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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 30, 2019Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas; Adair County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2019, 3:58 PM CDT for Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas; Adair County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report 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: Apr 30, 2019, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2019, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 30, 4:39 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Bentonville, AR

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
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	13 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

306 
WFUS54 KTSA 302058
TORTSA
ARC007-143-OKC001-302145-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0017.190430T2058Z-190430T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
358 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Benton County in northwestern Arkansas...
  Northwestern Washington County in northwestern Arkansas...
  Northeastern Adair County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 445 PM CDT.
    
* At 357 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 3 miles northwest of Cincinnati, moving northeast at 45
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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...
  Springdale...                     Rogers...
  Bentonville...                    Siloam Springs...
  Lowell...                         Tontitown...
  Bethel Heights...                 Cave Springs...
  Westville...                      Highfill...
  Watts...                          Northwest Arkansas Regional
  Air...
  Cincinnati...                     Centerton...
  Elm Springs...                    Lake Francis...
  Vaughn...                         Savoy...
  Ballard...                        Healing Springs...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 71 and 88, and
between mile markers 90 and 91.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3596 9457 3608 9462 3642 9421 3624 9402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 223DEG 39KT 3606 9456 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

3 follow-up statements

062 
WWUS54 KTSA 302103
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
403 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

OKC001-302112-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-190430T2145Z/
Adair OK-
403 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern
Arkansas...and northeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3598 9453 3613 9456 3642 9421 3624 9402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 229DEG 43KT 3610 9450 

$$

ARC007-143-302145-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-190430T2145Z/
Benton AR-Washington AR-
403 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
BENTON AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
    
At 402 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles east of Watts, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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...
Springdale...                     Rogers...
Bentonville...                    Siloam Springs...
Lowell...                         Tontitown...
Bethel Heights...                 Cave Springs...
Highfill...                       Northwest Arkansas Regional Air...
Cincinnati...                     Centerton...
Elm Springs...                    Lake Francis...
Vaughn...                         Savoy...
Healing Springs...                Wedington...
Gallitin...                       Rocky Comfort...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 71 and 88, and
between mile markers 90 and 91.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 9453 3613 9456 3642 9421 3624 9402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 229DEG 43KT 3610 9450 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

864 
WWUS54 KTSA 302115
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
415 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

ARC007-143-302145-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-190430T2145Z/
Benton AR-Washington AR-
415 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BENTON AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
    
At 415 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Highfill, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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...
Springdale...                     Rogers...
Bentonville...                    Lowell...
Tontitown...                      Bethel Heights...
Cave Springs...                   Highfill...
Northwest Arkansas Regional Air...
Elm Springs...
Savoy...                          Healing Springs...
Wedington...                      Gallitin...
Rocky Comfort...                  

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 71 and 86.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3607 9442 3613 9446 3620 9447 3637 9416
      3624 9402 3607 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 241DEG 34KT 3615 9438 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

675 
WWUS54 KTSA 302130
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
430 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

ARC007-143-302145-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-190430T2145Z/
Benton AR-Washington AR-
430 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
BENTON AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
    
At 430 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cave Springs, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

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...
Springdale...                     Rogers...
Bentonville...                    Lowell...
Tontitown...                      Bethel Heights...
Cave Springs...                   Highfill...
Northwest Arkansas Regional Air...
Elm Springs...
Healing Springs...                Rocky Comfort...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 71 and 86.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3618 9432 3621 9433 3628 9432 3637 9416
      3624 9402 3614 9421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 236DEG 33KT 3625 9423 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Crawford, Franklin	18 hr
Apr 30, 1:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Madison	30 min
Apr 30, 1:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Madison	20 min
Apr 30, 3:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Washington	49 min
Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Benton	39 min
Apr 30, 4:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Carroll	26 min
Apr 30, 4:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton, Washington	3 hr
Apr 30, 4:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll	50 min
Apr 30, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford	27 min
Apr 30, 5:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	39 min
Apr 30, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton	28 min
Apr 30, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	26 min
Apr 30, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	43 min
Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	24 min
Apr 30, 7:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	32 min
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Creek	38 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa	41 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Delaware	48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee	70 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	34 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	4 days
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	23 hr
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	31 hr
Apr 30, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	21 days
Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	33 min
Apr 30, 11:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	41 min
Apr 30, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	49 min
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	43 min
Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	48 min
Apr 30, 12:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig	16 min
Apr 30, 1:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	39 min
Apr 30, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	26 min
Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	4 hr
Apr 30, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington	40 min
Apr 30, 1:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	43 min
Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	6 hr
Apr 30, 2:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Wagoner	46 min
Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	72 hr
Apr 30, 2:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Washington	45 min
Apr 30, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers	53 min
Apr 30, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	46 min
Apr 30, 3:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	25 min
Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Wagoner	38 min
Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	47 min
Apr 30, 3:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	6 hr
Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Ottawa	49 min
Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	19 min
Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	40 min
Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Ottawa	2 hr
Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Rogers	117 min
Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	32 min
Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	44 min
Apr 30, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Ottawa	30 min
Apr 30, 6:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	6 hr
Apr 30, 6:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
Apr 30, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	39 min
Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	51 min
Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Ottawa	32 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.