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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 15, 2026Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2026, 12:34 AM CDT for Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 56 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 15, 2026, 12:34 AM CDT (05:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2026, 1:30 AM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 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
Apr 14, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 82 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: 1160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1152 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 4.5

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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 15, 12:30 AM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 12:30 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDT, 7 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
524 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-152230-
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-
524 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This Evening.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...This Evening.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Nprthwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...This Evening.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...This Evening.

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

DISCUSSION...
Warm and breezy weather will continue through the evening hours.
Showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop to the west of
the area through early this evening, moving into northeast
Oklahoma this evening. Additional rounds of storms may affect
much of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas overnight. The
most likely storms to be severe will be this evening and the early
overnight hours for the northwest half of the area. All severe
hazards are possible, but wind is expected to dominate overall. If
storms remain discrete for longer than expected, then hail will
become more of a concern this evening. Isolated tornadoes are
possible but are not expected to be the main story. Areas of heavy
rainfall and localized flash flooding may occur under stronger
storms or areas with repeated storms. The severe weather threat
will decline later overnight.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
FRIDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
SATURDAY...High Wind Potential.
SUNDAY and MONDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Additional storm activity is expected Wednesday. Severe storms
may develop again, particularly in the evening hours. Like today,
wind is expected to be the main hazard, but localized large hail
and a couple of tornadoes may occur. Storm activity will diminish
Thursday, but return later Friday as a cold front passes through.
A line of heavy rain with severe wind potential is expected.
Cooler and drier weather will then develop for early next week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 10:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1023 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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

1012 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 WSW Catoosa           36.15N 95.82W
04/14/2026  M65 MPH          Tulsa              OK   Trained Spotter

            Near 138th and 11th street.

&&

Mejia

Local storm report, Apr 14, 10:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1027 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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

0959 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SSE Bixby             35.91N 95.87W
04/14/2026                   Tulsa              OK   Emergency Mngr

            Power lines and poles down in the area.
            Timing estimated based on radar data.

&&

Mejia

Local storm report, Apr 14, 11:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1129 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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

0950 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 WNW Jenks             36.05N 96.04W
04/14/2026                   Creek              OK   Amateur Radio

            Amatuer radion report of multiple trees down
            on 81st Street S between 33rd St W and 49th
            St W. Time estimated from Radar.

&&

CAS

Local storm report, Apr 14, 11:34 PM CDT, 1 hour before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1134 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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

1120 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 WNW Webbers Falls     35.52N 95.15W
04/14/2026  M59 MPH          Muskogee           OK   Mesonet

&&

CAS

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 11:39 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1139 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

OKZ072-074-076-150515-
Haskell OK-Sequoyah OK-Le Flore OK-
1139 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HASKELL...CENTRAL
SEQUOYAH AND NORTH CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...

At 1139 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 3 miles west of Brushy Lake State Park to 3 miles
northeast of Stigler. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Brushy Lake State Park...         Sallisaw...
Brushy...                         Mc Key...
Tamaha...                         Short...
Gans...                           Cowlington...
Muldrow...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 299 and
317.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
northeastern and east central Oklahoma. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch
also remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northwestern Arkansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3527 9470 3531 9509 3564 9475 3563 9447
      3560 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 258DEG 42KT 3553 9487 3529 9508

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 12:07 AM CDT, 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1207 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

ARZ019-029-OKZ072-076-150530-
Sebastian AR-Crawford AR-Sequoyah OK-Le Flore OK-
1207 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...
NORTHWESTERN SEBASTIAN...SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH AND NORTHEASTERN LE
FLORE COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...

At 1207 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from Short to 5 miles south of Gans. Movement was east
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Alma...                           Shibley...
Dyer...                           Kibler...
Central City...                   Rye Hill...
Moffett...                        Fort Smith...
Fort Smith Regional Airport...    Van Buren...
Muldrow...                        Rudy...
Lavaca...                         Greenwood...
Concord...                        Arkoma...
Braden...                         Figure Five...
Mill Creek...                     Barling...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 21.
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 317 and 328.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
east central Oklahoma. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until 400 AM CDT for northwestern Arkansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3555 9406 3518 9424 3534 9469 3557 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 271DEG 34KT 3556 9449 3532 9466

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 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
Apr 14, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	36 min
Apr 14, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	43 min
Apr 14, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa	44 min
Apr 14, 9:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	24 min
Apr 14, 10:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Tulsa, Wagoner	23 min
Apr 14, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	39 min
Apr 14, 10:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Wagoner	58 min
Apr 14, 10:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	25 min
Apr 14, 10:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Tulsa, Wagoner	2 hr
Apr 14, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	47 min
Apr 14, 10:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee	50 min
Apr 14, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more	47 min
Apr 14, 11:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	35 min
Apr 14, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	46 min
Apr 14, 11:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	36 min
Apr 14, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	61 min
Apr 14, 11:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair	44 min
Apr 14, 11:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair	36 min
Apr 15, 12:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	2 hr
Apr 15, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	40 min
Apr 15, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	32 min
Apr 15, 3:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee, Wagoner	32 min
Apr 15, 9:35 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee	23 hr
Apr 15, 10:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	33 min
Apr 15, 10:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	32 min
Apr 15, 1:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	31 min
Apr 15, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	35 min
Apr 15, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	28 min
Apr 15, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	46 min
Apr 15, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	28 min
Apr 15, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	28 min
Apr 15, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	25 min
Apr 15, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	45 min
Apr 15, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	28 min
Apr 15, 3:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	35 min
Apr 15, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	47 min
Apr 15, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	28 min
Apr 15, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	26 min
Apr 15, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	39 min
Apr 15, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	38 min
Apr 15, 3:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Washington	3 hr
Apr 15, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	28 min
Apr 15, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	34 min
Apr 15, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	31 min
Apr 15, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	49 min
Apr 15, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Washington	16 min
Apr 15, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Nowata, Washington	38 min
Apr 15, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	52 min
Apr 15, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	34 min
Apr 15, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	36 min
Apr 15, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	42 min
Apr 15, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	32 min
Apr 15, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sebastian	23 min
Apr 15, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	64 min
Apr 15, 1:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll	26 min
Apr 15, 11:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sebastian	34 min
Apr 15, 11:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	40 min
Apr 15, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	29 min
Apr 15, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	40 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.