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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 274, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 10, 1995Nowata County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1995, 3:06 AM CDT for Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 1995, 3:06 AM CDT (08:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 1995, 3:45 AM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Whole counties

County Nowata County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 00:00Z on 1995-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 631 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 00:00Z on 1995-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 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
631 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-167 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1461 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KTUL 100808 RRA
SVRTUL
OKC105-100845-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
306 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  345 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
 
   ...NORTHERN NOWATA COUNTY
 
AT 305 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CENTERED
4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH COFFEEVILLE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING
TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
 
SOUTH COFFEEVILLE IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
 
 
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNED AREA.
 
KEEP TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETINS.

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 9, 9:00 PM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 9:00 PM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes before
FPUS3 KTUL 100158
AFDTUL

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
900 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

ISOLD SUPERCELL MOVG ACRS FA THIS EVNG RMNS SVR AS IT MOVS ACRS
E-CNTL OK AND APRCHS WRN AR ATTM.  AMS RMNS VRY MOIST/UNSTBL...AND
CONCERN FOR THE REST OF TNGT WL BE STG LLVL JET PROGD OVR THE AREA
CAUSING ADDTNL DVLPMNT ALNG ANY BNDRYS OVR THE AREA.  LARGE COMPLEX
OF STMS OVR SERN KS SHOWING SIGNS OF TRYING TO DVLP SWRD ALONG BNDRY
INTO NRN OK NOW...AND XPCT THIS TREND TO CONT.  MESONET ALSO SHOWG
E-W BNDRY OVR NRN ZNS...AND ALSO IN WAKE OF SUPERCELL.  WL LV FFA
FOR NERN OK AS IS...AS MUCH OF WATCH AREA RCVD TREMENDOUS RAINS
EARLIER TDA.  WL MAKE ONLY MINOR CHGS TO AFTN PKG.

...04...

.TUL...FFA FOR MUCH OF NERN OK TNGT (ZNS 54>67).

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1010 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

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

0116 PM    PRYOR                     OK   0.88 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   MAYES

0230 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE                       LARGE TREE LIMBS.

0330 PM    ELM SPRINGS               AR   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   WASHINGTON

0330 PM    3 S CAVE SPRINGS          AR   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   BENTON

0350 PM    4 S STILWELL              OK   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   ADAIR

0615 PM    10 SW OKEMAH              OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE

0630 PM    BEARDEN                   OK   1 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE

0645 PM    OKEMAH                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE                       TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0756 PM    DEWAR                     OK   3/4 TO 1 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   OKMULGEE

0810 PM    2 N CHECOTAH              OK   70 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MCINTOSH

0844 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE

0850 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE
Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1010 PM CDT FRI JUN 9 1995

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

0116 PM    PRYOR                     OK   0.88 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   MAYES

0230 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE                       LARGE TREE LIMBS.

0330 PM    ELM SPRINGS               AR   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   WASHINGTON

0330 PM    3 S CAVE SPRINGS          AR   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   BENTON

0350 PM    4 S STILWELL              OK   3/4 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   ADAIR

0615 PM    10 SW OKEMAH              OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE

0630 PM    BEARDEN                   OK   1 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE

0645 PM    OKEMAH                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/09/95   OKFUSKEE                       TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0756 PM    DEWAR                     OK   3/4 TO 1 INCH HAIL.
06/09/95   OKMULGEE

0810 PM    2 N CHECOTAH              OK   70 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MCINTOSH

0844 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/`09/95   MUSKOGEE

0850 PM    BRAGGS                    OK   60 MPH WINDS.
06/09/95   MUSKOGEE
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 2:37 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
ARZ001-100800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
237 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995

AT 235 AM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BENTON
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED 4 MILES
DUE EAST OF GRAVETTE.  THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES
AN HOUR AND WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.  BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AND SMALL HAIL
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

THIS STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE BENTONVILLE AREA BY AROUND 3 AM.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 2:39 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
ARZ001-100800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
237 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995

AT 235 AM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BENTON
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED 4 MILES
DUE EAST OF GRAVETTE.  THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MILES
AN HOUR AND WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.  BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AND SMALL HAIL
ARE ALSO POSSIBxLE.

THIS STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE BENTONVILLE AREA BY AROUND 3 AM.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOkmulgee35 min
Jun 9, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee27 min
Jun 9, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Sequoyah40 min
Jun 9, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee27 min
Jun 9, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage47 min
Jun 9, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington47 min
Jun 9, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata48 min
Jun 9, 11:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Washington3 hr
Jun 9, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig54 min
Jun 9, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington49 min
Jun 9, 11:34 PM CDTTornado WarningTSANowata, Washington26 min
Jun 9, 11:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers41 min
Jun 9, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa52 min
Jun 9, 11:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTSARogers34 min
Jun 10, 12:01 AM CDTTornado WarningTSANowata29 min
Jun 10, 12:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig48 min
Jun 10, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers31 min
Jun 10, 12:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Ottawa2 hr
Jun 10, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes38 min
Jun 10, 1:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig26 min
Jun 10, 1:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware42 min
Jun 10, 2:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Ottawa3 hr
Jun 10, 5:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa3 hr
Jun 10, 11:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.