Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2000, 11:59 PM CDT for Rogers County, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 61 min. 2 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
- May 5, 2000, 11:59 PM CDT (04:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2000, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:03 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 12:06 AM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Collinsville, OK | |
| May 6, 12:08 AM CDT | Hail 0.88 | Claremore, OK |
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 nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
426 WUUS54 KTSA 060459 SVRTUL OKC131-143-060600- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1159 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 100 AM CDT * AT 1159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF OWASSO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... COLLINSVILLE...OWASSO...OOLOGAH...FOYIL AND CLAREMORE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. CALL 1-800-722-2778 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3635 9593 3622 9592 3633 9543 3656 9557
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 May 5, 9:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 9:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 915 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2000 PESKY UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS RESULTED IN A PESKY CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. EXPECTED THEM TO DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET BUT JUST AS THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE FADING THEY PULSE UP AGAIN. GOING FORECAST DID NOT TIME THE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND THAT LOOKS GOOD. STILL EXPECT WARM ADVECTION STORMSj LATER TONIGHT OVER THE WHOLE AREA. THUS...TRENDS OF GOING FORECAST LOOK GOOD FOR NOW AND WILL HOLD OFF ON AN UPDATE FOR LATER IF AT ALL. .TUL... AR...NONE. OK...NONE. ABBAS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 5, 8:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061200- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 815 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2000 ...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS EVENING WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARD... WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIRMASS COMBINED WITH COLD AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW HAS RESULTED IN THE WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT...THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 50 KNOTS FROM CENTRAL TEXAS INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. STRONG WARM AIR AND MOISTURE ADVECTION AROUND 5000 TO 10000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED INSTABILITY AND STRONG VEERING OF THE WINDS WITH HEIGHT. MORE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TONIGHT. A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS ALSO AVAILABLE. THIS PRODUCT AS WELL AS OTHER DETAILED FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.NWSTULSA.NOAA.GOV/
Local storm report, May 5, 10:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1028 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0815 PM 12 NE BEGGS OK 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 OKMULGEE SPOTTER REPORT OF
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.
0848 PM TULSA OK .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA HAM RADIO REPORT OF
DIME SIZED HAIL
COVERING THE GROUND IN
WEST TULSA.
0851 PM TULSA OK .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA PUBLIC REPORT OF NICKEL
SIZED HAIL AT 71ST AND
LEWIS.
0852 PM TULSA OK 1 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY TELEVISION
METEOROLOGIST AT 67TH
AND PEORIA.
0853 PM TULSA OK .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA NICKEL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY OFF DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE AT 91ST
AND DELAWARE.
0904 PM TULSA OK 1 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA MEDIA REPORT OF QUARTER
SIZED HAIL AT 91ST AND
SHERIDAN.
0908 PM TULSA OK 1 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY OFF DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE AT 81ST
AND MEMORIAL.
0908 PM TULSA OK 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA HAM RADIO REPORT OF
BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AT
81ST AND YALE.
0910 PM TULSA OK 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY OFF DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE AT 81ST
AND SHERIDAN.
0916 PM TULSA OK 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 TULSA PUBLIC REPORT OF
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT
91ST AND MEMORIAL.
DRMLocal storm report, May 5, 10:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1031 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1015 PM 2 N BOYNTON OK 2.5 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 MUSKOGEE TELEVISION STATION
SPOTTERS REPORTED
GOLFBALL TO TENNIS BALZL
SIZED HAIL.
DRMLocal storm report, May 5, 10:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1051 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0935 PM MUSKOGEE OK .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 MUSKOGEE DIME SIZED HAIL
REPORTED BY CIVIL
DEFENSE.
0935 PM COUNCIL HILL OK .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 MUSKOGEE CIVIL DEFENSE REPORT OF
DIME SIZED HAIL.
1044 PM 3 SW SUMMIT OK 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 eMUSKOGEE TELEVISION STATION
SPOTTERS REPORTED
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.Local storm report, May 5, 11:48 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...DELAYED REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1148 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2000
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0239 PM MC ALESTER OK .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/00 PITTSBURG CIVIL DEFENSE REPORT OF
DIME SIZED HAIL IN NW
MCALESTER.
DRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa | 47 min |
| May 5, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 61 min |
| May 5, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 52 min |
| May 5, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 60 min |
| May 5, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 59 min |
| May 5, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 46 min |
| May 5, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 42 min |
| May 6, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 59 min |
| May 6, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 42 min |
| May 6, 2:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 40 min |
| May 6, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 48 min |
| May 6, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 43 min |
| May 6, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 47 min |
| May 6, 3:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 33 min |
| May 6, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 46 min |
| May 6, 3:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 54 min |
| May 6, 3:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 51 min |
| May 6, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 47 min |
| May 6, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 51 min |
| May 6, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 52 min |
| May 6, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 49 min |
| May 6, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 45 min |
| May 6, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 46 min |
| May 6, 5:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee | 44 min |
| May 6, 5:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 46 min |
| May 6, 6:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 53 min |
| May 6, 6:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 24 min |
| May 6, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee | 63 min |
| May 6, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 63 min |
| May 6, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 43 min |
| May 6, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.