Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2003, 10:20 AM CDT for McIntosh County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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 24, 2003, 10:20 AM CDT (15:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2003, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County McIntosh County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 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 24, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 1150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KTSA 241520
SVRTUL
OKC091-241600-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1020 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
* AT 1020 AM CDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS
UP TO 65 MPH WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 28 MILES
NORTHWEST OF STIDHAM TO 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF STIDHAM TO 17 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HANNA TO 26 MILES WEST OF HANNA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE... EUFAULA...CHECOTAH...HANNA...
RAIFORD...VIVIAN...STIDHAM AND RENTIESVILLE.
DAMAGING WINDS TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS...MOVE TO A
SAFE PLACE NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE
TO HIGH WINDS AND MAY BE OVERTURNED.
LAT...LON 3557 9582 3548 9587 3539 9599 3530 9600
3517 9599 3521 9573 3530 9551 3551 9538
3558 9570What 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 24, 6:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 600 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 LARGE MCS BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH CURRENT LINE MOTION TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30KT. EXPECT MAIN CONVECTIVE LINE TO PUSH INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BETWEEN 800 AND 900 AM CDT. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COUPLED WITH UPPER JET STREAK DIVING SOUTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS MCS PUSHES INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE / TRENDS INDICATES THAT INSTABILITIES WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT MARGINAL WITH CAPE VALUES AROUND 1500 J/KG. COULD STILL SEE ISOLATED SEVERE ALONG LINE WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. GIVEN TIMING OF OVERALL SYSTEM...IT APPEARS UNLIKELY THAT ATMOSPHERE CAN RECOVER / DESTABILIZE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST ID= 12 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 6:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 600 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE STORMS WILL FORM INTO A LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX...MOVING INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE OVER FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THREAT...VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH ONLY A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT. 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE WILL BE CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 24, 8:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
OKZ054-059-241415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 822 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM CDT... AT 822 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAINOLA TO 30 MILES WEST OF APPERSON TO 70 MILES WEST OF PAWNEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF PAWHUSKA...SHIDLER...HOMINY...AVANT.. BARNSDALL...FORAKER...GRAINOLA...PAWNEE...CLEVELAND AND RALSTON WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 915 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, May 24, 9:20 AM CDT, 1 hour before
ARZ029-OKZ049-053>055-059>062-064>068-070>076-241859- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 920 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #425 UNTIL 159 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY... IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS: SEBASTIAN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES... IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: CHEROKEE MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE SEQUOYAH IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA: CREEK MAYES OKMULGEE OSAGE PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA: CHOCTAW HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE MCINTOSH PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTLERS...BARTLESVILLE...BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...CLAREMORE...CLAYTON...EUFAULA...FORT SMITH...HUGO... MCALESTER...MUSKOGEE...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...PAWHUSKA...PAWNEE... POTEAU...PRYOR...SALLISAW...SAND SPRINGS...STIGLER...TAHLEQUAH... TULSA...WAGONER AND WILBURTON.
Special weather statement, May 24, 9:45 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
OKZ065>067-070-071-241545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 945 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WAGONER...MUSKOGEE... OKMULGEE...OKFUSKEE AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM CDT... AT 944 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEGGS TO 15 MILES NORTH OF WELTY TO 20 MILES WEST OF BOLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. A LARGE PORTION OF WAGONER...MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...OKFUSKEE AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 1045 AM CDT. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
Local storm report, May 24, 9:53 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0953 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0900 AM 6 W MARAMEC OK 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/24/03 PAWNEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC
BASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 60 min |
| May 24, 9:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 60 min |
| May 24, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 51 min |
| May 24, 10:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 42 min |
| May 24, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 49 min |
| May 24, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 42 min |
| May 24, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.