORD...LAKE FORT SMITH...CHESTER...
  MOUNTAINBURG...JENNY LIND...BARLING...KIBLER...ALMA...CENTRAL
  CITY...GREENWOOD...DYER...LOCKE...PINEY...FERN...LAVACA...PLEASANT
  HILL...BIDVILLE...MULBERRY...BLOOMER...URSULA AND VESTA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 302 AND
328.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND
28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3575 9386 3521 9410 3516 9498 3569 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 265DEG 47KT 3560 9458 3523 9475

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

$$

2 follow-up statements

586 
WWUS54 KTSA 260319
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1019 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

OKC001-061-260329-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-150326T0345Z/
HASKELL OK-ADAIR OK-
1019 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ADAIR AND
NORTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3521 9410 3522 9466 3564 9450 3564 9447
      3570 9448 3575 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 265DEG 47KT 3563 9418 3526 9435

$$

ARC033-047-131-OKC079-135-260345-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-150326T0345Z/
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-SEBASTIAN AR-LE FLORE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
1019 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
SEQUOYAH...NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE...NORTHERN SEBASTIAN...NORTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

AT 1017 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MOUNTAINBURG TO BONANZA...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 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...BARLING...LAKE FORT SMITH...
  JENNY LIND...KIBLER...CENTRAL CITY...LOCKE...GREENWOOD...DYER...
  PINEY...LAVACA...PLEASANT HILL...FERN...MULBERRY...BLOOMER...
  BIDVILLE...URSULA AND VESTA

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 320 AND
328.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND
28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3521 9410 3522 9466 3564 9450 3564 9447
      3570 9448 3575 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 265DEG 47KT 3563 9418 3526 9435

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

$$

588 
WWUS54 KTSA 260333
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1033 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

OKC079-135-260343-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-150326T0345Z/
LE FLORE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
1033 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SEQUOYAH AND
NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3521 9410 3522 9440 3572 9420 3575 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 265DEG 47KT 3564 9395 3528 9413

$$

ARC033-047-131-260345-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-150326T0345Z/
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-SEBASTIAN AR-
1033 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
SEBASTIAN...NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL
1045 PM CDT...

AT 1032 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FERN TO BLOOMER...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 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...VESTA

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3521 9410 3522 9440 3572 9420 3575 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 265DEG 47KT 3564 9395 3528 9413

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

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 25, 8:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 8:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
844 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT NOW NEAR A KFYV TO KSNL LINE WITH THE BULK OF THE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OCCURRING ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SEVERE THREAT WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL ALSO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS STORMS AND RAIN CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER
THE SAME AREAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA.

HAVE TRIMMED SOME NORTHERN COUNTIES FROM THE WATCH AND MAY CLEAR SOME
MORE COUNTIES BEFORE THE WATCH EXPIRES.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-
     OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-
     OKZ070-OKZ071.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
     ARZ011.

&&

SHORT TERM...10

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 4:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
455 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261015-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
455 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT....

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...CRITICAL.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...MID-EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A WARM
FRONT ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS. THESE INITIAL STORMS WILL ALSO BE SLOW MOVING...
RESULTING IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.

BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THE STORMS WILL CONGEAL INTO A MORE SOLID
LINE OF STORMS THAT WILL THEN PROGRESS SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
WILL TRANSITION TO DAMAGING WINDS DURING THIS TIME FRAME. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS THIS EVENING.

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOLLOWING
THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 40 MILES AN
HOUR AT TIMES ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
WARM WEATHER AND MOISTURE RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND WILL AGAIN SET
THE STAGE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT TRAVERSES THE REGION
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 25, 8:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
845 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOCUST GROVE            36.20N 95.17W
03/25/2015                   MAYES              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO POWER POLES AND SOME TREES DOWN.

0825 PM     HAIL             SILOAM SPRINGS          36.19N 94.54W
03/25/2015  E0.88 INCH       BENTON             AR   PUBLIC

0825 PM     HAIL             TONTITOWN               36.18N 94.23W
03/25/2015  E1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         AR   PUBLIC

&&

CAS

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 8:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
847 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

OKZ066>068-070>072-260230-
CHEROKEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-WAGONER
OK-
847 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE AND NORTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     MCINTOSH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN OKMULGEE AND SOUTHERN WAGONER

AT 847 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM TULLAHASSEE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF HOFFMAN...MOVING EAST
AT 55 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3599 9568 3607 9480 3533 9526 3532 9538
      3533 9540 3531 9542 3524 9592 3537 9598
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 265DEG 47KT 3584 9541 3540 9583

Local storm report, Mar 25, 8:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
849 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     HAIL             WATTS                   36.11N 94.57W
03/25/2015  E2.50 INCH       ADAIR              OK   PUBLIC

&&

CAS

Local storm report, Mar 25, 8:56 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
856 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0534 PM     TORNADO          4 W SAND SPRINGS        36.14N 96.18W
03/25/2015                   TULSA              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            *** 1 FATAL *** EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN MOBILE HOME PARK NEAR
            HIGHWAY 51 AND 145 WEST AVENUE.

&&

RJS

Local storm report, Mar 25, 9:06 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
906 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STIDHAM                 35.37N 95.70W
03/25/2015                   MCINTOSH           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0850 PM     HAIL             GREENLAND               35.99N 94.18W
03/25/2015  E1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         AR   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

CAS

Special weather statement, Mar 25, 9:47 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
947 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

ARZ001-010-019-OKZ069-260315-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CRAWFORD AR-WASHINGTON AR-
947 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     SOUTHERN BENTON...NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN ADAIR

AT 947 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF LAKE FRANCIS TO 5 MILES EAST OF ADAIR
STATE PARK TO 6 MILES EAST OF BUNCH...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3566 9418 3564 9479 3582 9469 3623 9455
      3632 9399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 260DEG 43KT 3616 9444 3584 9449
          3567 9461

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 25, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	42 min
Mar 25, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	40 min
Mar 25, 7:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	4 hr
Mar 25, 7:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes	23 min
Mar 25, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	48 min
Mar 25, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	43 min
Mar 25, 7:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa, Wagoner	4 hr
Mar 25, 7:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	25 min
Mar 25, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	50 min
Mar 25, 7:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	32 min
Mar 25, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	41 min
Mar 25, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	52 min
Mar 25, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	42 min
Mar 25, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Wagoner	43 min
Mar 25, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee	48 min
Mar 25, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Pittsburg	46 min
Mar 25, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah	44 min
Mar 25, 9:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	28 min
Mar 25, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	39 min
Mar 25, 10:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	42 min
Mar 25, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	66 min
Mar 25, 10:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Creek, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers and 2 more	6 hr
Mar 25, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	22 min
Mar 25, 11:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg, Pushmataha	38 min
Mar 25, 11:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Tulsa	4 hr
Mar 25, 11:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore	36 min
Mar 25, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	46 min
Mar 25, 11:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	44 min
Mar 26, 12:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Pushmataha	41 min
Mar 26, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Pushmataha	46 min
Mar 26, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	30 min
Mar 26, 1:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	27 min
Mar 26, 8:43 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee	52 hr
Mar 26, 4:04 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	5 hr
Mar 25, 7:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton, Carroll	40 min
Mar 25, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll	28 min
Mar 25, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll	38 min
Mar 25, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	56 min
Mar 25, 9:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Carroll, Madison	4 hr
Mar 25, 9:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton, Washington	116 min
Mar 25, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	35 min
Mar 25, 10:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Carroll	4 hr
Mar 26, 2:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Carroll	4 hr

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2015 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2015 Every 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.