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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 14, 2022Washington County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2022, 9:17 PM CDT for Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 14, 2022, 9:17 PM CDT (02:17 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Washington County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 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 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 109 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2020 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1707 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 14, 6:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 6:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 9:00 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
900 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-151030-
Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
900 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

...SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
    ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...

Isolated thunderstorms persist across portions of northwest Arkansas
this evening.  A few of these storms could be strong to marginally
severe with hail to the size of quarters through late evening. A few
additional thunderstorms may develop overnight across northeast
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY thru WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

An enhanced risk of severe storms is forecast Sunday afternoon
and evening across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, in
association with an approaching cold front. Wider swaths of
damaging winds to near 70 mph will be the primary threat as storms
are expected to organize into a complex and drop south through the
region. Initial more cellular development near the Kansas and
Missouri borders will also pose a very large hail and low but non-
zero tornado threat. The severe threat should begin to wane south of
I-40 as instability decreases during the overnight hours.

Storm chances return Monday night into Tuesday morning as a warm
front lifts north into the region. These storms will pose a
limited severe risk. Low storm potential is also forecast Tuesday
night near the Kansas and Missouri borders and again on Wednesday
night across the region, all carrying a limited severe risk.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 6:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
652 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

ARZ002-011-150030-
Carroll AR-Madison AR-
652 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Madison
and south central Carroll Counties through 730 PM CDT...

At 652 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 6 miles
northwest of Rudd, moving southwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Berryville...                     Marble...
Rudd...                           Rockhouse...
Cabanal...                        Metalton...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3636 9357 3623 9343 3609 9359 3631 9372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 052DEG 6KT 3626 9358

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, May 14, 7:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
711 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

ARZ011-150100-
Madison AR-
711 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Madison
County through 800 PM CDT...

At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Kingston, moving southwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Kingston...                       Weathers...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3596 9347 3595 9347 3595 9349 3593 9349
      3592 9351 3588 9351 3588 9352 3607 9365
      3613 9351 3612 9348 3608 9348 3608 9345
      3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 059DEG 5KT 3604 9349

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, May 14, 7:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
711 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

ARZ011-150045-
Madison AR-
711 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Madison
County through 745 PM CDT...

At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles
southwest of Witter, moving southwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
St. Paul...                       Witter...
Saint Paul...                     Dutton...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3600 9372 3585 9360 3578 9375 3592 9385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 059DEG 5KT 3589 9374

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, May 14, 8:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
814 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

ARZ011-150145-
Madison AR-
814 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Madison
County through 845 PM CDT...

At 814 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 6 miles
east of Witter, moving southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Boston...                         Red Star...
Weathers...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3595 9349 3593 9349 3592 9351 3588 9351
      3588 9352 3584 9352 3581 9359 3597 9370
      3604 9354 3596 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 060DEG 8KT 3594 9356

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, May 14, 9:02 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
902 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

ARZ010-150230-
Washington AR-
902 PM CDT Sat May 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Washington County through 930 PM CDT...

At 902 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles
south of Tontitown, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Fayetteville...                   Springdale...
Farmington...                     Tontitown...
Greenland...                      Drake Field Airport...
Johnson...                        Wheeler...
Savoy...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 58 and 72.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3599 9412 3605 9440 3614 9435 3614 9434
      3618 9434 3619 9433 3618 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 006DEG 7KT 3612 9426

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	22 min
May 15, 12:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	50 min
May 15, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	47 min
May 15, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	28 min
May 15, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes	38 min
May 15, 1:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	33 min
May 15, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Washington	48 min
May 15, 1:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	28 min
May 15, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes	47 min
May 15, 1:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	40 min
May 15, 1:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	36 min
May 15, 1:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	32 min
May 15, 2:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	24 min
May 15, 2:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	12 min
May 15, 2:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	25 min
May 15, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	37 min
May 15, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	65 min
May 15, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	57 min
May 15, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	66 min
May 15, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Sequoyah	58 min
May 15, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okmulgee	31 min
May 15, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Sequoyah	64 min
May 15, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	32 min
May 15, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	53 min
May 15, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	53 min
May 15, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	52 min
May 15, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	LeFlore	55 min
May 15, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	55 min
May 15, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	62 min
May 15, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	54 min
May 15, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	39 min
May 15, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	54 min
May 15, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	12 min
May 15, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore	32 min
May 15, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner	46 min
May 14, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	49 min
May 14, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	34 min
May 14, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison	40 min
May 14, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	31 min
May 14, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	28 min
May 14, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Benton, Washington	47 min
May 15, 3:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	31 min
May 15, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll, Madison	61 min
May 15, 12:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll, Madison	55 min
May 15, 12:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Madison, Washington	64 min
May 15, 12:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison, Washington	58 min
May 15, 12:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	3 hr
May 15, 1:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison, Washington	67 min
May 15, 1:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Madison, Washington	3 hr
May 15, 1:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison, Washington	64 min
May 15, 2:07 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Franklin, Johnson, Logan	18 hr
May 15, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin	47 min
May 15, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	53 min
May 15, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	66 min

Nearby

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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.