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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 12, 2020Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 12, 2020, 5:44 PM CDT for Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2020, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2020, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Sebastian County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2020-04-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2020-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
860 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 12, 2:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 2:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
214 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

.DISCUSSION...
Convection continues to expand this afternoon ahead of strong cold
front which has pushed into NE OK early this afternoon. Conditions
remain supportive of severe weather potential this afternoon
through early evening ahead of the surging cold front. The
highest conditional environment remains across SE OK and possibly
into west central AR before the front passes. Transient
supercells with a large hail / wind potential will be the greatest
concern with a lower, yet non zero, chance for tornadoes. Strong
post frontal winds will gradually relax overnight and sufficient
clearing is expected to allow a light freeze across portions of NE
OK / far NW AR.

Unseasonably cold temperatures will prevail Monday through Tuesday
with a light freeze possible both Monday and Tuesday nights, with
the most favorable cold sfc pattern likely Tuesday morning.
Confidence continues to increase in a band of light precip
expanding along mid level frontal forcing Monday night through
Tuesday morning. Fcst will retain a rain / snow mix as any
thickening mid level cloud cover will likely keep sfc temps in the
mid to upper 30s, however reports of snowflakes early Tuesday are
likely.

Temps begin to moderate by late week and likely return to near
normal by next weekend. Extended data have differing solutions on
extent of light precip with either a weak late week front and/or
return warm advection precip. Either way low precip chances are
warranted into next weekend.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   31  49  35  49 /  10  10  30  30
FSM   34  53  39  52 /  70  10  20  20
MLC   33  51  36  51 /  10  10  20  30
BVO   31  49  33  49 /  10  20  20  20
FYV   30  49  33  48 /  80  10  20  20
BYV   30  49  33  48 /  80  10  20  20
MKO   32  49  35  48 /  20  10  30  30
MIO   30  48  33  49 /  30  20  20  20
F10   32  49  35  47 /   0  10  30  30
HHW   36  54  38  55 /  10   0   0  10

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Freeze Warning from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Monday for
     OKZ054>070.

     Wind Advisory until 11 PM CDT this evening for OKZ054>074.

AR...Freeze Warning from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Monday for
     ARZ001-002-010-011.

     Wind Advisory until 11 PM CDT this evening for ARZ001-010.

&&

LONG TERM....07
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 4:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
450 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131030-
Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
450 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Far Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by 8 PM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Northwest Arkansas through Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by 8 PM.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northwest Arkansas through Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by mid evening.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing...diminishing by late evening.

DISCUSSION...
A line of strong to occasionally severe storms is ongoing from
far northwest Arkansas through southeast Oklahoma.  Periodic
large hail and locally damaging winds remain the primary
severe weather hazards with these storms as they continue
eastward through the mid evening hours. A limited tornadic
threat will continue across far southeast Oklahoma through
mid evening.  The storms are ahead of strong cold front
which is quickly sweeping eastward, with winds behind
the front gusting 35 to around 50 mph through the evening
hours.  Winds will gradually subside overnight. Locally
heavy rainfall is ongoing within the line of storms and
soils remain saturated across much of the area.  This may
lead to isolated areas of rapid onset flash flooding.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
MONDAY through FRIDAY...No Hazards.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Below normal temperatures will prevail most of the upcoming week,
with thunderstorm chances returning next weekend.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa51 min
Apr 11, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee29 min
Apr 11, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee39 min
Apr 11, 11:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers36 min
Apr 11, 11:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa2 hr
Apr 12, 3:34 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 13 more19 hr
Apr 12, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek44 min
Apr 12, 8:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore49 hr
Apr 12, 8:09 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee49 hr
Apr 12, 9:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata33 min
Apr 12, 1:19 PM CDTFreeze WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes and 10 more20 hr
Apr 12, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee36 min
Apr 12, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh23 min
Apr 12, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers26 min
Apr 12, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee27 min
Apr 12, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah42 min
Apr 12, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell34 min
Apr 12, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw67 min
Apr 12, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer65 min
Apr 12, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair24 min
Apr 12, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg11 min
Apr 12, 4:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
Apr 12, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore30 min
Apr 12, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore29 min
Apr 12, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer30 min
Apr 12, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Washington32 min
Apr 12, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Washington42 min
Apr 12, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll27 min
Apr 12, 6:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACarroll2 hr

Nearby

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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.