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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 481, NWS Tulsa, OK

November 9, 1998Muskogee County, Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 9, 1998, 10:21 PM CST for Muskogee County, Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 54 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Nov 9, 1998, 10:21 PM CST (04:21 UTC)
Expired: Nov 9, 1998, 11:15 PM CST
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Muskogee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 9, 10:22 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind 57	Tulsa, OK	Location: one mile north of downtown Tulsa
Nov 9, 10:22 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind 57	Tulsa, OK
Nov 9, 10:24 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind 61	Tulsa, OK	An off-duty NWS employee reported a 65 mph gust near 81st Street South and Yale in Tulsa at 1024 PM. An amateur radio operator reported a 70 mph gust near 61st Street South and Memorial Drive in Tulsa at 1030 PM.
Nov 9, 10:40 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Nowata, OK
Nov 9, 10:50 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind	Claremore, OK	Several trees were blown down, and an awning was blown off of a business. A newspaper clipping showed a picture of a large oak tree that barely missed falling onto a home on Crestview Drive east of Claremore.
Nov 9, 10:55 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Bushyhead, OK	Location: Chelsea
Nov 9, 11:00 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Vinita, OK	Location: Big Cabin toll gate on I-44

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 9, 6:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 163 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -341 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 505 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 565 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KTUL 100421 RRA
SVRTUL
OKC035-101-105-107-111-131-143-145-100515-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1021 PM CST MON NOV 9 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
     OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1115 PM CST

* AT 1020 PM CST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM OKFUSKEE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF SPERRY TO 14 MILES
  NORTH OF CENTRALIA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES PER HOUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...VINITA..CLAREMORE...TULSA...
  BROKEN ARROW...WAGONER...COWETA...MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE.

HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
IN THE WARNED AREA.

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THEIR PATH YOU SHOULD 
PREPARE FOR STRONG DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER IN A 
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

LAT...LON 3706 9541 3622 9607 3549 9634 3556 9550
          3651 9544 3653 9503 3698 9499

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 Nov 9, 8:00 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 8:00 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
800 PM CST MON NOV 9 1998

SQUALL LINE WILL ENTER NW ZONES WITHIN THE HOUR AND EXPECT
IT TO CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA. GOING FORECAST LOOKS
OK AND WILL NOT UPDATE PRIOR TO 10 PM. WILL UPDATE ZONES
AS LINE OF STORMS CLEARS...LIKELY AROUND MIDNIGHT.
WIND ADVISORY LOOKS GOOD. /13

.TUL...
OK...WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES OKZ049...OKZ053>077.

AR...WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES ARZ001>002...ARZ010>011...
ARZ019>020...ARZ029.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 9, 9:30 PM CST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
930 PM CST MON NOV 09 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0920 PM    6 W HOMINY                OK   60 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   OSAGE

0925 PM    6 WSW CLEVELAND           OK   75 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   PAWNEE

Local storm report, Nov 9, 9:30 PM CST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
930 PM CST MON NOV 09 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0920 PM    6 W HOMINY                OK   60 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   OSAGE

0925 PM    6 WSW CLEVELAND           OK   75 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   PAWNEE

Local storm report, Nov 9, 9:33 PM CST, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
933 PM CST MON NOV 09 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0930 PM    6 W HOMINY                OK   75 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   OSAGE

Local storm report, Nov 9, 9:39 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
939 PM CST MON NOV 09 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0937 PM    4 W JENNINGS              OK   80 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   PAWNEE

Local storm report, Nov 9, 9:41 PM CST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
941 PM CST MON NOV 09 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0939 PM    HALLETT                   OK   .88 INCH HAIL
11/09/98   PAWNEE

0939 PM    HALLETT                   OK   65 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   PAWNEE

Local storm report, Nov 9, 10:13 PM CST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1013 PM CST MON NOV 09 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0952 PM    MILFAY                    OK   70 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   CREEK

1007 PM    BRISTOW                   OK   70 MPH TSTM GUST
11/09/98   CREEK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 9, 8:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	52 min
Nov 9, 8:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	66 min
Nov 9, 9:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	55 min
Nov 9, 9:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Washington	55 min
Nov 9, 9:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee	51 min
Nov 9, 9:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata	46 min
Nov 9, 10:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers	54 min
Nov 9, 10:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	54 min
Nov 9, 10:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	59 min
Nov 9, 10:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes	27 min
Nov 9, 11:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Muskogee	51 min
Nov 9, 11:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pushmataha	51 min
Nov 9, 11:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	58 min
Nov 9, 11:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	25 min
Nov 9, 11:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Ottawa	25 min
Nov 9, 11:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	40 min
Nov 9, 11:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	39 min
Nov 9, 11:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	51 min
Nov 9, 11:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	51 min
Nov 9, 11:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee	51 min
Nov 9, 11:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell, Sequoyah	38 min
Nov 9, 11:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore	36 min
Nov 9, 11:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell	31 min
Nov 10, 12:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Pushmataha	37 min
Nov 10, 12:15 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	LeFlore	45 min
Nov 10, 12:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	38 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.