Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2016, 12:06 AM CDT for Adair County, Cherokee County, Delaware County, Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 54 min. 15 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
- Apr 27, 2016, 12:06 AM CDT (05:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Delaware County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 12:10 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Stilwell, OK | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO BARN. |
| Apr 27, 12:10 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jay, OK | DAMAGE TO THE BASEBALL FIELD AND BUILDINGS IN TOWN. PUBLIC POST ON BROADCAST MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Apr 27, 12:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 E Jay, OK | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED USING RADAR. |
| Apr 27, 12:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Colcord, OK | DAMAGE TO TREES AND TO AN OUTBUILDING. PHOTOS RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Apr 27, 12:22 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Sulphur Springs, AR | A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED AND LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED FROM NORTHEAST OF MAYSVILLE TO WEST SOUTHWEST OF SULPHUR SPRINGS |
| Apr 27, 12:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stilwell, OK | TREE DAMAGE. PUBLIC PHOTO POSTED ON BROADCAST MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Apr 27, 12:29 AM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 Ne Decatur, AR | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS ASSIGNED A PRELIMINARY EF1 RATING. |
| Apr 27, 12:29 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ne Decatur, AR | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 27, 12:35 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Centerton, AR | LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE IN CENTERTON, INCLUDING TREES FALLING ON HOMES. REPORT FROM THE MAYOR RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. |
| Apr 27, 12:41 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Decatur, AR | TREE BLOWN OVER ON A HOUSE. REPORTED FROM COUNTY OFFICIALS RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. |
| Apr 27, 12:41 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Centerton, AR | A TORNADO DAMAGED THE ROOFS OF HOMES...UPROOTED TREES...AND SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS. |
| Apr 27, 12:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bentonville, AR | LARGE 2 TO 4 INCH OAK BRANCHES DOWN IN THE AREA OF NW 6TH STREET IN BENTONVILLE |
| Apr 27, 12:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sulphur Springs, AR | TREE AND HOME SIDING DAMAGE. PHOTOS RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Apr 27, 12:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Pea Ridge, AR | LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED AND A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED AT BIG SUGAR GOLF CLUB |
| Apr 27, 1:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Greenland, AR | DAMAGE AT GREENLAND HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDING ROOF DAMAGE TO THE CAFETERIA. REPORT FROM LOCAL MEDIA NEWS ARTICLE POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 851 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1185 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
089
WUUS54 KTSA 270506
SVRTSA
ARC007-143-OKC001-021-041-270600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0076.160427T0506Z-160427T0600Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1206 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1205 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONEY CREEK STATE PARK TO 2
MILES EAST OF KANSAS TO NEAR BUNCH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE...
ROGERS... BENTONVILLE...
SILOAM SPRINGS... STILWELL...
JAY... BELLA VISTA...
LOWELL... FARMINGTON...
PEA RIDGE... PRAIRIE GROVE...
GENTRY... ELKINS...
TONTITOWN... BETHEL HEIGHTS...
GRAVETTE... WEST FORK...
LINCOLN... CAVE SPRINGS...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 84...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 93.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9462 3650 9393 3577 9397 3576 9486
3652 9487 3654 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 254DEG 37KT 3651 9475 3621 9475 3570 9476
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
692 follow-up statements
044
WWUS54 KTSA 270531
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1231 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
OKC021-270540-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-160427T0600Z/
CHEROKEE OK-
1231 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3650 9462 3650 9393 3577 9397 3576 9477
3652 9477 3654 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 254DEG 37KT 3658 9446 3628 9446 3577 9447
$$
ARC007-143-OKC001-041-270600-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-160427T0600Z/
BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-DELAWARE OK-ADAIR OK-
1231 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR BENTON...WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND ADAIR COUNTIES...
AT 1230 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTH OF LANAGAN TO NEAR GENTRY TO 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LEE CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE...
ROGERS... BENTONVILLE...
SILOAM SPRINGS... STILWELL...
BELLA VISTA... LOWELL...
FARMINGTON... PEA RIDGE...
PRAIRIE GROVE... GENTRY...
ELKINS... TONTITOWN...
BETHEL HEIGHTS... GRAVETTE...
WEST FORK... LINCOLN...
CAVE SPRINGS... DECATUR...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 84...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 93.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY
CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9462 3650 9393 3577 9397 3576 9477
3652 9477 3654 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 254DEG 37KT 3658 9446 3628 9446 3577 9447
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
69656 WWUS54 KTSA 270548 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1248 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016 OKC001-041-270557- /O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-160427T0600Z/ DELAWARE OK-ADAIR OK- 1248 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND ADAIR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS. LAT...LON 3650 9393 3577 9397 3576 9448 3650 9452 TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 273DEG 38KT 3648 9424 3618 9421 3582 9428 $$ ARC007-143-270600- /O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-160427T0600Z/ BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR- 1248 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR BENTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 1247 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF BELLA VISTA TO NEAR TONTITOWN TO 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STRICKLER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE... ROGERS... BENTONVILLE... SILOAM SPRINGS... BELLA VISTA... LOWELL... FARMINGTON... PEA RIDGE... PRAIRIE GROVE... GENTRY... ELKINS... TONTITOWN... BETHEL HEIGHTS... GRAVETTE... WEST FORK... LINCOLN... CAVE SPRINGS... DECATUR... GREENLAND... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 84...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && LAT...LON 3650 9393 3577 9397 3576 9448 3650 9452 TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 273DEG 38KT 3648 9424 3618 9421 3582 9428 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 69
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 61 min |
| Apr 26, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 3 more | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 11:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 11:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 11:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pushmataha, Sequoyah | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 11:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 12:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 12:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha and 1 more | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 17 min |
| Apr 27, 8:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 5 days |
| Apr 27, 12:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 1:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 1:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Washington | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 1:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Franklin, Madison | 36 min |
Nearby
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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.