Severe Thunderstorm Warning 385, NWS Tulsa, OK

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
707 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001

WILL UPDATE FOR NEW TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 720 IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT.

MESONET WINDS AND 3 HOURLY PRESSURE FALLS SUGGEST THAT TORNADO
THREAT SHUD REMAIN N OF I-40.  PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT...HOWEVER...WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

ALSO PUSHED OFF POPS FOR FAR SE OK AND NW AR UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

UPDATE OUT AROUND 715 PM.

FCSTID = 18

.TSA...
AR...NONE.
OK...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY FOR ZONES
OKZ054>068...OKZ070>071...OKZ073.

OKZ054-055-059-080230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
857 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 720 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PAWNEE...OSAGE AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING OUT OF THESE COUNTIES AND THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS OVER.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
912 PM CDT FRI SEP 07 2001

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

0810 PM    SHAMROCK                  OK    70 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/01   CREEK                           SPOTTER REPORT.

0810 PM    SHAMROCK                  OK    .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/01   CREEK                           SPOTTER REPORT.

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-081200-

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
913 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001

...UPDATE FOR TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 720...

.DISCUSSION...
AT 9PM THE LOW-LEVEL INSTABILITY AXIS EXTENDED FROM NEAR JOPLIN TO
MCALESTER.  THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SEVERE AS IT
CROSSES THIS AXIS...BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES PAST
THE THE GREATEST INSTABILITY AND AS THE ASSOCIATED UPPER-LEVEL
SYSTEM WEAKENS AND ACCELERATES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE REGION.

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN WESTERN ARKANSAS AND FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA WILL BE LIMITED IF THE STORMS WEAKEN AS EXPECTED.

SEE SHORT TERM FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST PROJECTIONS ON THIS LINE
OF SEVERE STORMS.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
937 PM CDT FRI SEP 07 2001

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

0935 PM    MAZIE                     OK    65 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/01   MAYES                           SPOTTER REPORT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1006 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001

OKZ057-058-062-063-065>068-070-071-073-080400-
CHEROKEE-CRAIG-DELAWARE-MAYES-MCINTOSH-MUSKOGEE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-
OTTAWA-PITTSBURG-WAGONER-
1006 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 720 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING OKLAHOMA COUNTIES...

CHEROKEE...CRAIG...DELAWARE...MAYES...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...
OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...OTTAWA...PITTSBURG AND WAGONER COUNTIES.

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SEVERE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS AS IT MOVES ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

OKZ056-060-061-064-080400-
CREEK-NOWATA-ROGERS-TULSA-
1006 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 720 HAS BEEN CANCELED IN CREEK...NOWATA...
ROGERS AND TULSA COUNTIES.  THE LINE OF SEVERE STORMS HAS MOVED
OUT OF THESE COUNTIES AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED.

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-080515-

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1013 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2001

...UPDATE FOR TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 720...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 720 FOR PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA WILL BE
REPLACED BY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WILL COVER PARTS OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND MUCH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

.DISCUSSION...
THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA WILL
CONTINUE SEVERE THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH SOME WEAKENING LIKELY
THEREAFTER.  HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED
SOON FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.