Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2017, 11:14 PM CST for Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2017, 11:14 PM CST (05:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 11:45 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Madison County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 6, 6:51 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 629 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 542 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.2
The text
As transmitted.
001
WFUS54 KTSA 070514
TORTSA
ARC087-070545-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0005.170307T0514Z-170307T0545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1114 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Madison County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until 1145 PM CST
* At 1114 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 3 miles northeast of St. Paul, moving east at
35 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...
Kingston... Witter...
Boston... Weathers...
Red Star...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 9346 3595 9347 3595 9349 3593 9349
3592 9351 3588 9351 3588 9352 3583 9352
3583 9379 3592 9384 3609 9348 3608 9348
3608 9345 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 252DEG 31KT 3586 9372
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
545
WWUS54 KTSA 070524
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1124 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
ARC087-070545-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170307T0545Z/
Madison AR-
1124 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY...
At 1124 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles north of Boston, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Kingston... Witter...
Boston... Weathers...
Red Star...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3597 9346 3595 9347 3595 9349 3593 9349
3592 9351 3588 9351 3588 9352 3583 9352
3584 9365 3596 9374 3609 9348 3608 9348
3608 9345 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 252DEG 31KT 3589 9362
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$012
WWUS54 KTSA 070531
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1131 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
ARC087-070545-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170307T0545Z/
Madison AR-
1131 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY...
At 1130 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles west of the Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Kingston... Red Star...
Weathers...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 9346 3595 9347 3595 9349 3593 9349
3592 9351 3588 9351 3588 9352 3586 9352
3588 9361 3600 9363 3609 9348 3608 9348
3608 9345 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 248DEG 37KT 3592 9352
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$350
WWUS54 KTSA 070541
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1141 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
ARC087-070550-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170307T0545Z/
Madison AR-
1141 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1145 PM CST...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning is moving out
of the warned area. Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for northwestern
Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3597 9346 3595 9347 3595 9349 3593 9349
3592 9351 3588 9351 3588 9352 3586 9352
3588 9361 3600 9363 3609 9348 3608 9348
3608 9345 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 252DEG 31KT 3595 9342
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 9:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 36 min |
| Mar 6, 9:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 49 min |
| Mar 6, 9:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 6, 9:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 10:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 26 min |
| Mar 6, 10:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 24 min |
| Mar 6, 10:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 30 min |
| Mar 6, 10:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 67 min |
| Mar 6, 11:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 66 min |
| Mar 6, 11:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford | 61 min |
| Mar 7, 12:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 7, 12:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 39 min |
| Mar 7, 1:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian | 49 min |
| Mar 7, 1:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.