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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 526, NWS Tulsa, OK

November 5, 2008Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 5, 2008, 11:35 PM CST for Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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: Nov 5, 2008, 11:35 PM CST (05:35 UTC)
Expired: Nov 6, 2008, 12:15 AM CST
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cherokee County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:35 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.

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
Nov 5, 6:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1302 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KTSA 060535
SVRTSA
OKC021-101-145-060615-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0526.081106T0535Z-081106T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1135 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  NORTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1215 AM CST

* AT 1130 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 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 TAFT TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOYNTON...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  TULLAHASSEE...WAGONER...OKAY...MUSKOGEE...FORT GIBSON...HULBERT...
  PEGGS...PUMPKIN CENTER...TAHLEQUAH AND ELDON.

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

LAT...LON 3577 9481 3557 9570 3558 9571 3567 9571
      3589 9564 3617 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 245DEG 53KT 3583 9548 3562 9562

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 060549
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1149 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

OKC021-101-145-060615-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0526.000000T0000Z-081106T0615Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-WAGONER OK-CHEROKEE OK-
1149 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CST
FOR CHEROKEE...SOUTHEASTERN WAGONER AND NORTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...

AT 1143 PM CST...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 WAGONER TO MUSKOGEE TO WAINWRIGHT...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 60 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FORT GIBSON...
LOST CITY...PEGGS...HULBERT...PUMPKIN CENTER...TAHLEQUAH AND ELDON.

THIS STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3617 9487 3577 9481 3558 9564 3595 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 245DEG 53KT 3601 9525 3583 9530
          3568 9545

$$

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 060600
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1200 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

OKC021-101-145-060615-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0526.000000T0000Z-081106T0615Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-WAGONER OK-CHEROKEE OK-
1200 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CST
FOR CHEROKEE...SOUTHEASTERN WAGONER AND NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE
COUNTIES...

AT 1156 PM CST...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 PEGGS TO HULBERT TO SUMMIT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PUMPKIN
CENTER...TAHLEQUAH AND ELDON.

THIS STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3617 9487 3577 9481 3561 9550 3605 9521
      3605 9520 3608 9514 3608 9513 3613 9499
      3613 9497 3614 9497
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 245DEG 53KT 3608 9507 3590 9512
          3571 9533

$$

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 Nov 5, 11:05 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 11:05 PM CST, 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1105 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

.DISCUSSION...

.AVIATION...
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA PRIMARILY DURING THE FIRST 6HRS OF THE UPCOMING
TAF FORECAST CYCLE. A WINDOW OF IFR CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH IMPACTS ALREADY DIMINISHED FOR KTUL AND KRVS.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR AREAWIDE BY MID MORNING.

&&

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

AVIATION...07

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 4:50 PM CST, 6 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
450 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061100-
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-
450 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

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

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER 8 PM.

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

DISCUSSION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A DRY LINE
LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT MAINLY NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH THIS EVENING
AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. MODERATE INSTABILITY AND
STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM STRUCTURES
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WIND. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT LOCATED ACROSS
CENTRAL KANSAS AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AT 5 PM WILL MOVE EAST INTO
THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE
MAIN THREAT WITH THE SQUALL LINE THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE IS ALSO POSSIBLE AND A LOW
TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL EXIST WITH THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO EXIT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS DRIER AIR SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION FROM
THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

FAIR WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 5, 10:51 PM CST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1051 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

1047 PM     HAIL             N COWETA                35.95N 95.65W
11/05/2008  E0.75 INCH       WAGONER            OK   PUBLIC

            96TH AND 281ST EAST AVE

&&

JDS

Local storm report, Nov 5, 10:53 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1053 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

1047 PM     HAIL             5 N COWETA              36.02N 95.65W
11/05/2008  E0.75 INCH       WAGONER            OK   PUBLIC

            96TH AND 281ST EAST AVE

&&

JDS

Local storm report, Nov 5, 11:01 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1101 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

1054 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 N OKMULGEE           35.77N 95.96W
11/05/2008  E60.00 MPH       OKMULGEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE ON ROADWAY

1054 PM     HAIL             10 N OKMULGEE           35.77N 95.96W
11/05/2008  E0.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JDS

Local storm report, Nov 5, 11:03 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1103 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

1058 PM     TSTM WND GST     INOLA                   36.15N 95.51W
11/05/2008  E70.00 MPH       ROGERS             OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

1058 PM     HAIL             INOLA                   36.15N 95.51W
11/05/2008  E1.75 INCH       ROGERS             OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

JDS

Local storm report, Nov 5, 11:07 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1107 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

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

1103 PM     TSTM WND GST     INOLA                   36.15N 95.51W
11/05/2008  E70.00 MPH       ROGERS             OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1103 PM     HAIL             INOLA                   36.15N 95.51W
11/05/2008  E1.00 INCH       ROGERS             OK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JDS

Special weather statement, Nov 5, 11:21 PM CST, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1121 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

OKZ057-058-063-060545-
CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK-
1121 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

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

AT 1121 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF VINITA TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
VINITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CLEORA...BERNICE...MIAMI...
COMMERCE...AFTON...FAIRLAND...NARCISSA...WYANDOTTE...OTTAWA...
PEORIA...QUAPAW...CARDIN...PICHER...VINITA...PYRAMID CORNERS AND
BLUEJACKET.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3670 9463 3652 9502 3652 9521 3674 9525
      3699 9487 3700 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 240DEG 58KT 3669 9515 3655 9512

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 6:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	34 min
Nov 5, 6:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	36 min
Nov 5, 6:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers	59 min
Nov 5, 6:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	36 min
Nov 5, 6:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	55 min
Nov 5, 7:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	36 min
Nov 5, 7:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	35 min
Nov 5, 7:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	59 min
Nov 5, 7:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	34 min
Nov 5, 7:47 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Pawnee	118 min
Nov 5, 7:56 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	34 min
Nov 5, 8:04 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Pawnee	5 hr
Nov 5, 8:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	25 min
Nov 5, 8:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	35 min
Nov 5, 8:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa, Washington	54 min
Nov 5, 8:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	47 min
Nov 5, 9:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Washington	45 min
Nov 5, 9:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa, Washington	53 min
Nov 5, 9:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	61 min
Nov 5, 9:38 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	112 min
Nov 5, 9:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa	50 min
Nov 5, 9:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	31 min
Nov 5, 10:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	34 min
Nov 5, 10:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	42 min
Nov 5, 10:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	27 min
Nov 5, 10:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	55 min
Nov 5, 10:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	57 min
Nov 5, 11:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Wagoner	36 min
Nov 5, 11:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	24 min
Nov 5, 11:29 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Ottawa	91 min
Nov 5, 11:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	64 min
Nov 6, 12:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	60 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.