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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Oct 9, 2018, 4:09 PM CDT for Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 20 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
- Oct 9, 2018, 4:09 PM CDT (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2018, 4:29 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Madison County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 12:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 372 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
285
WFUS54 KTSA 092109
TORTSA
ARC087-092145-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0026.181009T2109Z-181009T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
409 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Madison County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 409 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles south of Pettigrew, moving north at 35 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...
Witter... Pettigrew...
Boston... Dutton...
Weathers...
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tulsa.
&&
LAT...LON 3576 9357 3576 9361 3577 9370 3598 9375
3598 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 186DEG 28KT 3575 9367
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
635
WWUS54 KTSA 092123
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
423 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018
ARC087-092145-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-181009T2145Z/
Madison AR-
423 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY...
At 423 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles north of Pettigrew, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Witter... Pettigrew...
Boston... Weathers...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3581 9362 3582 9371 3598 9375 3598 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 186DEG 28KT 3586 9366
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$379
WWUS54 KTSA 092129
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
429 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018
ARC087-092139-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-181009T2145Z/
Madison AR-
429 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern
Arkansas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.
LAT...LON 3581 9362 3582 9371 3598 9375 3598 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 186DEG 28KT 3591 9365
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 66 min |
| Oct 9, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin | 37 min |
| Oct 9, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 32 min |
| Oct 9, 5:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Carroll, Franklin, Madison | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.