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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 30, 2021Benton County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jan 30, 2021, 3:55 PM CST for Benton County, Arkansas. It was in force for 14 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
Jan 30, 2021, 3:55 PM CST (21:55 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2021, 4:09 PM CST
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Benton County, AR

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 2021-01-30Temperature 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 2021-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 481 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
827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
481 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
593 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

670 
WFUS54 KTSA 302155
TORTSA
ARC007-302230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0006.210130T2155Z-210130T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
355 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Benton County in northwestern Arkansas...

* Until 430 PM CST.
    
* At 355 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 3 miles southeast of South West City, moving east at 35
  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...
  Bentonville...                    Bella Vista...
  Pea Ridge...                      Gravette...
  Hiwasse...                        Miller...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 91 and 93.
 
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 9408 3640 9460 3650 9461 3650 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 254DEG 33KT 3646 9458 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
706 
WWUS54 KTSA 302209
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
409 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

ARC007-302219-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210130T2230Z/
Benton AR-
409 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3641 9408 3640 9460 3650 9461 3650 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 254DEG 33KT 3650 9442 

$$

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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.