Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2003, 1:55 AM CDT for Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2003, 1:55 AM CDT (06:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2003, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Tulsa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 1026 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
316 WUUS54 KTSA 080655 SVRTUL OKC143-080745- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 155 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 245 AM CDT * AT 155 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLENPOOL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BIXBY... GLENPOOL AND BROKEN ARROW. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 3595 9603 3588 9597 3599 9576 3618 9579
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 7, 11:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 11:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 1140 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS WESTERN/SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. LOW LEVEL JET FIRMLY ESTABLISHED VIA PROFILER NETWORK WITH BROAD AREA OF 45-50KT 850MB WINDS ACROSS OK. EXPECT STRONG WARM ADVECTION ZONE TO TRANSLATE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA SERVING TO SUSTAIN ONGOING CONVECTION WHILE IGNITING ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. DEEP LAYER SHEAR MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR ELEVATED SUPERCELLS NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT. AT 1130 PM...SURFACE WARM FRONT CONTINUED ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY WITH NORTHWARD PROGRESS ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT. REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH WESTERN OK STORMS SUBSTANTIATE LARGE HAIL THREAT WITH ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT POSSIBLE FOR STORMS THAT TRACK ALONG/SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT. FORECAST ID= 07 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 11:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-081100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1110 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ...CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... A WARM FRONT IS LOCATED ALONG THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS. LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS... MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A MCALESTER...FORT SMITH LINE. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY CONTINUE SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT AND AFFECT FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THIS REGION WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AS A DRY LINE APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FURTHER SOUTH...ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...CONVECTION MAY BE SUPPRESSED DUE TO A STRONG CAP. HOWEVER ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY WOULD LIKELY BE SEVERE. SEVERE WEATHER WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. DRY AND COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 7, 7:55 PM CDT, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0755 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0544 PM PARADISE AR 1.75 IN HAIL
05/03/03 FRANKLIN REPORTED BY PUBLIC
BMLocal storm report, May 7, 8:42 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0842 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1227 AM HONOBIA OK WIND DAMAGE
05/07/03 PUSHMATAHA LARGE TREES BLOWN ACROSS
ROADWAY.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1104 PM 8 W EUBANKS OK 0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03 PUSHMATAHA REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1035 PM PRAIRIE GROVE AR 0.75 IN HAIL
05/06/03 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY CO-OP OBSERVER
0905 PM BENGAL OK 0.75 IN HAIL
05/06/03 LATIMER REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0725 PM PETTIGREW AR 1.00 IN HAIL
05/06/03 MADISON REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0708 PM 7 S SALLISAW OK 0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03 SEQUOYAH REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0649 PM 8 W BIDVILLE AR WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03 CRAWFORD POWER POLE BLOWN DOWN
ALONG WITH SEVERAL TREES.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0620 PM 1 E BUNCH OK 0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03 ADAIR REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0620 PM SILOAM SPRINGS AR 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/06/03 BENTON REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0559 PM 2 N SPAVINAW OK 0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03 MAYES REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0557 PM BLOCKER OK 0.75 IN HAIL
05/06/03 PITTSBURG REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0535 PM 6 NE COOKSON OK 0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0530 PM BOX OK 0.75 IN HAIL
05/06/03 SEQUOYAH REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0425 PM 3 S INOLA OK 0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03 ROGERS REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0421 PM 10 NE COWETA OK 0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03 WAGONER REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0415 PM 1 S COUNCIL HILL OK 1.00 IN HAIL
05/06/03 MCINTOSH REPORTED BY PUBLIC
BMSpecial weather statement, May 7, 10:55 PM CDT, 3 hours before
OKZ054>076-080900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1055 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #294 UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES... IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: CHEROKEE MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE SEQUOYAH IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA: ADAIR CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE MAYES NOWATA OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA: HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE MCINTOSH PITTSBURG THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARTLESVILLE...BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW... CLAREMORE...EUFAULA...JAY...MCALESTER...MIAMI...MUSKOGEE...NOWATA... OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...PAWHUSKA...PAWNEE...POTEAU...PRYOR...SALLISAW... SAND SPRINGS...STIGLER...STILWELL...TAHLEQUAH...TULSA...VINITA... WAGONER AND WILBURTON.
Special weather statement, May 8, 1:48 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
OKZ060-080715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 148 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TULSA COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM CDT... AT 148 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF GLENPOOL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF TULSA...BIXBY...JENKS...GLENPOOL AND BROKEN ARROW WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM THROUGH 215 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, May 8, 1:54 AM CDT, 1 minute before
OKZ054>076-080900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 154 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CLEARED A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #294. AREAS CLEARED FROM THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE: IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES... IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA: CRAIG DELAWARE MAYES NOWATA OSAGE OTTAWA ROGERS WASHINGTON THESE COUNTIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #295 VALID UNTIL 700 AM CDT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #167 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES... IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: CHEROKEE MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE SEQUOYAH IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA: ADAIR CREEK OKMULGEE PAWNEE TULSA WAGONER IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA: HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE MCINTOSH PITTSBURG THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...EUFAULA... MCALESTER...MUSKOGEE...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...PAWNEE...POTEAU... SALLISAW...SAND SPRINGS...STIGLER...STILWELL...TAHLEQUAH...TULSA... WAGONER AND WILBURTON.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 3:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 55 min |
| May 8, 4:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 55 min |
| May 8, 4:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 63 min |
| May 8, 5:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 41 min |
| May 8, 5:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 49 min |
| May 8, 6:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 56 min |
| May 8, 6:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| May 8, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 55 min |
| May 8, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 59 min |
| May 8, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 54 min |
| May 8, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 67 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003
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.