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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 345, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 10, 2019Franklin County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 10, 2019, 7:24 PM CDT for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 37 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
Oct 10, 2019, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Oct 10, 2019, 8:01 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Franklin County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 10, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 00:00Z on 2019-10-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1204 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 00:00Z on 2019-10-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 365 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1204 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
365 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
376 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.3
Supercell composite
12.1

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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 Oct 10, 6:41 PM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 6:41 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
641 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
Periodic showers and thunderstorms will continue for southeast
Oklahoma through western Arkansas for a few more hours this
evening, possibly lingering after midnight. Mainly dry conditions
are expected for the northeast OK terminals with MVFR ceilings
continuing overnight. For the rest of the sites, occasional MVFR
ceilings will occur within the heaviest bands of storms this
evening. Clouds will clear by mid morning Friday across eastern
Oklahoma and by mid day for western Arkansas.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 325 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019/

DISCUSSION...

The main forecast concerns are mainly in the first 48 hours of the
forecast. Severe weather and heavy rain/flooding potential thru
tonight and frost/freeze potential Friday night into Saturday are
the main items of mention.

A strong cold front, in association with a large and powerful
upper level storm system moving east across the country, is moving
across eastern Oklahoma this afternoon. The front has cleared
Tulsa, and the severe tstorm watch in effect for Tulsa will be
dropped soon. Strong to severe storms will remain possible along
and especially ahead of the front thru evening with an unstable
and sheared airmass in place. Tornado potential will be limited by
weakening low level shear thru the afternoon. Damaging winds and
large hail are the main threats. An increase in post-frontal
showers and storms is expected overnight as isentropic lift
increases behind the front across eastern OK/western AR. Based on
the latest QPF forecast, which takes into account the potential
for multiple rounds of heavy rain producing storms across SE OK
into NW AR, a flash flood watch was issued thru tonight. Rain
chances will taper off fairly quickly from west to east after 12Z
Friday.

Much colder temps will filter into the region behind the front
tonight. Combine this with the winds, and you get wind chills in
the 30s and even some upper 20s by tomorrow morning. Skies will
clear by Friday night and winds will get light with surface high
pressure nearby. This will allow temps to crater and several areas
will get near or below freezing by Saturday morning. As a result,
a freeze watch has been issued for NE OK, a portion of SE OK, and
far NW AR.

The forecast is largely quiet past the potential freeze Saturday
morning. A band of warm advection generated showers and storms
will spread across the Arklatex Saturday night into Sunday but
this activity should stay south. There will be a chance of storms
again early next week ahead of another front. The best chances
will be in the east/southeast.

Lacy

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   40  53  34  65 /  70  10   0   0
FSM   46  56  36  65 / 100  70   0   0
MLC   41  55  32  65 /  90  40   0   0
BVO   39  52  28  64 /  50  10   0   0
FYV   40  49  29  60 / 100  70   0   0
BYV   41  51  32  63 / 100  70   0   0
MKO   41  53  33  64 /  90  40   0   0
MIO   39  50  32  61 /  80  30   0   0
F10   40  54  33  65 /  80  20   0   0
HHW   45  57  35  65 / 100  70   0   0

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Freeze Watch from late Friday night through Saturday morning for
     OKZ054>071-073.

     Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning for OKZ049-053-058-062-
     063-065>076.

AR...Freeze Watch from late Friday night through Saturday morning for
     ARZ001-002-010-011.

     Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning for ARZ001-002-010-011-
     019-020-029.

&&

AVIATION.....06

CORFIDI
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 10, 4:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
455 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111015-
Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
455 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Southeast of a line from Jay Oklahoma to McAlester Oklahoma
	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by late evening.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Southeast of a line from Jay Oklahoma to McAlester Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by late evening.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Widespread storms are ongoing late this afternoon from far northeast
Oklahoma southward into southeast Oklahoma.  These storms are along
and in advance of strong cold front which will continue to surge
eastward during the evening hours. Scattered severe storms are ongoing
across the region with locally large hail and damaging winds the primary
concern.  Low level winds also remain sufficiently sheared to support
a limited risk of tornadoes. The risk of severe weather will end from west
to east associated with the passing cold front.  Additionally, areas
of heavy rainfall have already fallen this afternoon for isolate locations.
The potential for flash flooding will remain into the overnight hours
as additional storms redevelop from southeast Oklahoma into western
Arkansas after the cold front has passed.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY...High Wind Potential.
SATURDAY and SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY and TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Gusty northerly winds and sharply cooler temperatures will prevail on
Friday. The next chance of thunderstorms arrives early next week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Oct 10, 7:05 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
705 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

ARZ011-110045-
Madison AR-
705 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY UNTIL
745 PM CDT...

At 705 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 3 miles northwest of
Boston, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Kingston...                       Witter...
Pettigrew...                      Boston...
Weathers...                       Red Star...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
northwestern Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3596 9347 3595 9347 3595 9349 3593 9349
      3592 9351 3588 9351 3588 9352 3585 9353
      3581 9366 3590 9375 3608 9348 3608 9345
      3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 236DEG 25KT 3588 9364
Local storm report, Oct 10, 7:17 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
717 PM CDT THU OCT 10 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0713 PM     HAIL             PRYOR                   36.31N 95.32W
10/10/2019  E1.00 INCH       MAYES              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JDS
Special weather statement, Oct 10, 7:17 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
717 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

OKZ057-062-063-110100-
Craig OK-Delaware OK-Mayes OK-
717 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG...NORTHWESTERN
DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MAYES COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

At 717 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of
Adair, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Grove...                          Langley...
Adair...                          Bernice...
Ketchum...                        Disney...
Pensacola...                      Cherokee State Park...
Bernice State Park...             Cleora...
Honey Creek State Park...         Strang...
Disney Little Blue State Park...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 289 and 293.

LAT...LON 3670 9500 3667 9500 3667 9495 3656 9476
      3630 9525 3635 9533 3672 9503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 223DEG 39KT 3637 9523

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware43 min
Oct 10, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Pushmataha54 min
Oct 10, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha35 min
Oct 10, 7:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha3 hr
Oct 10, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware25 min
Oct 10, 8:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee51 hr
Oct 10, 8:53 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware11 hr
Oct 10, 8:53 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware30 hr
Oct 10, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig41 min
Oct 10, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh40 min
Oct 11, 6:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALatimer3 hr
Oct 11, 7:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Delaware, Sequoyah12 hr
Oct 11, 7:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Delaware19 hr
Oct 11, 7:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware38 hr
Oct 11, 1:08 PM CDTFreeze WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more19 hr
Oct 10, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin57 min
Oct 10, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison40 min
Oct 10, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPolk44 min

Nearby

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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.