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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 2, 1995LeFlore County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 1995, 1:56 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 34 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 1995, 1:56 PM CDT (18:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 1995, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Whole counties

County LeFlore County, OK

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 237 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 1995-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 457 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 1995-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
457 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KTUL 021858 RRA
SVRTUL
OKC079-021930-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
156 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  230 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY
 
AT 155 PM...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MUSE...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. BIG CEDAR AND ZAFRA ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THIS STORM PRODUCED NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN MUSE
ABOUT 140 PM.
 
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKEL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60_ MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNED AREA.
 
DURING THE STORM MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE
OR HAND HELD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER ON ROADWAYS AND NEVER
DRIVE ONTO A FLOODED ROAD.
v 
KEEP TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETINS.
 
 
 
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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 Jun 2, 10:01 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 10:01 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1000 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995

RELATIVELY STEEP LAPSE RATES AND UPPER-LEVEL IMPULSE MOVING OVER
AREA ARE HELPING TO SUSTAIN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS EXTREME
EASTERN OK AND NW ARKANSAS LATE THIS MORNING.  THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD
MOVE COMPLETELY OUT OF AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  SUBSIDENCE BEHIND
IMPULSE SHOULD KEEP SKIES MOSTLY SUNNY FOR REST OF DAY AND ALLOW
FOR DECENT WARMING AS IN CURRENT FORECAST.  ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
WILL BE TO REMOVE POPS BEHIND ONGOING CONVECTION.  REST OF FORECAST
LOOKS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE.

.TUL...NONE

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:33 AM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
OKZ074-076-021400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
833 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HASKELL AND
NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 830 AM.

AT 832 AM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EXTREME EASTERN
HASKELL COUNTY EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY.  THE
STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 5 NORTHEAST OF KEOTA.  MOVEMENT WAS
TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS REMAIN CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL.
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:35 AM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
OKZ074-076-021400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
833 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HASKELL AND
NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 830 AM.

AT 832 AM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EXTREME EASTERN
HASKELL COUNTY EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY.  THE
STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 5 NORTHEAST OF KEOTA.  MOVEMENT WAS
TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

TPHESE STORMS REMAIN CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL.
Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA, OK
845 AM CDT FRI JUN 02 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....      ST   EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0735 AM         MUSKOGEE                OK   0.75 INCH HAIL.
06/02/95        MUSKOGEE
Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA, OK
845 AM CDT FRI JUN 02 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....      ST   EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0735 AM         MUSKOGEE                OK   0.75 INCH HAIL.
06/02/95        MUSKOGEE
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:00 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-029-OKZ054>077-031200-

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
100 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE
MODERATE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE AIRMASS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAS BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S.
THE AIRMASS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS BECOME
MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 AND DEWPOINTS AROUND
70.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HAS RESULTED IN CONTINUED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO THE FORT SMITH
AREA THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THIS AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS
PANHANDLE MAY ALSO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MODERATE RISK AREA WITH ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FARTHER
NORTH IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS AND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:19 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-029-OKZ054>077-031200-

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
100 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE
MODERATE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE AIRMASS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAS BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S.
THE AIRMASS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS BECOME
MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 AND DEWPOINTS AROUND
70.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HAS RESULTED IN CONTINUED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO THE FORT SMITH
AREA THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THIS AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS
PANHANDLE MAY ALSO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MODERATE RISK AREA WITH ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FARTHER
NORTH IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS AND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer52 min
Jun 2, 3:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage3 hr
Jun 2, 7:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee44 min
Jun 2, 7:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore51 min
Jun 2, 9:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore51 min
Jun 2, 9:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSASequoyah40 min
Jun 2, 10:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore42 min
Jun 2, 12:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer40 min
Jun 2, 12:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore45 min
Jun 2, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek69 min
Jun 2, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg54 min
Jun 2, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee49 min
Jun 2, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOkmulgee, Tulsa61 min
Jun 2, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek33 min
Jun 2, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg45 min
Jun 2, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg61 min
Jun 2, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes45 min
Jun 2, 6:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore42 min
Jun 2, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware49 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.