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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 8, 2007LeFlore County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 8, 2007, 6:55 AM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 65 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 8, 2007, 6:55 AM CDT (11:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2007, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County LeFlore County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 223 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2007-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1639 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2007-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1639 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1110 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
10.1

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 8, 3:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
306 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
THE STORMS DID FLARE UP ON APPROACH TO TULSA AS THEY
MOVED THROUGH THE BEST COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND
AND WIND FIELDS IN THE AREA.  THE STORMS ATTAINED
A MARGINALLY SEVERE LEVEL DURING THIS TIME.  WITH
OVERALL SLIGHTLY LESS POTENTIAL REMAINING IN THE
REST OF THE REGION IT WOULD SEEM THE SEVERE POTENTIAL
IS BECOMING VERY LIMITED.

STORMS BRIEFLY APPROACHING SEVERE LEVELS ARE LIKELY THE REST
OF THE EARLY MORNING ALONG THE LINE...BUT A WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT EVENT APPEARS UNLIKELY.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...08
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 5:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
519 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091000-
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-
519 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS OCCURRING EARLY THIS
MORNING ALONG A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL POSE A MARGINAL
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT UNTIL THEY MOVE EAST OF THE AREA AROUND MID
MORNING.

THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER LATER TODAY
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN FAR
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IF STORMS DO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...THEY
WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
MONITOR THE CURRENT LINE OF STORMS FOR MARGINAL SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL EARLY THIS MONRING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH WILL LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH OVER
THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY SMALL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. A WARM
HUMID AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA MUCH OF NEXT WEEK WITH
CONTINUED SMALL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
145 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

OKZ054>062-064-066-067-080800-
CRAIG OK-CREEK OK-MAYES OK-NOWATA OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA
OK-PAWNEE OK-ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-WASHINGTON OK-
145 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE...NORTHWESTERN WAGONER...ROGERS...CRAIG...
     NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA...SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA...SOUTHERN
     WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHERN CREEK...TULSA...
     NORTHWESTERN MAYES AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE

AT 145 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLLOW TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WATOVA TO 7 MILES WEST OF SPERRY TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF
DRUMRIGHT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE...NORTHWESTERN WAGONER...
ROGERS...CRAIG...NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA...SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA...SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHERN CREEK...TULSA...
NORTHWESTERN MAYES AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 300 AM CDT.

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.

LAT...LON 3707 9532 3663 9591 3634 9627 3594 9666
      3577 9612 3603 9564 3632 9531 3696 9463
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
235 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

OKZ057-058-061>063-080830-
CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-OTTAWA OK-ROGERS OK-
235 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     ROGERS...NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE...SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG...OTTAWA AND
     MAYES

AT 235 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF PEORIA TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF VINITA TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERDIGRIS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

A LARGE PORTION OF ROGERS...NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE...SOUTHEASTERN
CRAIG...OTTAWA AND MAYES COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
THROUGH 330 AM CDT.

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.

LAT...LON 3700 9500 3661 9541 3623 9582 3607 9543
      3666 9463 3698 9462
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:04 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
304 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

ARZ001-OKZ057-058-060>063-065>071-080915-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CHEROKEE OK-CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH
OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OTTAWA OK-ROGERS OK-TULSA
OK-WAGONER OK-
304 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     BENTON

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     OKMULGEE...WAGONER...SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS...DELAWARE...
     SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG...SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA...NORTHERN ADAIR...
     SOUTHEASTERN TULSA AND MAYES

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     MUSKOGEE...CHEROKEE AND OKFUSKEE

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN MCINTOSH

AT 304 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF WYANDOTTE TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
INOLA TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEARDEN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THESE STORMS 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.

LAT...LON 3694 9462 3618 9554 3534 9664 3530 9554
      3614 9443 3648 9386 3650 9459
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:55 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington46 min
Jun 7, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington67 min
Jun 7, 10:00 PM CDTTornado WarningTSANowata, Washington45 min
Jun 7, 10:25 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig65 min
Jun 7, 10:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa49 min
Jun 7, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata27 min
Jun 7, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata34 min
Jun 7, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig56 min
Jun 7, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee23 min
Jun 7, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa74 min
Jun 8, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Creek, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa75 min
Jun 8, 2:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Tulsa50 min
Jun 8, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers55 min
Jun 8, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 2 more71 min
Jun 8, 5:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMadison24 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2007Every special weather statement in 2007

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.