Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2003, 11:48 AM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 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, 11:48 AM CDT (16:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2003, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County LeFlore County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:49 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.
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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1320 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KTSA 241648
SVRTUL
OKC079-241730-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1147 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
* AT 1147 AM CDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP
TO 65 MPH WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WISTER TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WISTER TO 13 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WISTER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE PART
OF AS LARGER LINE OF STORMS THAT WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF LE FLORE COUNTY.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS LINE
INCLUDE... POTEAU...HEAVENER...HOWE AND WISTER.
DAMAGING WINDS 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 3508 9477 3494 9483 3482 9494 3468 9446
3486 9445 3502 9444What 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, 11:25 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 11:25 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 1125 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 THE THRUST OF THE BOW SEGMENT IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA IS NOW MORE TO THE EAST AND THIS WILL TAKE THE STORMS TOWARD INCREASINGLY MORE STABLE AIR AND THE SLOW WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY WIND REPORTS WITH THE STORMS DURING THE LAST HOUR. BASE VELOCITY DATA FROM KSRX NEAR THE NOSE OF THE BOW CONTINUES TO DECREASE...NOW DOWN TO 50 KTS AT 3000 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. REFLECTIVITY STRUCTURE SHOWS A PRONOUNCE DRY CHANNEL COMING INTO THE BACKSIDE OF THE BOW OVER STIGLER. IF WE RECEIVE NO REPORTS FROM THE STIGLER AREA WE WILL LIKELY DISCONTINUE WARNINGS ON THE STORMS...UNLESS THE RADAR APPEARANCE IMPROVES. FORECAST ID= 08 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 6:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 48 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, 9:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes 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, 2 hours 3 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, 1 hour 55 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
BASSpecial weather statement, May 24, 10:59 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
OKZ070-241700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1059 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY UNTIL NOON CDT... AT 1059 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF WARNER TO 5 MILES WEST OF PORUM TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORUM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF BRIARTOWN...PORUM...WARNER AND WEBBERS FALLS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH NOON CDT. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
Special weather statement, May 24, 11:06 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
OKZ075-241700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1106 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LATIMER COUNTY UNTIL NOON CDT... AT 1106 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILBURTON TO 11 MILES NORTH OF GOWEN TO 22 MILES WEST OF GOWEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF VETERANS COLONY...WILBURTON...YANUSH...HIGGINS... BENGAL...DAMON...GOWEN...PANOLA AND RED OAK WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH NOON CDT. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
Special weather statement, May 24, 11:34 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
OKZ076-241730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1134 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LE FLORE COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM CDT... AT 1134 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILTON TO 4 MILES WEST OF MILTON TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TALIHINA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF POTEAU...TALIHINA...HODGEN...SUMMERFIELD...HEAVENER...FANSHAWE...HOWE ...WISTER...SHADY POINT...CAMERON...MILTON...PANAMA...BOKOSHE...ROCK ISLAND...SPIRO...POCOLA...SCULLYVILLE...BRADEN AND COWLINGTON WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 1230 PM CDT. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
The 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, 10:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 40 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, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.