A second day of severe thunderstorms hit Northwest Arkansas on Friday evening, following a round of severe storms Thursday.
3:40 p.m. update: Despite predictions of severe weather, the system passed through Northwest Arkansas early Saturday morning without any immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.
1:47 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Northwest Arkansas:
000
WUUS54 KTSA 010641
SVRTSA
ARC015-033-047-087-143-010730-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0163.130601T0641Z-130601T0730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
141 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
- UNTIL 230 AM CDT
- AT 138 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELKINS TO 5 MILES WEST OF CASS
TO FIGURE FIVE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
- SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
FERN...RUDY...ELKINS...WESLEY...SAINT PAUL...JAPTON...HINDSVILLE...
PETTIGREW...WITTER...CASS...AURORA...HUNTSVILLE...BOSTON...
CLIFTY...WITHROW SPRINGS STATE PARK...FORUM...MARBLE...KINGSTON...
RULE...RUDD AND OSAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. PEOPLE OUTDOORS
SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
DOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 9347 3609 9347 3608 9344 3597 9345
3592 9350 3577 9351 3576 9355 3576 9369
3570 9369 3567 9375 3546 9444 3571 9430
3610 9423 3638 9350 3612 9336
TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 249DEG 35KT 3599 9404 3570 9387
3552 9429
$$
1:07 a.m. update Northwest Arkansas is under a tornado warning:
000
WFUS54 KTSA 010557
TORTSA
ARC007-033-087-143-OKC001-021-135-010645-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0061.130601T0557Z-130601T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1257 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
- TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...
- UNTIL 145 AM CDT
- AT 1253 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES
SOUTH OF ELDON TO 5 MILES WEST OF NATURAL DAM TO GANS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. TORNADOES MAY FORM RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE
LINE OF STORMS!
- SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
NATURAL DAM...CHRISTIE...LEE CREEK...BARON...DEVILS DEN STATE
PARK...WESTVILLE...CEDARVILLE...STRICKLER...FIGURE FIVE...
BLACKBURN...LINCOLN...CINCINNATI...WINSLOW...PRAIRIE GROVE...
BRENTWOOD...CHESTER...WEST FORK...LAKE FORT SMITH...MOUNTAINBURG...
GREENLAND...FARMINGTON...DRAKE FIELD AIRPORT...FAYETTEVILLE...
ELKINS...TONTITOWN...WESLEY...JAPTON...SPRINGDALE AND AURORA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 312 AND
317.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS...TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A
SAFE PLACE!
&&
LAT...LON 3600 9366 3577 9391 3573 9394 3573 9396
3566 9401 3566 9407 3563 9407 3535 9473
3535 9477 3532 9481 3563 9455 3590 9497
3627 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0557Z 243DEG 48KT 3589 9476 3568 9443
3542 9462
$$