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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 14, 2023Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2023, 7:23 PM CDT for Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 52 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, 2023, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2023, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Sebastian County, AR

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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 14, 6:33 PM CDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 6:33 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 4:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
448 PM CDT Sun May 14 2023

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-
448 PM CDT Sun May 14 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Numerous thunderstorms are ongoing this afternoon across the
region and will continue through late evening before gradually
decreasing in coverage. Locally gusty winds and heavy rainfall
are occurring with the strongest storms. A briefly severe storm
will be possible through the evening with damaging winds the
primary concern. Showers and storms may continue through the
overnight hours and into Monday morning.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
MONDAY...Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain Potential.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY...No Hazards.
THURSDAY through SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Daily chances of thunderstorms will continue into next week. The
greatest potential for thunderstorms will be on Monday. Locally
heavy rain will be the main concern during this time. Thunderstorm
potential is expected to decrease from north to south Tuesday and
Wednesday as drier air pushes into the region. Another stronger
cold front is expected to move into the region toward the end of
the week bringing another round of storm chances.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 14, 6:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 14, 6:25 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 14, 6:40 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 14, 6:52 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
652 PM CDT Sun May 14 2023

OKZ049-076-150030-
Pushmataha OK-Le Flore OK-
652 PM CDT Sun May 14 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern
Pushmataha and southwestern Le Flore Counties through 730 PM CDT...

At 652 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 5 miles north of Cloudy to 4 miles east of
Nashoba to 4 miles southwest of Octavia. Movement was northwest at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Clayton...                        Albion...
Octavia...                        Clayton Lake State Park...
Stanley...                        Nashoba...
Kiamichi...                       Tuskahoma...
Muse...                           Big Cedar...
Honobia...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 9553 3468 9527 3469 9460 3451 9463
      3451 9504 3441 9505 3440 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 156DEG 20KT 3437 9531 3447 9513 3448 9475

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, May 14, 6:55 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
655 PM CDT Sun May 14 2023

ARZ019-020-029-150030-
Sebastian AR-Franklin AR-Crawford AR-
655 PM CDT Sun May 14 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern
Franklin, southeastern Crawford and Sebastian Counties through 730 PM
CDT...

At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 2 miles northeast of Fort Chaffee to Hartford.
Movement was north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 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...
Fort Smith...                     Charleston...
Greenwood...                      Barling...
Lavaca...                         Mulberry...
Mansfield...                      Hackett...
Hartford...                       Huntington...
Branch...                         Midland...
Excelsior...                      Fort Smith Regional Airport...
Bloomer...                        Washburn...
Burnville...                      Fort Chaffee...
Jenny Lind...                     Central City...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 24 and 29.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 9 and 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3523 9396 3523 9402 3518 9403 3514 9411
      3514 9414 3512 9414 3498 9441 3533 9442
      3558 9393
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 186DEG 29KT 3524 9402 3501 9438

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore34 min
May 15, 10:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek3 hr
May 15, 1:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMuskogee3 hr
May 15, 2:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Wagoner4 hr
May 14, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Washington36 min
May 14, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford33 min
May 14, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin47 min
May 14, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford44 min
May 14, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.