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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 4, 2026Crawford County, Sebastian County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2026, 1:34 AM CDT for Crawford County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 26 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2026, 1:34 AM CDT (06:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2026, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Crawford County, AR, Sebastian County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:32 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 4, 1:43 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 W Van Buren, AR	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree on Riverfront Drive near Williams Lane.
Apr 4, 1:44 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Van Buren, AR	Large portion of a tree down and up against a house on Sylvan Hills Road. Time approximated from radar data.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 3, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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: 434 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

433 
WFUS54 KTSA 040634
TORTSA
ARC033-131-040700-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0021.260404T0634Z-260404T0700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
134 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Crawford County in northwestern Arkansas...
  Northern Sebastian County in west central Arkansas...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 134 AM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing tornadoes
  that may not be visible due to heavy rain was located over Moffett,
  moving east at 45 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...
  Alma...                           Shibley...
  Dyer...                           Kibler...
  Fort Smith...                     Concord...
  Van Buren...                      Mulberry...
  !** weakened. This includes the following highways, Interstate 40 
  in Arkansas between mile markers 4 and 11, and between mile 
  markers 14 and 16.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 !** weakened. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3535 9408 3536 9443 3540 9443 3544 9444
      3545 9444 3551 9409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 262DEG 37KT 3540 9443 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 12:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Sebastian, Washington	38 min
Apr 4, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Crawford, Sebastian, Washington	46 min
Apr 4, 1:36 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	24 min
Apr 4, 1:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Crawford	24 min
Apr 4, 1:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton, Washington	3 hr
Apr 4, 2:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	27 min
Apr 4, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	49 min
Apr 4, 2:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.