Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 301, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1998, 5:39 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1998, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1998, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cherokee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1912 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTUL 102239 RRA SVRTUL OKC021-102330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 539 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 537 PM...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM COWETA TO OKAY TO PEGGS...MOVING NORTHEAST 40 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE... TAHLEQUAH COOKSON WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. &
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 10, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
FPUS3 KTUL 102055 AFDTUL EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 350 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998 SAME OLD TUNE THIS FORECAST. FLOW ALOFT TO REMAIN SOUTHWEST... ATMOSPHERE TO REMAIN UNSTABLE...CAP NOT TOO STRONG AND DRY LINE TO REMAIN IN THE PANHANDLES. TODAYS VARIATION HAS A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORMED IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS EXPANDING NORTHEAST TOWARD SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THUS...WILL GO HIGHEST POPS THERE. MORE STORMS ARE STARTING TO GET GOING ALONG DRY LINE IN NORTHWEST TEXAS AND MAY MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL. EVENING SHIFT MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THESE AREAS BUT DO NOT FEEL STRONG ENOUGH ABOUT IT NOW TO DO SO YET. WILL CARRY DECENT POPS NORTH OF MAIN AREA AS OTHER STORMS MAY GET GOING ALONG THE DRY LINE AND SPREAD NORTHEAST. WILL GO LIKELY POPS EVERYWHERE TOMORROW AS SHORTWAVE WHICH CAUSED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST MEXICO THIS MORNING IS PROGGED BY BOTH THE ETA AND NGM TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE AREA. TIMING BETWEEN THE MODELS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH THE NGM THE QUICKEST AND THE ETA THE SLOWEST. WILL ACCOUNT FOR THE SLOWER ETA BY CARRYING HIGHER POPS IN THE EAST TOMORROW NIGHT. MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM MAY BRUSH THE AREA SATURDAY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA SUNDAY WHICH SHOULD SWEEP OUT A LITTLE MOISTURE SO SUNDAY NIGHT WILL COOL DOWN A BIT. WOULD HAVE LIKED TO LEAVE OUT POPS ON MONDAY BUT FRONT IS JUST TO THE SOUTH AND THE MRF SHOW A DECENT SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE AREA AND HIGH MEAN RH. TEMPERATURE WISE...DID NOT STRAY TOO FAR FROM NGM GUIDANCE. WILL FORECAST MAINLY 80S TOMORROW WITH EXPECTED CLOUDS AND LET IT WARM INTO THE 90S FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE COOLING IT DOWN A LITTLE BEGINNING SUNDAY. FCSTID = 17 TUL 73 86 73 93 / 50 60 30 30 FSM 72 87 70 93 / 60 60 50 30 MLC 73 87 73 93 / 60 60 30 30 BVO 72 85 72 92 / 30 60 30 30 FYV 72 85 70 90 / 50 60 50 30 IDB 70 87 73 95 / 60 60 50 30 BYV 71 84 69 89 / 50 60 50 30 MIO 72 86 70 90 / 50 60 30 30 MKO 72 86 72 93 / 50 60 30 30 F10 73 87 73 93 / 50 60 30 30 HHW 71 88 74 95 / 60 60 50 30 .TUL... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. ABBAS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111200- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 100 PM CDT WED JUN 9 1998 ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRYLINE EXTENDING SOUTH THROUGH FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO WEST TEXAS. THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONLY SLOWLY EAST AND SHOULD STAY ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST...AND MAY MOVE INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AFTER 4 PM. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON ALONG THE DRYLINE ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA. IF THESE STORMS FORM...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST INTO PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WHILE CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT HEATING THIS AFTERNOON...THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE TO SUPPORT ISOLATED MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THROUGH THIS EVENING. GIVEN THE FORECAST WIND PROFILES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS A PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION AND SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES SHEAR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. WHILE AN ISOLATED EMBEDDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
141 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0150 AM 4 SW CASS AR 1 INCH HAIL
06/09/98 FRANKLIN
1045 PM 5 N OZARK AR 1 INCH HAIL
06/09/98 FRANKLIN
1051 PM HEAVENER OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/09/98 LE FLORE
0300 AM FT SMITH AR WIND DAMAGE
06/10/98 SEBASTIAN SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS TOWN
FROM 300 TO 315 AM
0320 AM VAN BUREN AR WIND DAMAGE
06/10/98 CRAWFORD LARGE TREE LIMB KNOCKED
DOWN
0345 AM OZARK AR WIND DAMAGE
06/10/98 FRANKLIN NONCONVECTIVE WIND GUST.
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
BETWEEN 345 AND 415 AM.Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
141 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0150 AM 4 SW CASS AR 1 INCH HAIL
06/09/98 FRANKLIN
1045 PM 5 N OZARK AR 1 INCH HAIL
06/09/98 FRANKLIN
1051 PM HEAVENER OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/09/98 LE FLORE
0300 AM FT SMITH AR WIND DAMAGE
06/10/98 SEBASTIAN SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS TOWN
FROM 300 TO 315 AM
0320 AM VAN BUREN AR WIND DAMAGE
06/10/98 CRAWFORD LARGE TREE LIMB KNOCKED
DOWN
0345 AM OZARK AR WIND DAMAGE
06/10/98 FRANKLIN NONCONVECTIVE WIND GUST.
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
BETWEEN 345 AND 415 AM.Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
355 PM CDT WED JUN 10 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0915 PM ANTLERS OK WIND DAMAGE
06/09/98 PUSHMATAHA TREES DOWN IN TOWN.
0935 PM HUGO OK WIND DAMAGE
06/09/98 CHOCTAW METAL ROOF TORN OFF A CAR
WASH.The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 68 min |
| Jun 9, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 73 min |
| Jun 10, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 49 min |
| Jun 10, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.