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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Nov 14, 2020, 8:17 PM CST for Carroll County, Arkansas. It was in force for 25 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
- Nov 14, 2020, 8:17 PM CST (02:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2020, 8:42 PM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Carroll County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 5:14 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 305 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 667 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 734 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted.
239
WFUS54 KTSA 150217
TORTSA
ARC015-150300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0050.201115T0217Z-201115T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
817 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Carroll County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until 900 PM CST.
* At 816 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Eureka Springs, 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...
Berryville... Eureka Springs...
Beaver... Urbanette...
Grandview... Pleasant Ridge...
Oak Hill...
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 3641 9330 3637 9371 3647 9380 3650 9366
3650 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 250DEG 36KT 3641 9371
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
566
WWUS54 KTSA 150224
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
824 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020
ARC015-150300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-201115T0300Z/
Carroll AR-
824 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY...
At 824 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Grandview, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Urbanette... Grandview...
Pleasant Ridge...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3644 9330 3641 9361 3646 9366 3650 9366
3650 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 248DEG 41KT 3645 9359
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$389
WWUS54 KTSA 150230
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
830 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020
ARC015-150300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-201115T0300Z/
Carroll AR-
830 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY...
At 829 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles north of Urbanette, 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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Carroll County.
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.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3644 9330 3643 9356 3646 9359 3650 9360
3650 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 247DEG 34KT 3647 9353
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$746
WWUS54 KTSA 150242
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
842 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020
ARC015-150251-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-201115T0300Z/
Carroll AR-
842 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CST for northwestern
Arkansas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.
LAT...LON 3644 9330 3643 9356 3646 9359 3650 9360
3650 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 250DEG 36KT 3651 9338
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 7:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 41 min |
| Nov 14, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 46 min |
| Nov 14, 8:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 24 min |
| Nov 14, 8:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 29 min |
| Nov 14, 8:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 47 min |
| Nov 14, 9:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 35 min |
| Nov 14, 9:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 33 min |
| Nov 14, 9:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll, Washington | 44 min |
| Nov 14, 9:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Washington | 41 min |
| Nov 14, 9:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 25 min |
| Nov 14, 10:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 49 min |
| Nov 14, 10:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 33 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.