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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 29, 2019Delaware County, Oklahoma; Benton County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2019, 3:25 PM CDT for Delaware County, Oklahoma; Benton County, Arkansas. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2019, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2019, 3:59 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Benton County, AR, Delaware County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 88 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2019-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2019-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1133 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 29, 12:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 12:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 29, 11:25 AM CDT, 4 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1125 AM CDT Mon Jul 29 2019

ARZ002-011-291700-
Carroll AR-Madison AR-
1125 AM CDT Mon Jul 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND CENTRAL
CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

At 1124 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Forum, moving southeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Berryville...                     Eureka Springs...
Green Forest...                   Rudd...
Marble...                         Osage...
Urbanette...                      Rule...
Rockhouse...                      Dryfork...
Cabanal...                        Metalton...
Connor...                         Alabam...

LAT...LON 3621 9331 3606 9361 3639 9388 3644 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 323DEG 25KT 3627 9367
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:14 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
314 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2019

ARZ001-010-292045-
Benton AR-Washington AR-
314 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BENTON AND
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 313 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Gentry, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Siloam Springs...                 Gentry...
Tontitown...                      Decatur...
Highfill...                       Springtown...
Cincinnati...                     Lake Francis...
Fairmount...                      Savoy...
Wedington...                      Gallitin...
Rocky Comfort...                  Cherokee City...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Tulsa.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9420 3601 9453 3634 9459 3638 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 326DEG 11KT 3628 9451

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa31 min
Jul 29, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa35 min
Jul 29, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa36 min
Jul 29, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig28 min
Jul 29, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware30 min
Jul 29, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes23 min
Jul 29, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes44 min
Jul 29, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Rogers46 min
Jul 29, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll35 min
Jul 29, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton31 min
Jul 29, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2019Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.