Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2003, 1:17 AM CDT for Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 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
- Jun 2, 2003, 1:17 AM CDT (06:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2003, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pawnee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
220 WUUS54 KTSA 020617 SVRTUL OKC117-020700- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 117 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 200 AM CDT * AT 117 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERLTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...JENNINGS... TERLTON...HALLETT...BLACKBURN...SKEDEE AND CLEVELAND. 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 3615 9665 3615 9642 3632 9638 3646 9673
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 Jun 1, 9:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 9:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 943 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2003 DISC... GIVENS INCLUDE...CWA IN FOR THUNDER OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. INCH TOTAL PRECIP A FAIR BET ALL PLACES WITH MUCH LOCALLY MUCH HIGHER POSSIBLE. H850 MOIST AXIS FROM NORTHERN LA > SE OK AND CENTRAL OK. H700 MOIST AXIS DISPLACED NORTH OVER AR AND NE CORNER OK. CWA AREA SANDWICHED BETWEEN WESTERN KS MCS AND SW OK / N TX MCS. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES LIKELY IN EXCESS OF 1.75 BY 12Z. MOST LOGICAL SCENARIO SEEMS TO FAVOR CWA WIDE MCS WITH HEAVIEST PRECIP NORTH- EAST HALF CWA. (ABOVE ONLY RANKS ONE ON THE PIZZA ORDERED SCALE). GW --------------------------------------------- TUL 64 76 60 79 / 90 60 10 20 FSM 63 77 60 80 / 80 80 10 20 MLC 65 79 61 80 / 90 60 10 20 BVO 61 74 56 77 / 90 60 10 20 FYV 60 72 52 75 / 80 80 10 20 BYV 59 72 51 73 / 80 80 10 20 MKO 64 76 60 80 / 90 60 10 20 MIO 60 73 56 75 / 90 80 10 20 F10 63 78 60 80 / 90 60 10 20 HHW 68 80 61 81 / 80 80 10 20 FORECAST ID= 21 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 7:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 720 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ...HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WITH OVERNIGHT STORMS... A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES TOWARD WESTERN ARKANSAS WITH NO SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED. OF MORE IMPORTANCE IS A LARGE COMPLEX OF STORMS NOW ORGANIZING OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND THE PANHANDLES. THESE STORMS WILL ACCLERATE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AND BEGIN TO MOVE INTO EASTERN OKAHOMA AFTER 1AM. WHILE THE STORMS SHOULD HAVE PEAKED BEFORE ARRIVING INTO THE REGION...THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE AXIS OF GREATEST WIND AND RAIN THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG AND A LITTLE SOUTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR. WIDESPREAD 1/2 TO 1 INCH RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA BY MORNING WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2 INCHES LIKELY. THE RAIN AND STORMS STILL IN PROGRESS ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS AT SUNRISE. 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY NEXT WEEKEND. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 7:32 PM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
OKZ054-059-064>065-020632- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 732 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #458 UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES... IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: OKFUSKEE IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA: CREEK OSAGE PAWNEE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BRISTOW...OKEMAH...PAWHUSKA AND PAWNEE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING RELATED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 9:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
OKZ054-059-064>065-020700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 955 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 458 CONTINUES UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING OKLAHOMA COUNTIES... OKFUSKEE...CREEK...OSAGE AND PAWNEE. AT LATE EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS AREA OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO ACCLERATE TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN ONE AND 2AM. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE STORMS. IN ADDITION...NEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVERHEAD IN THE WATCH AREA PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE STORMS FROM THE WEST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING RELATED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 12:46 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1246 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #461 UNTIL 600 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD MADISON WASHINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS: FRANKLIN SEBASTIAN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 25 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: CHOCTAW HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE MCINTOSH PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTLERS...BARTLESVILLE...BENTONVILLE... BERRYVILLE...BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...CEDARVILLE...CLAREMORE... CLAYTON...EUFAULA...EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT SMITH... HUGO...HUNTSVILLE...JAY...MCALESTER...MIAMI...MOUNTAINBURG... MUSKOGEE...NATURAL DAM...NOWATA...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...OZARK... PAWHUSKA...PAWNEE...POTEAU...PRYOR...ROGERS...SALLISAW...SAND SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...STIGLER...STILWELL... TAHLEQUAH...TULSA...VAN BUREN...VINITA...WAGONER AND WILBURTON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RESIDENTSIN THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
Local storm report, Jun 2, 1:08 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0108 AM CDT MON JUN 02 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1242 AM TULSA OK 0.75 IN HAIL
06/02/03 TULSA NEAR CORNER OF ADMIRAL AND
SHERIDAN. REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR
BASSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 1:14 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
ARZ019-029-OKZ069-072-020715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 114 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN... ADAIR AND SEQUOYAH COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT... AT 114 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STILWELL TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROLAND TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WASHBURN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE AREAS AROUND... STILWELL...MULDROW...ROLAND...MULBERRY...FORT SMITH...GREENWOOD... BARLING...LAVACA...VAN BUREN...ALMA...WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 215 AM CDT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 2:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 2 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.