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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 28, 2021Franklin County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 7:34 PM CDT for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 26 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 28, 2021, 7:34 PM CDT (00:34 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Franklin County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 28, 7:42 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Denning, ARGOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN DENNING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 48 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 320 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
48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
320 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

349 
WUUS54 KTSA 290034
SVRTSA
ARC047-290100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0057.210429T0034Z-210429T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
734 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Franklin County in west central Arkansas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 734 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast
  of Ratcliff, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Altus...                          Denning...
  Wiederkehr Village...             Etna...
  Peter Pender...                   Alix...
  Meg...                            

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3538 9371 3537 9372 3537 9375 3538 9376
      3540 9379 3542 9380 3531 9381 3532 9392
      3531 9392 3540 9395 3547 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 254DEG 54KT 3534 9382 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
934 
WWUS54 KTSA 290051
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
751 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

ARC047-290101-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210429T0100Z/
Franklin AR-
751 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. Golf Ball sized 
hail was reported in Denning with this storm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.

LAT...LON 3538 9371 3537 9372 3537 9375 3538 9376
      3540 9379 3542 9380 3531 9381 3532 9392
      3531 9392 3540 9395 3547 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 254DEG 54KT 3541 9354 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin23 min
Apr 28, 7:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington9 hr
Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Sebastian39 min
Apr 28, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningTSASebastian31 min
Apr 28, 9:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian3 hr
Apr 28, 9:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian3 hr
Apr 28, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin, Sebastian48 min
Apr 28, 9:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatTSASebastian28 min
Apr 28, 10:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington4 hr
Apr 29, 12:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian6 hr
Apr 29, 2:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin32 min
Apr 29, 2:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington4 hr
Apr 29, 7:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian10 hr
Apr 29, 11:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACrawford, Franklin9 hr

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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.