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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2016, 1:12 AM CDT for Carroll County, Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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, 1:12 AM CDT (06:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:16 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, 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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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.
029
WFUS54 KTSA 270612
TORTSA
ARC015-087-143-270700-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0027.160427T0612Z-160427T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
112 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
* AT 112 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF HINDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
BERRYVILLE... HUNTSVILLE...
GREEN FOREST... HINDSVILLE...
URBANETTE... RUDD...
FORUM... WESLEY...
CLIFTY... WITHROW SPRINGS STATE PARK...
RULE... CARROLLTON...
HOBBS STATE PARK... GOSHEN...
BLUE EYE... SONORA...
HARMONY... CABANAL...
ROCKHOUSE... CONNOR...
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 3600 9396 3616 9407 3624 9392 3623 9387
3626 9387 3650 9341 3650 9330 3627 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 240DEG 49KT 3612 9394
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
541
WWUS54 KTSA 270622
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
122 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
ARC143-270632-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160427T0700Z/
WASHINGTON AR-
122 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS.
LAT...LON 3605 9384 3616 9392 3621 9390 3650 9336
3650 9330 3627 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0622Z 240DEG 48KT 3615 9380
$$
ARC015-087-270700-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160427T0700Z/
MADISON AR-CARROLL AR-
122 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND EASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...
AT 122 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF HINDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
BERRYVILLE... HUNTSVILLE...
GREEN FOREST... HINDSVILLE...
RUDD... FORUM...
RULE... CLIFTY...
WITHROW SPRINGS STATE PARK... CARROLLTON...
HARMONY... CABANAL...
ROCKHOUSE... ALABAM...
CONNOR... DENVER...
COIN... METALTON...
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 3605 9384 3616 9392 3621 9390 3650 9336
3650 9330 3627 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0622Z 240DEG 48KT 3615 9380
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$480
WWUS54 KTSA 270640
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
140 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
ARC015-087-270700-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160427T0700Z/
MADISON AR-CARROLL AR-
140 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MADISON AND EASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...
AT 139 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF BERRYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
BERRYVILLE... GREEN FOREST...
RUDD... RULE...
CONNOR... DENVER...
CABANAL... ROCKHOUSE...
COIN... METALTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3615 9361 3631 9372 3650 9336 3650 9330
3628 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 237DEG 48KT 3628 9359
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$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, 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, 1:16 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.