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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 204, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 24, 2006Osage County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2006, 6:44 PM CDT for Osage County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 76 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 24, 2006, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2006, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 76 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Osage County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 24, 1:36 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 97 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: 1169 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -204 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 332 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 405 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 16.8

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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 Apr 24, 5:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 5:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
550 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
CLUSTER OF STORMS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE
COUNTIES MOVING NORTHEAST INTO SLIGHTLY LESS
FAVORABLE AIR DURING THE NEXT HOUR. BETTER
INSTABILITY NEAR AN OLD BOUNDARY FROM SOUTH
CREEK COUNTY SOUTHEAST INTO OKFUSKEE AND
MCINTOSH COUNTY.

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

SHORT TERM FORECASTER ID= 17
LONG TERM FORECASTER ID= 7

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 4:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
405 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251000-
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-
405 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

DISCUSSION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ACROSS NORTHEAST OKJLAHOMA
DURING THE DAY WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.  THE STORMS HAD GENERALLY WEAKENED BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. MEANWHILE...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
DEVELOPED BACK TO THE WEST OF THE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND A COLD FRONT TO THE WEST.
THE ATMOSPHERE TO THE WEST REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE...AND THIS COMBINED
WITH SUFFICIENT SHEAR SUGGESTS SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THIS
EVENING.  AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA FOCUSING THE THUNDERSTORMS INTO A COMPLEX
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THIS COMPLEX WILL LAST
INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED.

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS FROM TONIGHT WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING
BEFORE ENDING.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL TAKE CONTROL LATER IN THE
DAY AND WILL STAY OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
LATE THIS WEEK A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY ADVANCE INTO THE AREA
FROM THE NORTH WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TRIES TO MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE AREA FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.  THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
WILL RESULT.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 24, 5:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
501 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

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

0110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITE OAK               36.62N 95.26W
04/24/2006                   CRAIG              OK   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN. RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNAL
            DAMAGED.

0158 PM     HAIL             GARFIELD                36.45N 93.97W
04/24/2006  E0.88 INCH       BENTON             AR   PUBLIC

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VESTA                   35.38N 94.04W
04/24/2006                   FRANKLIN           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHARLESTON              35.30N 94.04W
04/24/2006                   FRANKLIN           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Apr 24, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
505 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

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

0210 PM     HAIL             3 W CATOOSA             36.19N 95.80W
04/24/2006  E0.75 INCH       ROGERS             OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            145TH E AVE AND PINE

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E TULSA               36.13N 95.82W
04/24/2006                   TULSA              OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ROOF DAMAGE TO BUILDING 169TH AND 11TH. DEBRIS BROKE
            WINDOWS IN CARS. TREE LIMBS BROKEN.

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Apr 24, 5:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
525 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

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

1254 PM     HAIL             4 W HOMINY              36.41N 96.47W
04/24/2006  E0.88 INCH       OSAGE              OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

SAA

Local storm report, Apr 24, 5:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
526 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

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

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E TULSA               36.13N 95.82W
04/24/2006                   TULSA              OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ROOF DAMAGE TO BUILDING HIGHWAY 169 AND 11TH. DEBRIS
            BROKE WINDOWS IN CARS. TREE LIMBS BROKEN.

&&

SAA

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 5:58 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
558 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

OKZ054-242330-
OSAGE OK-
558 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     OSAGE

AT 558 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES
SOUTH OF FAIRFAX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PAWHUSKA...WYNONA...
FAIRFAX...BARNSDALL...PERSHING...TALLANT...NELAGONEY...BURBANK AND
OKESA.

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.

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 6:29 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
629 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

OKZ056-250000-
NOWATA OK-
629 PM CDT MON APR 24 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NOWATA

AT 629 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LENAPAH...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LENAPAH.

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.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 5:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata	38 min
Apr 24, 5:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig	45 min
Apr 24, 6:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes	34 min
Apr 24, 6:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	65 min
Apr 24, 8:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	61 min
Apr 24, 9:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pawnee	42 min
Apr 24, 10:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	65 min
Apr 24, 11:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	54 min
Apr 24, 11:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata	57 min
Apr 24, 12:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pawnee	29 min
Apr 24, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Washington	61 min
Apr 24, 12:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers	58 min
Apr 24, 12:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa	82 min
Apr 24, 1:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	51 min
Apr 24, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware	65 min
Apr 24, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Ottawa	36 min
Apr 24, 2:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	60 min
Apr 24, 2:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	50 min
Apr 24, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner	59 min
Apr 24, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	49 min
Apr 24, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	70 min
Apr 24, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Pawnee	79 min
Apr 24, 6:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	52 min
Apr 24, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton	30 min
Apr 24, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll	47 min
Apr 24, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll	66 min
Apr 24, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison	54 min
Apr 24, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin	23 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.