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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 23, 2016, 10:37 PM CDT for Benton County, Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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, 10:37 PM CDT (03:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Benton County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 77 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.
622
WFUS54 KTSA 240337
TORTSA
ARC007-087-143-240415-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0004.160324T0337Z-160324T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1037 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
EAST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 1037 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 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...
ELKINS... HINDSVILLE...
WAR EAGLE... HOBBS STATE PARK...
CLIFTY... GOSHEN...
SONORA... ROCKHOUSE...
MAYFIELD... BEST...
LOOKOUT...
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 3629 9366 3628 9366 3611 9388 3600 9409
3606 9419 3631 9403 3630 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 229DEG 36KT 3606 9408
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
146
WWUS54 KTSA 240345
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1045 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
ARC007-087-143-240415-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0415Z/
MADISON AR-BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
1045 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MADISON...EAST CENTRAL BENTON AND NORTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1045 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF HINDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
SPRINGDALE... HINDSVILLE...
WAR EAGLE... CLIFTY...
HOBBS STATE PARK... GOSHEN...
BEST... SONORA...
ROCKHOUSE... LOOKOUT...
MAYFIELD...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3629 9366 3628 9366 3611 9388 3608 9397
3612 9412 3631 9403 3630 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 227DEG 39KT 3614 9398
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$766
WWUS54 KTSA 240357
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1057 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
ARC007-087-143-240415-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0415Z/
MADISON AR-BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
1057 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MADISON...EAST CENTRAL BENTON AND NORTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1057 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HOBBS STATE PARK...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...
HINDSVILLE... WAR EAGLE...
CLIFTY... HOBBS STATE PARK...
BEST... ROCKHOUSE...
LOOKOUT...
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 3629 9366 3628 9366 3616 9382 3613 9393
3621 9402 3631 9403 3630 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 225DEG 38KT 3625 9386
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$861
WWUS54 KTSA 240411
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1111 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
ARC007-087-143-240420-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0415Z/
MADISON AR-BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
1111 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...EAST CENTRAL BENTON
AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS.
LAT...LON 3629 9366 3628 9366 3616 9382 3613 9393
3621 9402 3631 9403 3630 9365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 229DEG 36KT 3625 9386
$$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, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 29 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.