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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 437, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2025, 6:51 PM CDT for Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 39 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
- Aug 19, 2025, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2025, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 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 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 1048 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 19, 6:04 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 6:04 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
513 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201015-
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-
513 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
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.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
DISCUSSION...
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are ongoing late this
afternoon in parts of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The
thunderstorms will continue to pose a locally heavy rain and gusty
wind threat, with a limited potential for damaging wind gusts with
the strongest thunderstorms. The coverage and intensity of
thunderstorms are both expected to wane with the loss of daytime
heating, although low thunderstorm chances will persist overnight.
In areas that have not seen cooling rains this afternoon, hot and
humid conditions persist, with heat index values from 100 to 110
degrees continuing. Conditions will improve toward sunset.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm and Dangerous Heat Potential.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...No Hazards.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances will focus southward on Wednesday primarily
across southeast Oklahoma into west central Arkansas. Hot and
humid conditions will remain in place, especially for areas south
of Interstate 40, before slightly cooler and drier air arrives
Thursday through Saturday. The weather pattern begins to change by
early next week, with daily shower and thunderstorm chances and below
normal temperatures.
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Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 4:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 5:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 6:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 8:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:12 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 31 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 12 min |
| Aug 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Hughes | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Sebastian | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Benton, Washington | 3 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.