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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 28, 2024Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2024, 2:00 AM CDT for Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 60 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: Apr 28, 2024, 2:00 AM CDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2024, 3:00 AM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 28, 1:03 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 91 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: 937 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 272 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 10.5

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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 Apr 28, 12:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 12:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1231 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(The rest of tonight)
Issued at 958 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

The forecast generally remains on track. Thus far, severe storms
have been confined to the far northwest part of our forecast
area, but that is about to change. Storms continue to increase in
coverage and intensity to our west, and these storms will move
into eastern Oklahoma within the next hour or so, with an all
hazard severe risk. A large QLCS will eventually evolve and sweep
across the entire forecast area overnight with damaging winds, a
few tornadoes, sporadic hail, and widespread heavy rainfall. Both
flash and river flood flooding will become a major concern heading
into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Have made only minor
changes to pops tonight, with the rest of the forecast on track at
this time.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tomorrow through Saturday)
Issued at 211 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

Thunderstorms producing heavy rain and at least a low chance for
severe weather will be ongoing across parts of eastern Oklahoma
and northwest and west central Arkansas, with an expected decrease
in coverage and intensity toward mid morning. Another round of
thunderstorms with severe weather potential is expected to develop
along the cold front/dryline Sunday afternoon and into the
evening, with a lesser but still existent potential for tornadoes
and very large hail. The Flood Watch may need to be extended in
time to account for this activity across eastern parts of the
watch area.

A short break in the active pattern is expected Monday and into
Tuesday, with a period of dry weather for much of those two days.
The dry weather will be short-lived with multiple rounds of
showers and thunderstorms, including some potential for severe
thunderstorms, mid to late week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1231 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

Line of storms will sweep across the TAF sites over the next 6 to
9 hours, with deteriorating conditions expected along with strong
wind gusts. MVFR cigs will persist in the wake of the system thru
the morning with some spotty showers. Another round of storms may
develop during the afternoon and slide across the TAF sites,
especially NW AR where tempo groups will be used.

Lacy

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   77  55  80  58 /  80  10  10   0
FSM   77  61  82  60 / 100  50  10  10
MLC   76  60  82  63 /  90  10  10  10
BVO   77  51  78  55 /  70  10   0  10
FYV   74  57  80  59 /  90  50  10  10
BYV   73  57  78  56 / 100  60  10  10
MKO   74  58  79  59 /  90  10  10   0
MIO   73  54  76  56 /  90  30  10  10
F10   76  58  79  61 /  80  10  10  10
HHW   73  61  80  62 /  90  30  10  10

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through this afternoon for OKZ049-053>076.

AR...Flood Watch through this afternoon for ARZ001-002-010-011-019-
     020-029.

&&

SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....22
AVIATION...30

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 5:44 PM CDT, 8 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
544 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-281000-
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-
544 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...
...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Critical.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Eastern Oklahoma.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Mainly Eastern Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This Evening.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Critical.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Eastern Oklahoma.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and intensity
this evening. The threat of severe weather is present across the
entire area, but the greatest threat will be across eastern
Oklahoma. All severe hazards will be possible, including
tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds. By late this evening,
additional storms to the west will merge with ongoing activity,
and will shift the severe threat towards a heavy rain and flash
flooding threat. The highest flood threat remains across eastern
Oklahoma, but all areas have at least some potential. Total
rainfall in the hardest hit areas may exceed several inches.

Continue to pay special attention to forecast updates considering
the ongoing dual threat of severe weather and flooding rains through
tonight.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential...
         Heavy Rain Potential.
MONDAY...No Hazards.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential...
            Heavy Rain Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential...
           Heavy Rain Potential.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Heavy rain will continue into Sunday across northwest Arkansas
before it finally moves east. Additional strong to severe storms
are possible across southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas
Sunday afternoon. Winds will remain breezy with gusts of 30 to 40
miles an hour.

For the rest of the week we will see additional rounds of rain and
thunderstorms, including the threat of severe weather and heavy
rains for mid week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:00 AM CDT, 1 hour before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
100 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1259 AM     Tornado          2 NE Porter             35.89N 95.50W
04/28/2024                   Wagoner            OK   Official NWS Obs

            TDS observed on radar; time estimated by
            radar.

