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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2017, 12:13 AM CDT for Benton County, Carroll County, Arkansas. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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
- May 19, 2017, 12:13 AM CDT (05:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 12:14 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bentonville, AR | TREE DAMAGED AT THE BENTONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT |
| May 19, 12:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bentonville, AR | NUMEROUS LARGE TREES AT A BUSINESS COMPLEX UPROOTED. JUST NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 49 AT EXIT 88. |
| May 19, 12:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bentonville, AR | TREES DOWN, GARAGE DOORS BENT IN, CAR SIDE MIRRORS/MAILBOXES BENT. ITEMS PICKED UP AND MOVED 200 YDS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. NEIGHBORHOOD WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SW OF THE BENTONVILLE AIRPORT. |
| May 19, 12:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rogers, AR | UPROOTED TREE FELL ON HOUSE IN ROGERS. |
| May 19, 12:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | Bentonville, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 2055 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
261
WFUS54 KTSA 190513
TORTSA
ARC007-015-190600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0036.170519T0513Z-170519T0600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1213 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Benton County in northwestern Arkansas...
Northern Carroll County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until 100 AM CDT
* At 1212 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located along a line extending from 4 miles north of Hiwasse
to Rogers, moving east at 70 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... Rogers...
Bentonville... Berryville...
Eureka Springs... Bella Vista...
Lowell... Pea Ridge...
Bethel Heights... Cave Springs...
Garfield... Gateway...
Beaver... Hiwasse...
War Eagle... Urbanette...
Grandview... Hobbs State Park...
Miller... Centerton...
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 75 and 84, and
between mile markers 86 and 93.
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 3630 9372 3631 9387 3626 9387 3623 9395
3624 9401 3621 9403 3621 9418 3650 9443
3650 9330 3643 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 247DEG 61KT 3649 9431 3632 9411
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
879
WWUS54 KTSA 190544
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1244 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
ARC007-015-190600-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-170519T0600Z/
Benton AR-Carroll AR-
1244 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES...
At 1244 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes
were located along a line extending from 3 miles east of Gateway to 5
miles south of Eureka Springs, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Berryville... Eureka Springs...
Garfield... Gateway...
Beaver... Urbanette...
Grandview... Blue Eye...
Hill Top... Beaver Lake...
Pleasant Ridge... Bland...
Busch... Oak Hill...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3626 9388 3650 9405 3650 9330 3643 9330
3630 9372 3631 9387 3626 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 254DEG 48KT 3650 9387 3632 9373
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$279
WWUS54 KTSA 190558
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1258 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
ARC007-015-190608-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-170519T0600Z/
Benton AR-Carroll AR-
1258 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND NORTHERN CARROLL
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appear capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for northwestern
Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3626 9388 3650 9405 3650 9330 3643 9330
3630 9372 3631 9387 3626 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 247DEG 61KT 3656 9369 3638 9355
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Crawford, Washington | 59 min |
| May 18, 11:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 43 min |
| May 18, 11:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 41 min |
| May 18, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 42 min |
| May 18, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 62 min |
| May 19, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 67 min |
| May 19, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 41 min |
| May 19, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 28 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.