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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 12, 20075 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 12, 2007, 12:02 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 58 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
Jul 12, 2007, 12:02 PM CDT (17:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2007, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Carroll County, AR, Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 12:00Z on 2007-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2007-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1949 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 12, 11:20 AM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 11:20 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1120 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

.UPDATE...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE MCS
CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS
MORNING. EXPECT MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...THOUGH AN ISOLATED STORM COULD STILL PRODUCE SOME STRONG
WINDS. HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST TO REFLECT LATEST THINKING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   84  68  85  70 /  80  60  60  20
FSM   87  68  87  70 /  80  40  70  30
MLC   87  68  84  69 /  80  60  80  30
BVO   83  65  85  65 /  30  50  50  20
FYV   83  65  83  65 /  80  40  50  20
BYV   83  64  83  65 /  80  40  50  20
MKO   83  68  84  68 / 100  60  70  20
MIO   84  65  86  67 / 100  40  50  20
F10   85  68  83  68 / 100  60  80  20
HHW   89  71  88  72 /  70  50  80  40

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ054-
     OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-
     OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-
     OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
     ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

&&

SHORT TERM...03
LONG TERM....07
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 8:14 AM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
814 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131000-
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-
814 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

...POSSIBLE SEVERE STORMS AND HEAVY RAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT...

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...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...
           SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...
           SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION...
A LARGE SCALE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WAS MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
STRONG...WITH A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS...THOUGH HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THIS ACTIVITY...AND WITH ALREADY
SATURATED SOILS. AS NUMEROUS STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE A PROBLEM.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AS
STRONG AFTERNOON SURFACE HEATING WILL CREATE VERY UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM
THE MORNING STORMS WILL BE THE FAVORED AREAS FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT. WITH THE CONTINUED HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES...
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE PROBABLE AS WELL. WEAK UPPER FLOW WILL
TRANSLATE TO SLOW STORM MOVEMENT AND POSSIBLE TRAINING OF STORMS.
WITH NEARLY SATURATED GROUND EVERYWHERE... THE THREAT OF FLOODING
WILL BE ENHANCED.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD ALSO PREPARE FOR FLOODING
PROBLEMS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY AS THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL BE SLOW TO CHANGE. A
NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW REGIME WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE ESTABLISHED ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL NECESSITATE HAVING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
IN THE FORECAST EACH DAY... PARTICULARLY FOR SCATTERED DIURNAL
ACTIVITY.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 9:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
955 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

OKZ060-061-067-121530-
ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
955 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN WAGONER...SOUTHERN ROGERS AND EASTERN TULSA

AT 955 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
BROAD LINE EXTENDING FROM COLLINSVILLE TO BROKEN ARROW AND
LEONARD...MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH.

A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN WAGONER...SOUTHERN ROGERS AND EASTERN
TULSA COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 1030 AM CDT.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...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 3644 9591 3586 9594 3580 9544 3640 9544
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 10:02 AM CDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1002 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

ARZ001-OKZ062-063-067>069-121600-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CHEROKEE OK-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-WAGONER OK-
1002 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     BENTON

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN WAGONER...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHERN ADAIR AND
     SOUTHERN MAYES

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     CHEROKEE

AT 1002 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF MAYSVILLE TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF
ROSE TO 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MAZIE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

A LARGE PORTION OF BENTON...EASTERN WAGONER...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...
NORTHERN ADAIR...CHEROKEE AND SOUTHERN MAYES COUNTIES WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 1100 AM CDT.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 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 3654 9463 3620 9513 3607 9556 3573 9499
      3607 9451 3647 9382
Local storm report, Jul 12, 10:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1007 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

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

0930 AM     FLASH FLOOD      15 N PAWHUSKA           36.88N 96.34W
07/12/2007                   OSAGE              OK   PUBLIC

            WATER REPORTED RUNNING OVER THE ROAD IN SEVERAL PLACES
            NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE TALL GRASS PRAIRIE

&&

SAA
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 10:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1021 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

OKZ065-066-070-071-121615-
MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
1021 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHERN OKMULGEE

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     MUSKOGEE AND SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     MCINTOSH

AT 1021 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF JAMESVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CLEARVIEW...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHERN OKMULGEE...MUSKOGEE...SOUTHEASTERN
OKFUSKEE AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
THROUGH 1115 AM CDT.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 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 3578 9575 3530 9643 3530 9599 3519 9591
      3534 9540 3531 9520 3544 9510 3581 9513
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 11:10 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1110 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

ARZ010-OKZ068-069-072-121715-
ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1110 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2007

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

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     WESTERN WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     ADAIR

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN CHEROKEE AND SEQUOYAH

AT 1110 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTH OF OAKS TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF
TAHLEQUAH TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VIAN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...STILWELL...
BUNCH...BARON...CHRISTIE...PROCTOR...WESTVILLE...BALLARD...WATTS...
OAKS...SALLISAW...ROLAND...MC KEY...VIAN...BRUSHY...SHORT...MARBLE
CITY...BOX...TAHLEQUAH...COOKSON...ELDON...SCRAPER...LINCOLN...
MORROW...CLYDE...CANEHILL...SUMMERS...RHEA...VINEY GROVE...
CINCINNATI...WEDINGTON AND MARIETTA.

THESE STORMS 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.

LAT...LON 3617 9487 3592 9504 3543 9508 3540 9446
      3574 9449 3609 9428
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 12:02 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 6:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage65 min
Jul 12, 7:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee81 min
Jul 12, 7:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata57 min
Jul 12, 7:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage6 hr
Jul 12, 9:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes57 min
Jul 12, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers, Wagoner35 min
Jul 12, 10:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Delaware58 min
Jul 12, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee54 min
Jul 12, 10:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Wagoner26 min
Jul 12, 11:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee, Sequoyah65 min
Jul 12, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore32 min
Jul 12, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore57 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.