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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2016, 12:41 AM CDT for Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 34 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
- Apr 27, 2016, 12:41 AM CDT (05:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2016, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 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. |
| Apr 27, 1:12 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sw Wesley, AR | |
| Apr 27, 1:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wesley, AR | SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED IN THE AREA. 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 112 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.
939
WFUS54 KTSA 270541
TORTSA
ARC087-143-270615-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0025.160427T0541Z-160427T0615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1241 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT
* AT 1241 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINCOLN...MOVING NORTHEAST
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...
FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE...
FARMINGTON... PRAIRIE GROVE...
ELKINS... WEST FORK...
LINCOLN... GREENLAND...
WESLEY... STRICKLER...
JOHNSON... GOSHEN...
BLACK OAK... WOOLSEY...
SONORA... DURHAM...
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE...
WALNUT GROVE...
TUTTLE... HOGEYE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 67.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3579 9438 3596 9449 3622 9399 3599 9384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0541Z 241DEG 37KT 3592 9436
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
543
WWUS54 KTSA 270551
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1251 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
ARC087-143-270615-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160427T0615Z/
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
1251 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL MADISON AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1250 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF GREENLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE...
FARMINGTON... PRAIRIE GROVE...
ELKINS... WEST FORK...
GREENLAND... WESLEY...
JOHNSON... GOSHEN...
BLACK OAK... VINEY GROVE...
SONORA... SULPHUR CITY...
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE...
MAYFIELD...
WALNUT GROVE... TUTTLE...
HOGEYE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 67.
LAT...LON 3586 9425 3602 9436 3607 9427 3622 9399
3602 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 238DEG 41KT 3599 9423
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 12:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Washington | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 12:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 35 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 |
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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.