Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2005, 9:06 PM CST for Creek County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 54 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
- Mar 24, 2005, 9:06 PM CST (03:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2005, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Creek County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 5:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KTSA 250306 SVRTSA OKC037-111-250400- /O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0051.050325T0306Z-050325T0400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 906 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 1000 PM CST * AT 901 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SLICK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BEGGS... PRESTON AND BALD HILL. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 3586 9636 3570 9628 3569 9570 3586 9577 $$
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 250332
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
931 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
OKC037-250341-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-050325T0400Z/
CREEK OK-
931 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CREEK COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FRIDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3586 9577 3585 9576 3574 9576 3573 9575
3573 9572 3570 9572 3571 9618 3586 9618
$$
OKC111-250400-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-050325T0400Z/
OKMULGEE OK-
931 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR
OKMULGEE COUNTY...
AT 927 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HECTORVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BALD HILL.
STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FRIDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3586 9577 3585 9576 3574 9576 3573 9575
3573 9572 3570 9572 3571 9618 3586 9618
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 250356
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
955 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
OKC111-250405-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-050325T0400Z/
OKMULGEE OK-
955 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR OKMULGEE COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FRIDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3586 9577 3585 9576 3574 9576 3573 9575
3573 9572 3570 9572 3571 9618 3586 9618
$$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 Mar 24, 8:42 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 8:42 PM CST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 842 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005 .MESOSCALE DISCUSSION... LESS DEEP-LAYER SHEAR AND LINEAR FORCING ON THE COLD FRONT IS GRADUALLY FORCING A LINE OF CONVECTION ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...ELEVATED INSTABILITY OF 500 TO 1000 J/KG WILL PERSIST FROM 850 MB UP ACROSS MOST OF OUR FORECAST AREA...SO THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT AND REACH WESTERN ARKANSAS. WE ARE IN CONFERENCE WITH THE SPC ON A NEW SVR TSTM WATCH. THE MORE CELLUAR CONVECTION IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN LOSING ORGANIZATION ON THE WHOLE...BUT WILL LIKLEY NOT DISSIPATE GIVEN THE ELVATED INSTABILITY...AND WE EXPECT THEM TO BE A HAIL THREAT FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MORE HOURS AS THEY TRACK NORTHEAST. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 9:05 PM CST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 905 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251100- 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- 905 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION... 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...ELEVATED. AREA...ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING...ENDING AROUND 3AM. DISCUSSION... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS TONIGHT. ELEVATED INSTABILITY OF 500 TO 1000 J/KG IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. THE STORMS ARE ORGANIZING ON A COLD FRONT IN MODERATE TO STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR. HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THE STORMS. THE ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND OR EXIT THE AREA AROUND 3AM. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ACTIVATE PER YOUR LOCAL PLANS WHEN UNDER A WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE FRONT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY... KEEPING THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND...CAUSING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO DEVELOP SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SUFFICIENT ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT FOR A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA BY MID WEEK...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 24, 8:48 PM CST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
848 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
ARZ019-250345-
CRAWFORD AR-
848 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CRAWFORD
AT 848 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES SOUTHWEST OF UNIONTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PLEASANT
HILL...UNIONTOWN...CONCORD...MULBERRY...MOUNTAINBURG...VAN BUREN...
ALMA...CEDARVILLE...CHESTER...SHIBLEY...FURRY...DYER...FIGURE FIVE...
RUDY...LOCKE AND MT GAYLER.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF INCH HAIL.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.Local storm report, Mar 24, 8:53 PM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
853 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0853 PM HAIL TULSA 36.13N 95.92W
03/24/2005 0.88 INCH TULSA OK AMATEUR RADIO
INDEPENDANCE AND LEWIS
&&
SFPSpecial weather statement, Mar 24, 8:53 PM CST, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 853 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005 ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-029-251000- BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR- MADISON AR-SEBASTIAN AR-WASHINGTON AR- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 78 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST 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 THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...OZARK... CHARLESTON...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...FORT SMITH... VAN BUREN...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE AND HUNTSVILLE OKZ049-053>076-250700- ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-CREEK OK- DELAWARE OK-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK- MCINTOSH OK-MAYES OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-OKFUSKEE OK- OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK- WAGONER OK-WASHINGTON OK- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 77 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 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...CHECOTAH...EUFAULA...CLAREMORE... CATOOSA...SALLISAW...JAY...PAWHUSKA...HUGO...TAHLEQUAH... STIGLER...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...OKEMAH...CHOUTEAU...MUSKOGEE... STILWELL...MARIETTA...WESTVILLE...TULSA...WAGONER...COWETA... MCALESTER...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...POTEAU...WILBURTON...OKMULGEE... HENRYETTA...PAWNEE...MIAMI...VINITA AND SAPULPA
Local storm report, Mar 24, 8:54 PM CST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
854 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0824 PM HAIL 3 N CLAYTON 34.63N 95.35W
03/24/2005 0.75 INCH PUSHMATAHA OK PUBLIC
&&
NMKLocal storm report, Mar 24, 8:56 PM CST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
856 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0854 PM HAIL TULSA 36.13N 95.92W
03/24/2005 1.00 INCH TULSA OK STORM CHASER
KOTV STUDIO...DOWNTOWN TULSA
&&
SFPSpecial weather statement, Mar 24, 9:02 PM CST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
902 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
OKZ064-066-250330-
CREEK OK-OKMULGEE OK-
902 PM CST THU MAR 24 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CREEK AND OKMULGEE
AT 902 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
WEST OF SLICK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BEGGS...BRISTOW...SLICK...MOUNDS AND
KIEFER.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF INCH HAIL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 6:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 66 min |
| Mar 24, 7:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 67 min |
| Mar 24, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 66 min |
| Mar 24, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 40 min |
| Mar 24, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 54 min |
| Mar 24, 7:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 67 min |
| Mar 24, 7:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 66 min |
| Mar 24, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 65 min |
| Mar 24, 7:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 75 min |
| Mar 24, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 59 min |
| Mar 24, 7:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 55 min |
| Mar 24, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 64 min |
| Mar 24, 7:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 58 min |
| Mar 24, 7:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 56 min |
| Mar 24, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 62 min |
| Mar 24, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 64 min |
| Mar 24, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 8:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 62 min |
| Mar 24, 8:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 66 min |
| Mar 24, 8:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 8:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 75 min |
| Mar 24, 8:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 67 min |
| Mar 24, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 79 min |
| Mar 24, 8:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 60 min |
| Mar 24, 8:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 69 min |
| Mar 24, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 80 min |
| Mar 24, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 9:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 81 min |
| Mar 24, 9:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 62 min |
| Mar 24, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 48 min |
| Mar 24, 10:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 66 min |
| Mar 24, 10:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 65 min |
| Mar 24, 10:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 65 min |
| Mar 24, 10:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 79 min |
| Mar 24, 11:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 64 min |
| Mar 24, 11:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 81 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.