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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Oct 15, 2021, 5:32 AM CDT for Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 26 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
- Oct 15, 2021, 5:32 AM CDT (10:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2021, 5:58 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Madison County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
140
WFUS54 KTSA 151032
TORTSA
ARC087-151115-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0040.211015T1032Z-211015T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
532 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Madison County in northwestern Arkansas...
* Until 615 AM CDT.
* At 532 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles west of Saint Paul, moving east at 30 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...
St. Paul... Saint Paul...
Pettigrew... Witter...
Boston... Dutton...
Red Star... Weathers...
Delaney... Brashears...
Crosses... Patrick...
Combs...
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 3595 9349 3593 9349 3592 9351 3588 9351
3588 9352 3578 9352 3576 9360 3577 9391
3576 9391 3576 9396 3583 9396 3584 9395
3590 9395 3607 9345 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 254DEG 26KT 3583 9392
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
061
WWUS54 KTSA 151044
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
544 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
ARC087-151115-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-211015T1115Z/
Madison AR-
544 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MADISON COUNTY...
At 544 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near St. Paul, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
St. Paul... Saint Paul...
Pettigrew... Witter...
Boston... Dutton...
Red Star... Combs...
Weathers... Brashears...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3577 9386 3592 9390 3593 9387 3603 9345
3597 9345 3595 9349 3593 9349 3592 9351
3588 9351 3588 9352 3578 9352 3576 9358
3576 9362
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 258DEG 31KT 3585 9379
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$347
WWUS54 KTSA 151058
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
ARC087-151108-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-211015T1115Z/
Madison AR-
558 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3577 9386 3592 9390 3593 9387 3603 9345
3597 9345 3595 9349 3593 9349 3592 9351
3588 9351 3588 9352 3578 9352 3576 9358
3576 9362
TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 254DEG 26KT 3588 9367
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 10:27 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 5 hr |
| Oct 15, 4:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Crawford, Washington | 55 min |
| Oct 15, 5:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison | 39 min |
| Oct 15, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 28 min |
| Oct 15, 7:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.