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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 23, 2016, 10:16 PM CDT for Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 29 min. 4 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 23, 2016, 10:16 PM CDT (03:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Washington County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 10:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Prairie Grove, AR | |
| Mar 23, 10:29 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 Wnw Fayetteville, AR | |
| Mar 23, 10:35 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Fayetteville, AR | EAST FAYETTEVILLE ON TOWNSHIP TRAVELING EAST BY GULLEY PARK |
| Mar 23, 10:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 E Springdale, 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 23, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KTSA 240316
TORTSA
ARC143-240345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0003.160324T0316Z-160324T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1016 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 1015 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 3
MILES SOUTH OF PRAIRIE GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE...
FARMINGTON... PRAIRIE GROVE...
TONTITOWN... WEST FORK...
GREENLAND... JOHNSON...
GOSHEN... OAK GROVE...
VINEY GROVE... SONORA...
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE...
SHADY GROVE...
WALNUT GROVE... WHEELER...
HOGEYE... CANEHILL...
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3619 9391 3585 9429 3591 9442 3621 9422
3621 9390
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 212DEG 41KT 3592 9430
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
028
WWUS54 KTSA 240325 RRA
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1025 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
ARC143-240345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T0345Z/
WASHINGTON AR-
1025 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 1025 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE...
FARMINGTON... PRAIRIE GROVE...
TONTITOWN... WEST FORK...
GREENLAND... JOHNSON...
GOSHEN... OAK GROVE...
VINEY GROVE... SONORA...
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE...
SHADY GROVE...
WALNUT GROVE... WHEELER...
HOGEYE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3590 9423 3595 9438 3621 9422 3621 9390
3619 9391
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 214DEG 39KT 3600 9421
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$894
WWUS54 KTSA 240331
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1031 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
ARC143-240345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T0345Z/
WASHINGTON AR-
1031 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 1031 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE...
FARMINGTON... GREENLAND...
JOHNSON... GOSHEN...
SHADY GROVE... WALNUT GROVE...
SONORA...
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3597 9416 3600 9427 3621 9414 3621 9390
3619 9391
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 218DEG 40KT 3603 9414
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 23, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 36 min |
| Mar 23, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 47 min |
| Mar 23, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 27 min |
| Mar 23, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 25 min |
| Mar 23, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 35 min |
| Mar 23, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Madison, Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 23, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 63 min |
| Mar 23, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 16 min |
| Mar 24, 3:09 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 30 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.