&&

MDL

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:04 AM CDT, 56 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
104 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1251 AM     Flash Flood      4 N Leonard             35.98N 95.79W
04/28/2024                   Tulsa              OK   Public

            backyard flooded; roof leaking.

&&

MDL

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:08 AM CDT, 52 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
108 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 SW Hulah              36.88N 96.12W
04/28/2024                   Osage              OK   Public

            3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles
            broken; from mPing; time estimated by radar.

&&

MDL

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:17 AM CDT, 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
117 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0113 AM     Flash Flood      2 E Tulsa               36.13N 95.88W
04/28/2024                   Tulsa              OK   Public

            minor street flooding; from mPing.

&&

MDL

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:35 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
135 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0127 AM     Tornado          3 NE Peggs              36.12N 95.06W
04/28/2024                   Cherokee           OK   Official NWS Obs

            TDS observed on radar; time estimated by
            radar.

&&

MDL

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:00 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
200 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0137 AM     Tornado          Leach                   36.21N 94.92W
04/28/2024                   Delaware           OK   Emergency Mngr

            tornado brought down trees at hwy 412 alt
            and 540 road (near Leach) in Delaware
            county; time estimated by radar.

&&

MDL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	32 min
Apr 27, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	28 min
Apr 27, 7:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	21 min
Apr 27, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	29 min
Apr 27, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	62 min
Apr 27, 10:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek	39 min
Apr 27, 10:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Okfuskee	43 min
Apr 27, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	63 min
Apr 27, 11:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	45 min
Apr 27, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	44 min
Apr 27, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	55 min
Apr 27, 11:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	26 min
Apr 27, 11:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	16 min
Apr 27, 11:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington	57 min
Apr 27, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	45 min
Apr 27, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	56 min
Apr 27, 11:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	30 min
Apr 27, 11:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa	16 min
Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee	32 min
Apr 28, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	52 min
Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	47 min
Apr 28, 12:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Okfuskee	3 hr
Apr 28, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Wagoner	57 min
Apr 28, 12:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	39 min
Apr 28, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	66 min
Apr 28, 12:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
Apr 28, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	62 min
Apr 28, 12:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner	43 min
Apr 28, 12:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	63 min
Apr 28, 1:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg	43 min
Apr 28, 1:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah and 1 more	64 min
Apr 28, 1:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	45 min
Apr 28, 1:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	43 min
Apr 28, 1:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	3 hr
Apr 28, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	32 min
Apr 28, 1:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg	60 min
Apr 28, 1:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	32 hr
Apr 28, 1:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware	39 min
Apr 28, 1:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Muskogee	3 hr
Apr 28, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	63 min
Apr 28, 2:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	3 hr
Apr 28, 2:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	65 min
Apr 28, 2:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee	3 hr
Apr 28, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	43 min
Apr 28, 3:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	56 min
Apr 28, 3:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	55 min
Apr 28, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	45 min
Apr 28, 3:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	41 min
Apr 28, 3:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	28 min
Apr 28, 4:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	49 min
Apr 28, 4:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah	3 hr
Apr 28, 4:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, LeFlore, Sequoyah	3 hr
Apr 28, 4:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	53 min
Apr 28, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	28 hr
Apr 28, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	17 hr
Apr 28, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Sequoyah	30 hr
Apr 28, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	27 min
Apr 28, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	44 min
Apr 28, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	41 min
Apr 28, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	47 min
Apr 28, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg	46 min
Apr 28, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	40 min
Apr 28, 5:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg	50 min
Apr 28, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg	43 min
Apr 28, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Wagoner	40 min
Apr 28, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pushmataha	46 min
Apr 28, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	40 min
Apr 28, 5:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	3 hr
Apr 28, 5:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner	47 min
Apr 28, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	30 min
Apr 28, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	38 min
Apr 28, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	50 min
Apr 28, 6:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	4 hr
Apr 28, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	48 min
Apr 28, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah	21 min
Apr 28, 6:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg	38 min
Apr 28, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Pushmataha	47 min
Apr 28, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	23 min
Apr 28, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	47 min
Apr 28, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.