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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2015, 7:58 PM CDT for Adair County, Cherokee County, Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 32 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 25, 2015, 7:58 PM CDT (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2015, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 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, 8:15 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Watts, OK | |
| Mar 25, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Tontitown, AR | |
| Mar 25, 8:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Savoy, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 284 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
709
WFUS54 KTSA 260058
TORTSA
ARC007-143-OKC001-021-260130-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0015.150326T0058Z-150326T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
758 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 756 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PROCTOR...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...BALLARD...WESTVILLE...
WATTS...LAKE FRANCIS...CINCINNATI...SUMMERS...WEDINGTON...RHEA...
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK...TONTITOWN...WHEELER...
SAVOY...VINEY GROVE...GREENLAND...FARMINGTON...HARMON AND WALNUT
GROVE.
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 3621 9420 3599 9417 3596 9482 3612 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 263DEG 37KT 3604 9474
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
066
WWUS54 KTSA 260107
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
807 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
OKC021-260117-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150326T0130Z/
CHEROKEE OK-
807 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3598 9471 3613 9473 3621 9420 3599 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 263DEG 37KT 3605 9464
$$
ARC007-143-OKC001-260130-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150326T0130Z/
BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-ADAIR OK-
807 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
AND SOUTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNTIL 830 PM CDT...
AT 806 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...BALLARD...WESTVILLE...
WATTS...LAKE FRANCIS...CINCINNATI...WEDINGTON...RHEA...PRAIRIE
GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK...TONTITOWN...WHEELER...SAVOY...VINEY
GROVE...GREENLAND...FARMINGTON...HARMON AND WALNUT GROVE
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 3598 9471 3613 9473 3621 9420 3599 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 263DEG 37KT 3605 9464
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$344
WWUS54 KTSA 260125
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
825 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
OKC001-260135-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150326T0130Z/
ADAIR OK-
825 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3598 9453 3617 9446 3621 9420 3599 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 263DEG 37KT 3607 9441
$$
ARC007-143-260130-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150326T0130Z/
BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
825 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL
830 PM CDT...
AT 824 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CINCINNATI...AND MOVING EAST AT 45
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...PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD
STATE PARK...TONTITOWN...WHEELER...SAVOY...VINEY GROVE...
GREENLAND...FARMINGTON...HARMON AND WALNUT GROVE
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 3598 9453 3617 9446 3621 9420 3599 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 263DEG 37KT 3607 9441
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$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, 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, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 52 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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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.