Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2019, 1:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 67 min. 4 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 18, 2019, 1:08 PM CDT (18:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2019, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 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 18, 1:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 N Stilwell, OK | LARGE BARN DESTROYED. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED. |
| May 18, 2:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Prairie Grove, AR | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| May 18, 2:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | Drake Field Airport, AR | MEASURED GUST AT FAYETTEVILLE ASOS OF 54 KT. |
| May 18, 2:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | Drake Field Airport, AR | MEASURED GUST AT FAYETTEVILLE ASOS OF 54 KT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 717 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 385 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
053
WUUS54 KTSA 181808
SVRTSA
ARC007-143-OKC001-021-041-115-181915-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0084.190518T1808Z-190518T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
108 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Benton County in northwestern Arkansas...
Central Washington County in northwestern Arkansas...
Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Southeastern Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northern Adair County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northeastern Cherokee County in east central Oklahoma...
* Until 215 PM CDT.
* At 108 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles south of Wyandotte to 4 miles south of
Eldon, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations in or near the path include...
Fayetteville... Springdale...
Rogers... Bentonville...
Siloam Springs... Jay...
Bella Vista... Lowell...
Grove... Farmington...
Pea Ridge... Prairie Grove...
Gentry... Tontitown...
Bethel Heights... Gravette...
West Fork... Lincoln...
Cave Springs... Decatur...
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 51 and 93.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for northwestern
Arkansas...and northeastern and east central Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3650 9462 3650 9407 3591 9405 3584 9493
3669 9496 3677 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 250DEG 25KT 3672 9474 3586 9482
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
691 follow-up statement
171 WWUS54 KTSA 181844 SVSTSA Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 144 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019 OKC021-115-181854- /O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-190518T1915Z/ Ottawa OK-Cherokee OK- 144 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned area. therefore the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for northwestern Arkansas...and northeastern Oklahoma. LAT...LON 3650 9469 3650 9407 3591 9405 3585 9478 TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 264DEG 20KT 3676 9452 3590 9461 $$ ARC007-143-OKC001-041-181915- /O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-190518T1915Z/ Benton AR-Washington AR-Delaware OK-Adair OK- 144 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR BENTON...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTIES... At 144 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles west of Goodman to near Baron, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations in or near the path include... Fayetteville... Springdale... Rogers... Bentonville... Siloam Springs... Bella Vista... Lowell... Farmington... Pea Ridge... Prairie Grove... Gentry... Tontitown... Bethel Heights... Gravette... West Fork... Lincoln... Cave Springs... Decatur... Westville... Greenland... This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 51 and 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for northwestern Arkansas...and northeastern Oklahoma. LAT...LON 3650 9469 3650 9407 3591 9405 3585 9478 TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 264DEG 20KT 3676 9452 3590 9461 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 69
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 8:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| May 18, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 32 min |
| May 18, 9:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 64 min |
| May 18, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 58 min |
| May 18, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 61 min |
| May 18, 10:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 42 min |
| May 18, 10:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 53 min |
| May 18, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 34 min |
| May 18, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 58 min |
| May 18, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 60 min |
| May 18, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 39 min |
| May 18, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 61 min |
| May 18, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 38 min |
| May 18, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 48 min |
| May 18, 11:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers | 27 min |
| May 18, 11:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 47 min |
| May 18, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 18, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 49 min |
| May 18, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 47 min |
| May 18, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 17 min |
| May 18, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 55 min |
| May 18, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 45 min |
| May 18, 12:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 25 min |
| May 18, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 15 min |
| May 18, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more | 48 min |
| May 18, 1:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 17 min |
| May 18, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| May 18, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 24 min |
| May 18, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha and 1 more | 41 min |
| May 18, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 30 min |
| May 18, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 36 min |
| May 18, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 26 min |
| May 18, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 36 min |
| May 18, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 28 min |
| May 18, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 19 min |
| May 18, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 37 min |
| May 18, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 64 min |
| May 18, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 32 min |
| May 18, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 60 min |
| May 18, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 23 min |
| May 18, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 35 min |
| May 18, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.