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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 7, 2021Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2021, 6:08 PM CDT for Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 13 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
May 7, 2021, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2021, 6:21 PM CDT
In force
13 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), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 7, 6:08 PM CDTHAIL 1Van Buren, ARSIZE ESTIMATED FROM PHOTO ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

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 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2021-05-07Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -79 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
2097 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

746 
WUUS54 KTSA 072308
SVRTSA
ARC033-047-131-072345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0080.210507T2308Z-210507T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
608 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Franklin County in west central Arkansas...
  Southwestern Crawford County in northwestern Arkansas...
  Northeastern Sebastian County in west central Arkansas...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Van Buren,
  moving southeast at 45 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...
  Fort Smith...                     Van Buren...
  Charleston...                     Alma...
  Barling...                        Lavaca...
  Branch...                         Rudy...
  Bloomer...                        Fort Chaffee...
  Kibler...                         Central City...
  Concord...                        Shibley...
  Peter Pender...                   Vesta...
  Furry...                          Ursula...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 4 and 14.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 6.

LAT...LON 3532 9392 3523 9392 3523 9403 3514 9403
      3514 9404 3542 9441 3554 9430 3532 9381
      3531 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 304DEG 37KT 3544 9430 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
163 
WWUS54 KTSA 072321
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
621 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

ARC033-047-131-072331-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210507T2345Z/
Franklin AR-Crawford AR-Sebastian AR-
621 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...
SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHEASTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3532 9392 3523 9392 3523 9403 3514 9403
      3514 9404 3542 9441 3554 9430 3532 9381
      3531 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 304DEG 37KT 3536 9416 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian20 min
May 7, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian17 min
May 7, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford34 min
May 7, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton30 min
May 7, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin17 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.