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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 189, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 5, 2005Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2005, 12:59 AM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 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 5, 2005, 12:59 AM CDT (05:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2005, 1:35 AM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Choctaw County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:01 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
Jun 4, 10:45 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 210 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: 3271 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1268 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 5.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KTSA 050600
SVRTSA
OKC023-050630-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0189.050605T0559Z-050605T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1259 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1256 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO 60 MPH.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF MESSER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. 
  OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN NORTHWEST CHACTAW COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FORT TOWSON.

STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

LAT...LON 3416 9590 3390 9573 3388 9515 3416 9515

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 050635 RRA
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
135 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

OKC023-050645-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0189.000000T0000Z-050605T0630Z/
CHOCTAW OK-
135 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHOCTAW COUNTY EXPIRED AT 130
AM CDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM

LAT...LON 3416 9590 3390 9573 3388 9515 3416 9515

$$

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 5, 12:38 AM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 12:38 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1238 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
THE MOST ACTIVE DAMAGING BOW ECHO IS EXITING NORTHEAST BENTON
COUNTY.  TRAILING SOUTH ALONG THE CONVECTION THE STORMS HAVE LOST
SOME ORGANIZATION AND WE APPEAR TO BE EVOLVING TO A SITUATION OF
TRANSITORY SEVERE CELLS WITHIN THE OVERALL LINE.

EXPERIMENTAL GUST ANALYSIS GRIDS CONTINUE TO SHOW HIGH WIND
POTENTIAL FROM DESCENDING ANVIL AIR ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-44
CORRIDOR.  WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH AN
OCASSIONAL GUST TO 65 MPH IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREAS.

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 4:20 PM CDT, 8 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
420 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-051000-
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-
420 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS EVENING

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS EVENING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.  TORNADO WATCH 393 HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.  A DRY
LINE HAS PUSHED INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA WITH CONVECTIVE INITIATION
EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE LINE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM.  INITIAL
CONVECTION WAS ALREADY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA...MOVING
TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH.  AT THAT RATE...AND IF THE
CONVECTION MAINTAINS ITSELF...IT COULD REACH WESTERN PORTIONS OF
CREEK OR OKFUSKEE COUNTIES BY AROUND 7 PM.

THE AIRMASS IS QUITE MOIST AND UNSTABLE WITH SURFACE DEW POINT
TEMPERATURES NEAR 70 AND CAPE VALUES AROUND 3000 TO 4000 JOULES PER
KILOGRAM.  BULK RICHARDSON VALUES OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA ARE EXPECTED
TO BE WELL ABOVE 50 THIS EVENING...TENDING THE GREATEST THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER TOWARD LARGE HAIL...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE HIGH CAPE
VALUES AND A WET BULB ZERO HEIGHT AROUND 10,000 FEET.  HOWEVER...
SUPERCELLS AND THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IS STILL
SIGNIFICANT.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...SPOTTER
ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM WESTERN OSAGE TO WESTERN
OKFUSKEE COUNTIES BY AROUND 6 PM.  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY
BE NEEDED FARTHER EAST BY MID EVENING...AS THE ANTICIPATED
CONVECTIVE COMPLEX MOVES INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND EVENTUALLY INTO
WESTERN ARKANSAS LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES...WILL
COMBINE WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO KEEP THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE WEEK.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1143 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

OKZ054-050515-
OSAGE OK-
1143 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     OSAGE

AT 1143 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
FORAKER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...FORAKER AND GRAINOLA.

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, Jun 4, 11:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1155 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

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

1151 PM     TSTM WND GST     WEST SILOAM SPRINGS     36.18N 94.57W
06/04/2005  80 MPH           DELAWARE           OK   PUBLIC

&&

SFP

Local storm report, Jun 4, 11:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1158 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

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

1154 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S SILOAM SPRINGS      36.17N 94.54W
06/04/2005  60 MPH           BENTON             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SFP

Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:18 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1218 AM CDT SUN JUN 05 2005

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

1216 AM     TSTM WND GST     PANAMA                  35.17N 94.67W
06/05/2005  60 MPH           LE FLORE           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SFP

Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:21 AM CDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1221 AM CDT SUN JUN 05 2005

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

1218 AM     TSTM WND GST     ROLAND                  35.42N 94.51W
06/05/2005  60 MPH           SEQUOYAH           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

SFP

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 12:40 AM CDT, 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1240 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

OKZ053-050615-
CHOCTAW OK-
1240 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CHOCTAW

AT 1240 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
INTO CHOCTAW COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HUGO...
GRANT...GAY...GOODLAND...SAWYER...FORT TOWSON...BOSWELL...UNGER...
SOPER...MESSER...KENT...HUSKEY...SPEER.

THIS STORM 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.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	63 min
Jun 4, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata	37 min
Jun 4, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	75 min
Jun 4, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Wagoner	57 min
Jun 4, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes	63 min
Jun 4, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	63 min
Jun 4, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Delaware	66 min
Jun 4, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pushmataha	64 min
Jun 5, 12:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	62 min
Jun 5, 12:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	56 min
Jun 5, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	53 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.