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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Feb 21, 2022, 11:47 PM CST for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 23 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
- Feb 21, 2022, 11:47 PM CST (05:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2022, 12:10 AM CST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Franklin County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:47 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 8:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 328 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1208 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KTSA 220547
TORTSA
ARC047-220630-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0002.220222T0547Z-220222T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1147 PM CST Mon Feb 21 2022
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Franklin County in west central Arkansas...
* Until 1230 AM CST.
* At 1146 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 7 miles southeast of Fern, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Ozark... Wiederkehr Village...
Cass... Jethro...
Barnes... Redding...
Watalula... Toney...
Turners Bend... Lonelm...
Taft... Cravens...
Paradise...
This includes Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 26 and
42.
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tulsa.
&&
LAT...LON 3550 9371 3545 9397 3563 9403 3574 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 250DEG 30KT 3556 9393
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
632
WWUS54 KTSA 220559
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1159 PM CST Mon Feb 21 2022
ARC047-220630-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220222T0630Z/
Franklin AR-
1159 PM CST Mon Feb 21 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...
At 1159 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles south of Cass, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Ozark... Wiederkehr Village...
Cass... Barnes...
Redding... Turners Bend...
Watalula... Taft...
Paradise...
This includes Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 34 and
42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 9385 3567 9390 3574 9370 3550 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 250DEG 30KT 3560 9380
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$351
WWUS54 KTSA 220610
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1210 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022
ARC047-220619-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220222T0630Z/
Franklin AR-
1210 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for west central
Arkansas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.
LAT...LON 3547 9385 3567 9390 3574 9370 3550 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 250DEG 30KT 3563 9370
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 11:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 33 min |
| Feb 21, 11:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 35 min |
| Feb 21, 11:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 20 min |
| Feb 22, 1:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 38 min |
| Feb 22, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 48 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.