Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 1993, 2:21 PM CDT for Crawford County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1993, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1993, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Crawford County, AR, Sebastian County, AR
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1404 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 Jun 8, 10:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 10:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA, OK
100 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 1993
REPORTS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING JUNE 8 1993...
TIME (CDT) COUNTY EVENT
1138 AM PITTSBURG GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN TOWN
1146 AM PITTSBURG QUARTER SIZE HAIL EAST SIDE OF MCALESTER
DELAYED REPORT...
230 AM TULSA WIND DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN/BROKEN
POWER LINES AND ROOF DAMAGE BETWEEN 71ST
AND 81ST STREETS AND BETWEEN SHERIDAN AND
MEMORIAL AVENUES. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN FROM
A SMALL TORNADO...WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER.Local storm report, Jun 8, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA, OK
100 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 1993
REPORTS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING JUNE 8 1993...
TIME (CDT) COUNTY EVENT
1138 AM PITTSBURG GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN TOWN
1146 AM PITTSBURG QUARTER SIZE HAIL EAST SIDE OF MCALESTER
DELAYED REPORT...
230 AM TULSA WIND DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN/BROKEN
POWER LINES AND ROOF DAMAGE BETWEEN 71ST$
AND 81ST STREETS AND BETWEEN SHERIDAN AND
MEMORIAL AVENUES. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN FROM
A SMALL TORNADO...WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER.Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:30 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
OKZ026>034-040-091200- EASTERN OKLAHOMA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 130 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 1993 THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FORT SMITH TO MCALESTER. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOPED JUST AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS HAVE CONTINUED TO PROGRESS EASTWARD. AT 1PM A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THE LINE WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND WIND FIELDS ALOFT ARE FAVORABLE FOR THESE STORMS TO REMAIN SEVERE. LARGE HAIL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH STORMS AND AS THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. THE THREAT IS THERE FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IN THE HIGH RISK AREA WITH TORNADOES A DEFINITE THREAT. FURTHER NORTH...THE SITUATION HAS BEEN COMPLICATED BY THE STORMS IN EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. AT 1PM SATELLITE PICTURES SHOWED A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO BE IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING AND WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT LIFT AS IT MOVES PAST NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THIS LIFT WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE DRYLINE...THAT AT 1PM EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF WICHITA...TO NEAR ENID...TO NEAR ALTUS. THIS DRYLINE WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THE AIR ALONG THE DRY LINE HAS RECOVERED RAPIDLY FROM THE EARLIER RAIN-COOLED AIR AND HAS NOW BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. RAPID SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE DRY LINE IN NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS THE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES. WIND FIELDS WITH THE DISTURBANCE ARE STRONG AND FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. ONCE DEVELOPED THE STORMS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE QUESTION IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS HOW MUCH THE STORMS TO THE SOUTH DISRUPT THE WIND FIELDS AND HOW MUCH SUN RETURNS TO THE AREA TO DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. AT THIS TIME THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH OF A CHANCE FOR DESTABILIZATION TO WARRANT A MODERATE RISK. IF THE ATMOSPHERE FAILS TO DESTABILIZE FURTHER THEN THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DO ENTER THE MODERATE RISK LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WOULD OCCUR...WITH THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. DURING THE NIGHT THE DRY LINE IS LIKELY TO AGAIN RETREAT WEST...BUT A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE FORECAST TO REMAIN UNSTABLE INTO THE NIGHT...THERE IS THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT LATER TONIGHT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTER GROUPS IN THE HIGH RISK AREA SHOULD BE ACTIVATED NOW AS A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGH RISK AREA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTER GROUPS IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
Local storm report, Jun 8, 1:38 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA, OK
138 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 1993
REPORTS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING JUNE 8 1993...
TIME (CDT) COUNTY EVENT
300 AM ROGERS ROOF OFF 3-STORY BLDG IN CLAREMORE
300 AM WAGONER SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN AT 51ST STREET
AND 131ST EAST AVE IN WAGONER CO.
400 AM DELEWARE WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A HOUSE ON WEST SIDE
OF JAYSpecial weather statement, Jun 8, 1:39 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
OKZ026>034-040-091200- EASTERN OKLAHOMA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 130 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 1993 THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FORT SMITH TO MCALESTER. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOPED JUST AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS HAVE CONTINUED TO PROGRESS EASTWARD. AT 1PM A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THE LINE WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND WIND FIELDS ALOFT ARE FAVORABLE FOR THESE STORMS TO REMAIN SEVERE. LARGE HAIL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH STORMS AND AS THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. THE THREAT IS THERE FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IN THE HIGH RISK AREA WITH TORNADOES A DEFINITE THREAT. FURTHER NORTH...THE SITUATION HAS BEEN COMPLICATED BY THE STORMS IN EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. AT 1PM SATELLITE PICTURES SHOWED A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO BE IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING AND WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT LIFT AS IT MOVES PAST NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THIS LIFT WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE DRYLINE...THAT AT 1PM EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF WICHITA...TO NEAR ENID...TO NEAR ALTUS. THIS DRYLINE WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THE AIR ALONG THE DRY LINE HAS RECOVERED RAPIDLY FROM THE EARLIER RAIN-COOLED AIR AND HAS NOW BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. RAPID SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE DRY LINE IN NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS THE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES. WIND FIELDS WITH THE DISTURBANCE ARE STRONG AND FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. ONCE DEVELOPED THE STORMS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE QUESTION IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS HOW MUCH THE STORMS TO THE SOUTH DISRUPT THE WIND FIELDS AND HOW MUCH SUN RETURNS TO THE AREA TO DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. AT THIS TIME THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH OF A CHANCE FOR DESTABILIZATION TO WARRANT A MODERATE RISK. IF THE ATMOSPHERE FAILS TO DESTABILIZE FURTHER THEN THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DO ENTER THE MODERATE RISK LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WOULD OCCUR...WITH THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. DURING THE NIGHT THE DRY LINE IS LIKELY TO AGAIN RETREAT WEST...BUT A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE FORECAST TO REMAIN UNSTABLE INTO THE NIGHT...THERE IS THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT LATER TONIGHT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTER GROUPS IN THE HIGH RISK AREA SHOULD BE ACTIVATED NOW AS A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGH RISK AREA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTER GROUPS IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
Local storm report, Jun 8, 1:40 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA, OK
138 PM CDT TUE JUN 08 1993
REPORTS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING JUNE 8 1993...
TIME (CDT) COUNTY EVENT
300 AM ROGERS ROOF OFF 3-STORY BLDG IN CLAREMORE
300 AM WAGONER SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN AT 51ST STREET
AND 131ST EAST AVE IN WAGONER CO.
400 AM DELEWARE WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A HOUSE ON WEST SIDE
OF JAYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Wagoner | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 4:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Johnson | 48 min |
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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.