Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 10, 2010

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 10, 2010
Start: 2010-05-10T19:52
End: 2010-05-10T20:15
Location: Arkansas

May 10, 2010 · NWS TSA · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms that developed along and ahead of a dry line over central and eastern Oklahoma moved across portions of northwest Arkansas late in the evening on the 10th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms that developed along and ahead of a dry line over central and eastern Oklahoma moved across portions of northwest Arkansas late in the evening on the 10th.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 10, 6:58 PM CST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 6:58 PM CST, 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
758 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

...MESOSCALE UPDATE...

.DISCUSSION...
THE TORNADIC SUPERCELL NORTHEAST OF CHECOTAH IS QUICKLY LEAVING
SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY.  THE CAPE IS ONLY AROUND 500 J/KG AROUND
MUSKOGEE.  THIS CELL WILL LOSE ORGANIZATION...BUT BECAUSE OF THE
EXTREMELY FAVORABLE WIND ENVIRONMENT A LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION COULD
INTENSIFY EVEN DURING THE WEAKENING STAGE.

TWO SUPERCELLS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER IN OKMULGEE COUNTY
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST IN THE EXTREMELY SHEARED
ENVIRONMENT.  WE HAVE SEEN LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATIONS PERIODICALLY
TIGHTEN WITH THE NORTH CELL THAT IS APPROACHING OKMULGEE AND
A TORNADO WAS REPORTED WITH THE CELL EARLIER IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY.
AGAIN GIVEN THE SHEAR IN PLACE...LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATIONS COULD
TIGHTEN IN THESE CELLS AT ANY TIME.

A LARGE TORNADIC SUPERCELL IS APPROACHING THE HUGO AREA IN FAR
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY IS NEAR 700 M2/S2
AHEAD OF THE CELL...WITH AN EXCELLENT HODOGRAPH.  THE STORM WILL
BE GOING TOWARD SLIGHTLY LESS SURFACE-BASED CAPE...DOWN TO
AROUND 1400 J/KG...BUT THE SHEAR WILL COMPENSATE AND THE
TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL BE HIGH WITH THE CELL AS IT APPROACHES CHOCTAW
COUNTY.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...08

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 7:00 PM CST, 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
800 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111000-
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-
800 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

...VIOLENT TORNADOES LIKELY THIS EVENING...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND
        SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...CRITICAL.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A OKFUSKEE TO
        FAYETTEVILLE LINE.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
        RISK...LIMITED.
        AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
DISCRETE SUPERCELLS...WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
TORNADOES...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ALONG THE INTERSTATE
40 CORRIDOR INTO THE MID TO LATE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING...AND
MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

INSTABILITY LESSENS FARTHER EAST INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...SO THERE IS
SOME QUESTION CONCERNING THE SEVERITY OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS
EVENING AS THEY MOVE INTO ARKANSAS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL FOCUS REPEATED ROUNDS
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.  FORECAST
CONDITIONS DO SUPPORT SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY FOR
THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK...WITH A TRANSITION TO A
HEAVY RAIN THREAT LIKELY BY LATE WEEK.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EXPECT ONE OR MORE DAYS WITH SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS
DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 10, 6:22 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
722 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

0715 PM     HAIL             2 S HENRYETTA           35.41N 95.98W
05/10/2010  E1.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CKH

Special weather statement, May 10, 6:25 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
725 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

OKZ054>057-110100-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-OSAGE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
725 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN CRAIG...NOWATA...WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OSAGE

AT 725 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
OCHELATA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...NOWATA...DELAWARE...LENAPAH...
WANN...BARTLESVILLE...OCHELATA...DEWEY...COPAN AND SOUTH COFFEYVILLE.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3672 9538 3655 9600 3682 9616 3700 9582
      3700 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 248DEG 39KT 3666 9594

Local storm report, May 10, 6:29 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
729 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

0726 PM     TORNADO          PIERCE                  35.43N 95.72W
05/10/2010                   MCINTOSH           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TORNADO REPORTED BY NEWS MEDIA. LOCATIONS APPROXIMATE.

&&

SAA

Local storm report, May 10, 6:49 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
749 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

0715 PM     TSTM WND GST     TULSA                   36.13N 95.92W
05/10/2010  E55.00 MPH       TULSA              OK   PUBLIC

0730 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 S WYNONA              36.52N 96.33W
05/10/2010  E0.00 MPH        OSAGE              OK   MESONET

            OCCURRED ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF ANY OBSERVED
            THUNDERSTORM.

0735 PM     HAIL             COUNCIL HILL            35.56N 95.65W
05/10/2010  E2.75 INCH       MCINTOSH           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

0740 PM     TORNADO          2 S RENTIESVILLE        35.49N 95.49W
05/10/2010                   MCINTOSH           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO REPORTED 2 SOUTH OF RENTIESVILLE. RAIN WRAPPED.

0743 PM     TORNADO          7 NE OKEMAH             35.50N 96.22W
05/10/2010                   OKFUSKEE           OK   PUBLIC

            TORNADO SIGHTED AND TREES DOWN. RELAYED FROM OUN.

&&

SAA

Special weather statement, May 10, 6:50 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
750 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

OKZ055>057-110145-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-WASHINGTON OK-
750 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN CRAIG...NOWATA AND WASHINGTON

AT 751 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM SOUTH COFFEYVILLE TO 15 MILES WEST OF NOWATA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...NOWATA...DELAWARE...LENAPAH...WELCH AND SOUTH
COFFEYVILLE.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3698 9504 3696 9503 3671 9518 3660 9578
      3660 9582 3659 9582 3656 9597 3700 9563
      3700 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 243DEG 41KT 3701 9555 3665 9583

Local storm report, May 10, 7:36 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
836 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

0820 PM     HAIL             4 N BOX                 35.64N 94.98W
05/10/2010  E2.75 INCH       SEQUOYAH           OK   PUBLIC

            SNAKE CREEK WILDERNESS LODGE

&&

SAA

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:52 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Crawford

When: May 10, 7:52 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, 4 mi N of Natural Dam
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.708, -94.400

Hail, Washington

When: May 10, 8:13 PM CST
Where: Washington County, 3 mi S of Winslow
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.757, -94.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: May 10, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Chester
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 35.680, -94.180

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, one of which fell onto a car.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, May 2010

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 227166, 227167, 227168.