Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2018, 1:11 PM CDT for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 26 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
- May 3, 2018, 1:11 PM CDT (18:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2018, 1:37 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Franklin County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Meg, AR | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. DAMAGE TO BARN AND CHICKEN HOUSE NEAR PETER PENDER. RELAYED FROM EMERGENCY MANAGMENT. |
| May 3, 1:14 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Meg, AR | EF1. DAMAGE TO TWO CHICKEN HOUSES AND TREE DAMAGE. FURTHER DETAILS FORTHCOMING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 363 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted.
382
WFUS54 KTSA 031811
TORTSA
ARC047-031900-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0013.180503T1811Z-180503T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
111 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Franklin County in west central Arkansas...
* Until 200 PM CDT
* At 111 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Branch, 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...
Ozark... Charleston...
Altus... Branch...
Denning... Wiederkehr Village...
Caulksville... Etna...
Alix... Meg...
Peter Pender... Vesta...
Cecil...
This includes Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 38 and
42.
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 3538 9371 3537 9375 3540 9379 3542 9380
3531 9381 3532 9392 3523 9392 3523 9401
3524 9401 3535 9408 3538 9408 3555 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 236DEG 36KT 3535 9396
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
736
WWUS54 KTSA 031815
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
115 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
ARC047-031900-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180503T1900Z/
Franklin AR-
115 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY...
At 115 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm with strong low level rotation
that could produce a tornado at any time was located 4 miles north of
Ratcliff, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Ozark... Charleston...
Altus... Branch...
Denning... Wiederkehr Village...
Caulksville... Etna...
Alix... Meg...
Peter Pender... Vesta...
Cecil...
This includes Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 38 and
42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3538 9371 3537 9375 3540 9379 3542 9380
3531 9381 3532 9392 3523 9392 3523 9401
3524 9401 3535 9408 3538 9408 3555 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 242DEG 33KT 3536 9392
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$424
WWUS54 KTSA 031837
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
137 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
ARC047-031846-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180503T1900Z/
Franklin AR-
137 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3538 9371 3537 9375 3540 9379 3542 9380
3531 9381 3532 9392 3523 9392 3523 9401
3524 9401 3535 9408 3538 9408 3555 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 236DEG 36KT 3548 9370
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 12:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 53 min |
| May 3, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 43 min |
| May 3, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 53 min |
| May 3, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 45 min |
| May 3, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 46 min |
| May 3, 6:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Washington | 33 min |
| May 3, 6:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 65 min |
| May 3, 10:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 3, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Washington | 23 min |
| May 3, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 59 min |
| May 3, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 48 min |
| May 3, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 36 min |
| May 3, 6:17 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford | 14 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.