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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2019, 2:13 PM CDT for Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 32 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, 2:13 PM CDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2019, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Franklin County, AR, Sebastian County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Branch, AR | TREE AND OUTBUILDING DAMAGE. |
| May 18, 2:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Vesta, AR | LARGE TREES DOWN NORTH OF VESTA ON HIGHWAY 215. |
| May 18, 2:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cecil, AR | TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 96 IN FORD HILL AREA. |
| May 18, 2:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Charleston, AR | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED LARGE TREES DOWN NORTH OF CHARLESTON IN THE HIGHWAY 60 AREA. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO SOME HOMES IN CHARLESTON. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.
450
WFUS54 KTSA 181913
TORTSA
ARC047-131-181945-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0046.190518T1913Z-190518T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
213 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Franklin County in west central Arkansas...
East central Sebastian County in west central Arkansas...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 213 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Charleston, moving northeast at 55 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...
Ozark... Charleston...
Branch... Bloomer...
Caulksville... Etna...
Peter Pender... Vesta...
Cecil... Ursula...
Meg...
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 3537 9375 3540 9379 3542 9380 3531 9381
3532 9392 3527 9392 3523 9411 3530 9417
3549 9387 3538 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 240DEG 47KT 3531 9407
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
329
WWUS54 KTSA 181931
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
231 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
ARC131-181941-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-190518T1945Z/
Sebastian AR-
231 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SEBASTIAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for west central
Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3542 9380 3534 9385 3532 9392 3533 9399
3539 9403 3549 9387 3543 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 233DEG 43KT 3543 9391
$$
ARC047-181945-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-190518T1945Z/
Franklin AR-
231 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY...
At 231 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles southwest of Ozark, 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...
Ozark... Cecil...
Etna... Peter Pender...
Meg...
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 3542 9380 3534 9385 3532 9392 3533 9399
3539 9403 3549 9387 3543 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 233DEG 43KT 3543 9391
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$893
WWUS54 KTSA 181936
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
236 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
ARC047-181945-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-190518T1945Z/
Franklin AR-
236 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
245 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for west central
Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3542 9380 3534 9385 3532 9392 3533 9399
3539 9403 3549 9387 3543 9378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 240DEG 47KT 3545 9387
$$The 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, 2:08 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, 2:15 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.