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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2021, 10:02 PM CDT for Crawford County, Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 15 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 3, 2021, 10:02 PM CDT (03:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 10:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:04 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 10:09 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Wsw Piney, AR | A TORNADO UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES AND BLEW DOWN POWER POLES. |
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 3, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 1558 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 972 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
390
WFUS54 KTSA 040302
TORTSA
ARC033-047-040330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0026.210504T0302Z-210504T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1002 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Franklin County in west central Arkansas...
Northeastern Crawford County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until 1030 PM CDT.
* At 1002 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm with strong low level
rotation that could produce a tornado at any time was located 3
miles south of Mountainburg, moving northeast 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...
Mountainburg... Mulberry...
Dyer... Chester...
Cass... Lake Fort Smith...
Fern... Jethro...
Barnes... Bidville...
Redding... Piney...
Locke... Turners Bend...
Paradise...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 15 and 22.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 25 and 34.
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 3547 9418 3561 9426 3576 9406 3576 9391
3577 9391 3577 9375 3571 9370 3568 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 234DEG 34KT 3558 9417
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Lacy1 follow-up statement
589
WWUS54 KTSA 040317
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1017 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
ARC033-047-040327-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210504T0330Z/
Franklin AR-Crawford AR-
1017 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3547 9418 3561 9426 3576 9406 3576 9391
3577 9391 3577 9375 3571 9370 3568 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 234DEG 34KT 3567 9403
$$
LacyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 37 min |
| May 3, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 57 min |
| May 3, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 37 min |
| May 3, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 39 min |
| May 3, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 3 hr |
| May 3, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 33 min |
| May 3, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 48 min |
| May 3, 10:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 3 hr |
| May 3, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 39 min |
| May 3, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 44 min |
| May 3, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 23 min |
| May 3, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 52 min |
| May 3, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 13 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.