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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 381, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 1, 2008Washington County, Arkansas; 4 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2008, 10:50 AM CDT for Washington County, Arkansas; 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 55 min. 5 reports 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: Jun 1, 2008, 10:50 AM CDT (15:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2008, 11:45 AM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Muskogee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:50 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 1, 11:09 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	9 N Tahlequah, OK	NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN.
Jun 1, 11:11 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	8 Nne Tahlequah, OK	NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS BROKEN BY WIND.
Jun 1, 11:28 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Christie, OK	BLEW DOWN APPLE TREE. BROKE LIMBS IN OTHER TREES.
Jun 1, 11:39 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Se Pumpkin Center, OK	DAMAGE TO MARINA. LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN.
Jun 1, 11:40 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 N Box, OK	MANY LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN AND LIMBS BROKEN.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 19 minutes after it went out.

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
Jun 1, 8:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 138 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: 292 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -186 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 833 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KTSA 011550
SVRTSA
ARC143-OKC001-021-041-101-011645-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0381.080601T1550Z-080601T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1050 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT

* AT 1046 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL
  AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF OAKS TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  BRAGGS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...HULBERT...
  BRAGGS...OAKS...PUMPKIN CENTER...SCRAPER...TAHLEQUAH...ELDON...
  PROCTOR...COOKSON...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...WATTS...WESTVILLE...
  CHRISTIE...BARON...BUNCH...STILWELL AND MARIETTA.

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

PERSONS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DONT BE
CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM

LAT...LON 3576 9447 3576 9449 3565 9448 3565 9525
      3617 9506 3617 9502 3619 9501 3619 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1550Z 274DEG 25KT 3615 9509 3576 9538

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 011615
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1115 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ARC143-OKC001-021-041-101-011645-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0381.000000T0000Z-080601T1645Z/
WASHINGTON AR-MUSKOGEE OK-DELAWARE OK-ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-
1115 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
FOR CHEROKEE...ADAIR...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE AND
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 1111 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SCRAPER TO BRAGGS...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SCRAPER...
ELDON...PROCTOR...COOKSON...CHRISTIE...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...WATTS...
BALLARD...WESTVILLE...BARON...BUNCH...STILWELL AND MARIETTA.

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3576 9447 3576 9449 3565 9448 3565 9525
      3617 9506 3617 9502 3619 9501 3619 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 281DEG 29KT 3604 9489 3568 9512

$$

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 Jun 1, 4:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 4:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
451 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

.DISCUSSION...
BOUNDARY FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI WEST BACK INTO NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA STILL ACTIVE.  CURRENTLY BIG HAILER IN DELAWARE
COUNTY.  FORECAST CONTINUES TO REVOLVE AROUND BOUNDARIES
AND CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. IN THE SHORT TERM
TRIED TO PLAY ONGOING CONVECTION. MORE THUNDER LIKELY TO
IGNITE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH WEST-EAST BOUNDARY NEAR
THE VICINITY OF STATE HIGHWAY 412. HIGHEST POP NORTHEAST.
NORTHEAST CONTINUES TO BE FAVORED THIS EVENING..INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. FRONT LIFTS NORTH MONDAY WITH TEMP INTO
LOWER 90S. UNSEASONABLY MILD NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.   NEAR
ZONAL FLOW PUSHES FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO NEAR  I-44 BY DARK
TUESDAY.  RE-INTRODUCED PRECIP CHANCES TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. MODELS AGREE ON LARGE SCALLE RIDGE EAST COAST
AND LARGE TROF WEST AFTER WEDNESDAY.   AN ACTIVE WEATHER
PERIOD TO FOLLOW...IF NOT OUR FORECAST AREA... ELSEWHERE
IN THE PLAINS.
GW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   90  71  93  77 /  50  30  20  10
FSM   91  69  93  73 /  40  30  10  10
MLC   90  72  90  74 /  20  20  10  10
BVO   86  65  93  74 /  50  40  30  10
FYV   86  65  88  72 /  50  40  20  10
BYV   85  63  88  72 /  60  50  20  10
MKO   89  68  92  74 /  40  30  20  10
MIO   84  65  89  73 /  60  50  30  10
F10   91  70  91  73 /  30  20  10  10
HHW   89  69  90  74 /  10  10   0  10

&&

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

SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....21

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 9:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
900 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021000-
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-
900 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

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

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

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

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

DISCUSSION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING IN THE
VICINITY OF STATIONARY FRONT THAT LIES ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO LAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN CONCERN. WIND FIELDS SUGGEST THAT A
WEAK TORNADO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE FOR MUCH
OF THE WEEK. WITH WEAK BOUNDARIES REMAINING IN THE AREA A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE NEARLY EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. LATER IN THE
WEEK A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BE IN INFLUENCING THE REGION.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:16 AM CDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1016 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

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

1014 AM     HAIL             2 S GREENLAND           35.97N 94.18W
06/01/2008  E0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         AR   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

PBS

Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:25 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1025 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

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

1020 AM     TSTM WND GST     SKIATOOK                36.37N 96.00W
06/01/2008  E60 MPH          TULSA              OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

PBS

Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:28 AM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1028 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

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

1027 AM     HAIL             2 S KIEFER              35.92N 96.07W
06/01/2008  E0.75 INCH       CREEK              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

PBS

Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:37 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1037 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

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

1035 AM     TSTM WND GST     TULSA                   36.13N 95.92W
06/01/2008  E60 MPH          TULSA              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            91ST AND MINGO

&&

PBS

Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:40 AM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1040 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

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

1037 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SAPULPA                 36.00N 96.11W
06/01/2008                   CREEK              OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            PEOPLE TRAPPED IN CARS DUE TO HIGH WATER

&&

PBS

Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:48 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1048 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

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

1030 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TULSA                   36.13N 95.92W
06/01/2008                   TULSA              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT 51ST AND LEWIS

&&

PBS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 4:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton	49 min
Jun 1, 5:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Washington	43 min
Jun 1, 5:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Washington	55 min
Jun 1, 6:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	59 min
Jun 1, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	51 min
Jun 1, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	43 min
Jun 1, 7:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Madison, Washington	40 min
Jun 1, 8:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	54 min
Jun 1, 9:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison	54 min
Jun 1, 9:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	18 min
Jun 1, 10:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Washington	40 min
Jun 1, 11:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Madison	60 min
Jun 1, 11:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Benton, Madison, Washington	4 hr
Jun 1, 11:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Washington	62 min
Jun 1, 12:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin	35 min
Jun 1, 12:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	3 hr
May 31, 7:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	36 min
May 31, 7:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	34 min
May 31, 7:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	32 min
May 31, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	26 min
May 31, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	57 min
May 31, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	38 min
Jun 1, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	37 min
Jun 1, 3:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	49 min
Jun 1, 3:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig	34 min
Jun 1, 3:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	40 min
Jun 1, 4:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	48 min
Jun 1, 7:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	53 min
Jun 1, 7:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	44 min
Jun 1, 7:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	66 min
Jun 1, 8:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Washington	66 min
Jun 1, 8:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	55 min
Jun 1, 9:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	45 min
Jun 1, 9:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	60 min
Jun 1, 9:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	32 min
Jun 1, 9:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	51 min
Jun 1, 9:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	66 min
Jun 1, 9:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	4 hr
Jun 1, 10:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	67 min
Jun 1, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Creek, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 4 more	77 min
Jun 1, 10:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 4 more	3 hr
Jun 1, 11:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes	39 min
Jun 1, 11:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh and 3 more	59 min
Jun 1, 2:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	48 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.