Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 45, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2019, 2:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2019, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2019, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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.
084
WFUS54 KTSA 181908
TORTSA
ARC033-047-087-143-181945-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0045.190518T1908Z-190518T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
208 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Madison County in northwestern Arkansas...
Northwestern Franklin County in west central Arkansas...
Northeastern Crawford County in northwestern Arkansas...
Southeastern Washington County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 208 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles west of Chester, moving east 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...
Mountainburg... Winslow...
Chester... Cass...
Lake Fort Smith... Fern...
Bidville... Delaney...
Patrick... Combs...
Locke... Turners Bend...
Mount Gayler...
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 30 and 40.
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 3560 9428 3572 9430 3590 9384 3566 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 251DEG 43KT 3567 9424
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
691 follow-up statement
786
WWUS54 KTSA 181927
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
227 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
ARC033-047-087-143-181945-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-190518T1945Z/
Madison AR-Franklin AR-Crawford AR-Washington AR-
227 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD
AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 226 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fern, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Cass... Fern...
Patrick... Bidville...
Combs... Locke...
Turners Bend... Mount Gayler...
Delaney...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3562 9408 3578 9414 3590 9384 3566 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 268DEG 36KT 3567 9403
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
69The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 67 min |
| May 18, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Washington | 41 min |
| May 18, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 30 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, 2:11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.