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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 323, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 26, 2005Nowata County, Rogers County, Washington County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2005, 8:26 PM CDT for Nowata County, Rogers County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 26, 2005, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)
Expired: Aug 26, 2005, 9:31 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Nowata County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 26, 8:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 W Nowata, OK	6 INCH LIMBS BLOWN DOWN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.

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
Aug 26, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 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: 3571 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 7.2

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The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KTSA 270126
SVRTSA
OKC105-131-147-270230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0323.050827T0126Z-050827T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
826 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 822 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS TO
  70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7
  MILES EAST OF NOWATA TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF OCHELATA...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...OCHELATA...
  WATOVA...RAMONA...NEW ALLUWE...VERA...TALALA...CHELSEA...OOLOGAH...
  FOYIL AND CLAREMORE.

WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED NORTH OF WANN WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INDOORS
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3678 9549 3668 9611 3629 9576 3627 9537

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 270231
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
931 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

OKC105-131-147-270241-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0323.000000T0000Z-050827T0230Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA OK-ROGERS OK-
931 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ROGERS...NOWATA AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 930 PM CDT...

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

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

LAT...LON 3678 9549 3668 9611 3629 9576 3627 9537

$$

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 Aug 26, 3:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 3:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
334 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

.DISCUSSION...
SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON NOT UNLIKE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. LESS DYNAMIC- PRIMARILY SUN DRIVEN
CONVECTION AND WEAK WIND FIELD FROM SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.  PRECIPITABLE
WATER APPROACHING 2 INCHES.  OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
WEST TO EAST ACROSS ARKANSAS STARTING TO FIRE.
MORE DYNAMIC CONVECTION JUST STARTING TO FIRE
ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY..FROM NORTH TEXAS INTO
SOUTHEAST KANSAS. LIFTED INDICES SUB MINUS 5.
BEST POPS TONIGHT FOR THE ARKANSAS PORTION OF
CWA AND NORTHERN TIER OF OKLAHOMA ZONES.

EXPECT OUTFLOW / FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM YET TO
DEVELOP STORMS TO SAG SOUTH OVERNIGHT...WHICH
SHOULD LIMIT PRECIPITATION CHANCE SATURDAY TO
THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF FORECAST AREA.  H850
TEMPS AND LOW LEVEL THICKNESS IN SLOW DECLINE
ALONG WITH SURFACE  DEWPOINTS THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

EXTENDED GFS/ ECMWF IN CLOSE ENOUGH AGREEMENT
FOR TSA CWA REGION TO KEEP  EXTENDED FORECAST
DRY THROUGH DAY SEVEN.                     GW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   75  95  72  93 /  30  10   0  10
FSM   76  97  72  94 /  50  30  10  10
MLC   74  96  72  95 /  30  30  10  10
BVO   68  93  66  93 /  40  10   0  10
FYV   68  92  63  91 /  50  20   0  10
BYV   70  93  66  91 /  50  20   0  10
MKO   74  93  68  93 /  30  20  10  10
MIO   70  93  67  92 /  50  10   0  10
F10   73  93  70  92 /  40  20  10  10
HHW   77  98  73  98 /  20  30  20  10

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR OKZ060.

AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM FORECASTER ID= 10
LONG TERM FORECASTER ID= 21

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 1:00 PM CDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
100 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-271000-
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-
100 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI HAVE LEFT
AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO FAR NORTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WARM TEMPERATURES
ALOFT MAY REDUCE THE COVERAGE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE FORECAST
INSTABILITY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY WITH THE MAIN
THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE BEST CHANCES OF
SEVERE WEATHER APPEAR TO BE OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FROM LATE
AFTERNOON THROUGH MID-EVENING.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 3 TO 4 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE SATURDAY...WITH
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ENDING SATURDAY EVENING.

IT APPEARS THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM KATRINA WILL REMAIN WELL
EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...FORECASTERS WILL KEEP
A CLOSE EYE ON THIS. OTHERWISE...DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER
IS ON TAP FOR NEXT WEEK.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 26, 4:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
443 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

OKZ054>058-270400-
CRAIG-NOWATA-OSAGE-OTTAWA-WASHINGTON-
443 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
748 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

CRAIG... NOWATA... OSAGE...
OTTAWA... WASHINGTON...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BARTLESVILLE...MIAMI...NOWATA...
PAWHUSKA AND VINITA.

Local storm report, Aug 26, 7:36 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
736 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

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

0719 PM     HAIL             3 SW HULAH              36.90N 96.07W
08/26/2005  0.75 INCH        OSAGE              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOUTHWEST OF HULAH DAM

&&

JDS

Local storm report, Aug 26, 7:55 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
755 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

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

0728 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N WANN                36.93N 95.80W
08/26/2005                   NOWATA             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PART OF BARN DESTROYED. LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING
            COUNTY ROAD.

&&

JDS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	60 min
Aug 26, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	64 min
Aug 26, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	66 min
Aug 26, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	68 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.