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Tornado Warning 113, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Oct 21, 2019, 12:30 AM CDT for Benton County, Arkansas. It was in force for 30 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 21, 2019, 12:30 AM CDT (05:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Benton County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:30 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1000 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
224
WFUS54 KTSA 210530
TORTSA
ARC007-210600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0113.191021T0530Z-191021T0600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1230 AM CDT Mon Oct 21 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Benton County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 1229 AM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing tornadoes
that may not be visible due to heavy rain was located over Bella
Vista, moving northeast at 50 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...
Bella Vista... Pea Ridge...
Miller...
This includes Interstate 49 near mile marker 93.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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 3639 9430 3650 9433 3650 9402
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 243DEG 43KT 3645 9424
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
272
WWUS54 KTSA 210552
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1252 AM CDT Mon Oct 21 2019
ARC007-210602-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-191021T0600Z/
Benton AR-
1252 AM CDT Mon Oct 21 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
100 AM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for northwestern
Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3639 9430 3650 9433 3650 9402
TIME...MOT...LOC 0552Z 243DEG 43KT 3657 9395
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 41 min |
| Oct 20, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 31 min |
| Oct 21, 12:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 28 min |
| Oct 21, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 41 min |
| Oct 21, 12:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 35 min |
| Oct 21, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 26 min |
| Oct 21, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 49 min |
| Oct 21, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 48 min |
| Oct 21, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 24 min |
| Oct 21, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.