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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 13, 2004Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2004, 1:50 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Wagoner 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 13, 2004, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2004, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cherokee County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 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 13, 10:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 924 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 735 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 214 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

319 
WUUS54 KTSA 131850
SVRTUL
OKC021-101-145-131930-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
150 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  EASTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 150 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT GIBSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PUMPKIN
  CENTER...WOODALL...TAHLEQUAH...HULBERT...PEGGS...SCRAPER...
  WAGONER...TULLAHASSEE...OKAY AND FORT GIBSON.

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 3579 9546 3566 9505 3614 9479 3614 9533

$$

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 13, 11:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 11:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA
1140 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

UPDATED ZONES TO ADD SVR WATCH 198 WHICH INCLUDES ALL OK ZONES
EXCEPT PUSHMATAHA AND CHOCTAW...UNTIL 5 PM.

LOWERED 1ST PERIOD TEMPS AND UPPED POPS A LITTLE ACROSS NE OK WHERE
TSRA IS OCCURING. OTHERWISE FORECAST WILL BE LEFT AS IS.

FORECAST ID= 23

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
OK...NONE.

Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 1:20 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
120 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-132137-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
120 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN
   OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
   UNTIL 500 PM...

VERY MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
THE REGION OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS ACROSS NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA AS OF EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE SOME SEVERE STORMS HAVE
ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON
...EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM EARLIER CONVECTION WILL ALSO
SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR STORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WIND WILL BE PRIMARY THREATS GIVEN MODERATE INSTABILITY. HEAVY
RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES AS WEAK MID LEVEL FLOW WILL RESULT
IN AN OVERALL SLOWER MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM. MARGINAL SHEAR VALUES
WILL LIMIT THE TORNADO THREAT.

LATER THIS EVENING...THE ACTIVITY SHOULD EVOLVE INTO A STRONG TO
SEVERE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX AS THE FRONT DRAWS CLOSER TO NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL THEN SHIFT FURTHER EAST. LARGE
HAIL...HIGH WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY
ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT.

WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE
FOUND IN THE CURRENT HAZARDS SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA.
GIVEN PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE
ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION.

SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND
GRAPHICAL INFORMATION

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 13, 10:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1053 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

OKZ054>076-132200-
ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-CRAIG OK-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-HASKELL OK-
LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
ROGERS OK-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-WASHINGTON OK-
1053 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 198 IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT.

Special weather statement, May 13, 11:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1157 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

OKZ057-062-131800-
CRAIG OK-MAYES OK-
1157 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CRAIG AND MAYES

AT 1157 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2
MILES WEST OF ADAIR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...VINITA...BIG CABIN...WHITE
OAK...PYRAMID CORNERS AND ADAIR.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

Local storm report, May 13, 12:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1239 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1237 PM     HAIL             CHELSEA                 36.54N 95.43W
05/13/2004  0.75 INCH        ROGERS             OK   PUBLIC

&&

SFP

Special weather statement, May 13, 1:02 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
102 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

OKZ058-063-131900-
DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK-
102 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     OTTAWA AND DELAWARE

AT 102 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF PEORIA TO 5 MILES WEST OF
CLEORA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...JAY...CHLOETA...ZENA...CLEORA...GROVE...
BERNICE...MIAMI...COMMERCE...AFTON...FAIRLAND...NARCISSA...
WYANDOTTE...OTTAWA...PEORIA...QUAPAW...CARDIN AND PICHER.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

Special weather statement, May 13, 1:32 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
132 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

OKZ055-056-131930-
NOWATA OK-WASHINGTON OK-
132 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WASHINGTON AND NOWATA

AT 132 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
SOUTH OF DEWEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...DEWEY...COPAN...NOWATA...
DELAWARE...LENAPAH AND WANN.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

Special weather statement, May 13, 1:44 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
144 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

OKZ064-131930-
CREEK OK-
144 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CREEK

AT 144 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
NORTH OF DEPEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BRISTOW...DEPEW...SHAMROCK...
KELLYVILLE AND SAPULPA.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 11:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers	61 min
May 13, 12:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Rogers	65 min
May 13, 12:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Wagoner	59 min
May 13, 1:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	39 min
May 13, 2:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	52 min
May 13, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Tulsa	47 min
May 13, 2:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Delaware	4 hr
May 13, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Wagoner	41 min
May 13, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Tulsa	19 min
May 13, 3:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	4 hr
May 13, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Tulsa	38 min
May 13, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Wagoner	44 min
May 13, 3:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	43 min
May 13, 3:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	34 min
May 13, 4:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Wagoner	4 hr
May 13, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Wagoner	50 min
May 13, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee	40 min
May 13, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	48 min
May 13, 5:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee	4 hr
May 13, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell	53 min
May 13, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	45 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.