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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 3, 2008Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2008, 6:26 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 64 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: Apr 3, 2008, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Choctaw County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 3, 6:56 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	19 Wsw Clayton, OK

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

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
Apr 3, 3:50 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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: 199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -238 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 410 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 666 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 625 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 7.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KTSA 032325
SVRTSA
OKC023-127-040030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0140.080403T2326Z-080404T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
626 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 621 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WINDS
  TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOSWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SOPER...
  KENT...ANTLERS...KELLOND...MOYERS...KOSOMA...RATTAN...DUNBAR...
  SNOW...CLOUDY...STANLEY...CLAYTON AND NASHOBA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3394 9588 3416 9596 3418 9595 3418 9580
      3451 9579 3454 9574 3453 9569 3458 9565
      3461 9551 3461 9520 3435 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 228DEG 42KT 3411 9583

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 032349
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
649 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

OKC023-032359-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080404T0030Z/
CHOCTAW OK-
649 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3451 9579 3454 9574 3453 9569 3458 9565
      3459 9553 3461 9551 3461 9520 3435 9504
      3417 9543 3416 9580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 240DEG 53KT 3454 9579 3430 9540

$$

OKC127-040030-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080404T0030Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
649 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...

AT 646 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF EUBANKS TO FINLEY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...DUNBAR...SNOW...
CLOUDY...STANLEY...NASHOBA AND CLAYTON.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3451 9579 3454 9574 3453 9569 3458 9565
      3459 9553 3461 9551 3461 9520 3435 9504
      3417 9543 3416 9580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 240DEG 53KT 3454 9579 3430 9540

$$

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 040005
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
705 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

OKC127-040030-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080404T0030Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
705 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...

AT 703 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF STANLEY TO FINLEY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...STANLEY...
SNOW...CLOUDY...CLAYTON AND NASHOBA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3451 9579 3454 9574 3453 9569 3458 9565
      3459 9553 3461 9551 3461 9520 3435 9504
      3417 9543 3416 9580
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 240DEG 53KT 3466 9554 3439 9547

$$

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 040028
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
728 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

OKC127-040038-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-080404T0030Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
728 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PUSHMATAHA COUNTY EXPIRES AT
730 PM CDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA AND 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.

LAT...LON 3451 9579 3454 9574 3453 9569 3458 9565
      3459 9553 3461 9551 3461 9520 3435 9504
      3417 9543 3416 9580
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 257DEG 49KT 3458 9518 3438 9508

$$

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 3, 6:14 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:14 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
614 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
THE CELL TRACKING INTO NORTHWEST ROGERS
COUNTY AS ACQUIRED A MORE EASTWARD MOTION.
THIS HAS SWUNG THE STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY
FROM AROUND -30 M2/S2 TO AROUND 225 M2/S2...
CHANGING THE EXPECTED CELL STRUCTURE TO
CYCLONIC.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ062-
     OKZ063-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...08
LONG TERM....99

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 2:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
220 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041000-
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-
220 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY FROM LATE AFTERNOON
   THROUGH TONIGHT....

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...MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.

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

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK... SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

DISCUSSION...
A POTENT UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
WILL AFFECT THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. A SURFACE BOUNDARY HAD
LIFTED NORTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND WAS STRETCHED
ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AS OF EARLY
AFTERNOON. THIS BOUNDARY WILL REORGANIZE AND BEGIN TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST AS A COLD FRONT. OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...MOIST AND
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION IN
ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH...WHICH WILL TRAVERSE THE
REGION TONIGHT. AIDED BY AFTERNOON HEATING...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
BECOME VERY UNSTABLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS THIS AREA WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR
AS FAVORABLE UPPER SUPPORT INCREASES. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS A WIDE AREA BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ALL
SEVERE MODES...INCLUDING TORNADOES...HIGH WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO HEAVY FLOODING RAINFALL. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND CHANCES FOR SEVERE WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA
TOWARDS SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA.

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

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

AFTER A SHORT BREAK...AND A FEW DAYS OF SLIGHT THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES... THE SEVERE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE
ONCE AGAIN. BY MID WEEK ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF UPPER SYSTEMS IS
EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE THE PLAINS... ENCOUNTERING AN UNSTABLE AND
VOLATILE AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AS THIS VOLATILE SPRINGTIME WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES TO
PERIODICALLY ENHANCE CHANCES FOR DAMAGING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 3:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
347 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

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

0325 PM     HAIL             2 W VIAN                35.50N 95.00W
04/03/2008  E0.75 INCH       SEQUOYAH           OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

EJC

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
400 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

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

0336 PM     HAIL             6 NE SCIPIO             35.12N 95.88W
04/03/2008  E0.88 INCH       PITTSBURG          OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

EJC

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
414 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

OKZ068>070-072-074-032145-
ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-HASKELL OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
414 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND SEQUOYAH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     ADAIR

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN HASKELL

AT 414 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF COOKSON TO BOX TO 4 MILES NORTH
OF PORUM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
STILWELL...BUNCH...PROCTOR...WESTVILLE...BALLARD...WATTS...
TAMAHA...SALLISAW...VIAN...GORE...BRUSHY...WEBBERS FALLS AND
MARIETTA.

THESE STORMS 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.

LAT...LON 3612 9456 3549 9447 3530 9532 3548 9533
      3562 9513 3588 9502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 241DEG 60KT 3584 9484 3562 9492
          3545 9520

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
432 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

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

0420 PM     HAIL             WESLEY                  36.03N 93.92W
04/03/2008  E0.75 INCH       MADISON            AR   POST OFFICE

&&

EJC

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:07 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
607 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

OKZ049-053-032345-
CHOCTAW OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
607 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN CHOCTAW AND SOUTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA

AT 607 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES WEST OF BOSWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BOSWELL...UNGER...
SOPER...KENT...SPEER...ANTLERS...MOYERS...DARWIN AND KELLOND.

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.

LAT...LON 3394 9596 3413 9596 3414 9597 3417 9597
      3418 9581 3432 9580 3440 9569 3410 9547
      3392 9594
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 236DEG 48KT 3399 9605

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:11 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
611 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

OKZ075-040000-
LATIMER OK-
611 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

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

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     LATIMER

AT 611 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HIGGINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WILBURTON...HIGGINS...
BENGAL...DAMON...GOWEN...PANOLA AND RED OAK.

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.

LAT...LON 3475 9553 3486 9552 3506 9529 3506 9493
      3486 9502 3486 9506 3479 9507 3468 9540
      3469 9547
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 232DEG 44KT 3479 9542

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 2:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	50 hr
Apr 3, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	50 min
Apr 3, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh	44 min
Apr 3, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	39 min
Apr 3, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah	64 min
Apr 3, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	53 min
Apr 3, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	31 min
Apr 3, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	31 min
Apr 3, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	44 min
Apr 3, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	38 min
Apr 3, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	49 min
Apr 3, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers	38 min
Apr 3, 6:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	43 min
Apr 3, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	54 min
Apr 3, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	64 min
Apr 3, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	45 min
Apr 3, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	65 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.