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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2015, 5:14 PM CDT for Benton County, Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 46 min. 8 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, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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, 5:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | War Eagle, AR | PROBABLE RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO. TREE DAMAGE. |
| Mar 25, 5:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Clifty, AR | WIND DAMAGE FROM JUST EAST OF LOOKOUT...ALONG AND NEAR HWY 127...CROSSING HWY 23 NORTH OF CLIFTY. 5 POULTRY HOUSES AND OTHER OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED. MAJOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE OFF HWY 23 NEAR CARROLL COUNTY LINE. TIMES APPROXIMATE. POSSIBLE TORNAD |
| Mar 25, 5:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Clifty, AR | |
| Mar 25, 5:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Clifty, AR | TORNADO DEVELOPED WEST OF HIGHWAY 23...NORTHEAST OF CLIFTY...CROSSING HIGHWAY 23 THEN DISSIPATING BEFORE REACHING COUNTY ROAD 1050. PRELIMINARY RATING OF EF-0. PATH LENGTH ONE MILE/WIDTH 200 YARDS. PEAK WIND 75 TO 85 MPH. |
| Mar 25, 5:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 N Forum, AR | LARGE TREES UPROOTED NEAR JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 12 AND 23. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 25, 5:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 S Eureka Springs, AR | QUARTER SIZE AND A FEW LARGER. |
| Mar 25, 5:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Berryville, AR | RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO |
| Mar 25, 5:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Eureka Springs, 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 65 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.
505
WFUS54 KTSA 252214
TORTSA
ARC007-015-087-252300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0003.150325T2214Z-150325T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
514 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTH CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 512 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
HOBBS STATE PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL 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...BEAVER LAKE...CLIFTY...
EUREKA SPRINGS...ROCKHOUSE...GRANDVIEW...CABANAL...BERRYVILLE...
URBANETTE...RULE AND OAK 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 3624 9347 3623 9389 3623 9395 3632 9401
3650 9359 3650 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 248DEG 27KT 3627 9389
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$4 follow-up statements
573
WWUS54 KTSA 252223
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
523 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
ARC007-015-087-252300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150325T2300Z/
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
523 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MADISON...
WESTERN CARROLL AND EAST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 521 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOBBS STATE
PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...BEAVER LAKE...CLIFTY...EUREKA
SPRINGS...ROCKHOUSE...GRANDVIEW...CABANAL...BERRYVILLE...URBANETTE
AND OAK GROVE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A
DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM CELLAR IF AVAILABLE.
OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE
TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3624 9347 3623 9389 3623 9395 3632 9401
3650 9359 3650 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 248DEG 27KT 3626 9385
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$699
WWUS54 KTSA 252236
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
536 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
ARC007-015-087-252300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150325T2300Z/
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
536 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MADISON...
WESTERN CARROLL AND EAST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 533 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS REPORTED 2 MILES NORTH OF
CLIFTY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF WAR
EAGLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...EUREKA SPRINGS...ROCKHOUSE...
GRANDVIEW...BERRYVILLE...URBANETTE...CABANAL AND OAK GROVE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3624 9347 3623 9389 3623 9395 3632 9401
3650 9359 3650 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 256DEG 24KT 3628 9375
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$018
WWUS54 KTSA 252249
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
549 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
ARC007-252259-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150325T2300Z/
BENTON AR-
549 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3624 9347 3623 9370 3630 9387 3631 9386
3631 9382 3634 9387 3638 9387 3650 9359
3650 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 258DEG 36KT 3631 9356
$$
ARC015-087-252300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150325T2300Z/
CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
549 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MADISON AND
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 547 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
BERRYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...CABANAL...URBANETTE AND OAK
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 3624 9347 3623 9370 3630 9387 3631 9386
3631 9382 3634 9387 3638 9387 3650 9359
3650 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 258DEG 36KT 3631 9356
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$241
WWUS54 KTSA 252252
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
552 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
ARC015-087-252300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150325T2300Z/
CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
552 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
MADISON AND NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 549 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS REPORTED 2 MILES SOUTH OF
BERRYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...URBANETTE AND OAK GROVE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A
DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM CELLAR IF AVAILABLE.
OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE
TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3624 9347 3628 9375 3631 9382 3634 9387
3638 9387 3650 9359 3650 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 258DEG 36KT 3632 9352
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$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, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 63 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, 5:38 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 |
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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.