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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Feb 5, 2008, 6:13 AM CST for Haskell County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 47 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
- Feb 5, 2008, 6:13 AM CST (12:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2008, 7:00 AM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Haskell County, OK
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</html>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 Feb 5, 3:11 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 3:11 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 311 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A SURFACE LOW NEAR KFDR TO KOKC AND ALONG I-44 TO NEAR KSGF THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE VERY LITTLE PROGRESS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT. INITIALLY ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND NORTH OF THE COLD FRONT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS THE AIRMASS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BECOMES INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AND A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM TEXAS. LI VALUES COMPUTED FROM 850 MB ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE -2 TO -4 RANGE WITH CAPE VALUES COMPUTED FROM 850 MB AROUND 1000 J/KG. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. SURFACE BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR FIRE UP LATER THIS MORNING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AS THE SURFACE LOW PUSHES INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. WITH THE UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...INSTABILITIES WILL BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE TO PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION AS A MID-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAINS. WITH IMPRESSIVE DEEP LAYER SHEAR ALSO IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...THESE SURFACE BASED STORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS OF AROUND 70 MPH.THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT EXITS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LINGER IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS THE MAIN MID-LEVEL LOW SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. A TRANSITION OVER TO LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT AS COLD AIR INVADES THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DRY ON THURSDAY KEEPING TEMPERATURES IN CHECK. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE TROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT SETTING THE STAGE FOR AN ARCTIC BLAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL COME EARLY NEXT WEEK AS MOISTURE FEEDS INTO THE REGION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE ARCTIC HIGH AND A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 50 26 42 28 / 90 20 10 0 FSM 69 33 44 29 / 100 40 10 0 MLC 69 32 44 30 / 80 20 10 10 BVO 39 24 40 22 / 90 30 10 0 FYV 65 28 37 24 / 100 50 10 0 BYV 65 30 37 26 / 100 50 10 0 MKO 66 29 43 27 / 90 20 10 0 MIO 48 26 36 25 / 100 40 10 0 F10 62 29 43 28 / 80 20 10 0 HHW 73 34 48 33 / 70 30 10 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...07 LONG TERM....10
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 5:10 AM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 5, 5:37 AM CST, 36 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Feb 5, 5:38 AM CST, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
538 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
OKZ073>075-051215-
HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-PITTSBURG OK-
538 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL...PITTSBURG AND NORTHWESTERN LATIMER
AT 538 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MCALESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LEWISVILLE...KINTA...
ENTERPRISE...WHITEFIELD...MCALESTER...SAVANNA...DOW...BACHE...
ALDERSON...KREBS...ARPELAR...BLOCKER...FEATHERSTON...CROWDER...
QUINTON...INDIANOLA AND CANADIAN.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.
LAT...LON 3495 9601 3516 9581 3525 9558 3524 9556
3527 9553 3532 9543 3520 9502 3476 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 1138Z 234DEG 53KT 3495 9572Special weather statement, Feb 5, 6:13 AM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
613 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
OKZ070>074-051300-
HASKELL OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
613 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE AND WESTERN SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN MCINTOSH...NORTHWESTERN HASKELL AND NORTHEASTERN
PITTSBURG
AT 613 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES
WEST OF ENTERPRISE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ENTERPRISE...WHITEFIELD...
TAMAHA...MC KEY...VIAN...GORE...BOX...EUFAULA...FEATHERSTON...
CANADIAN...BRIARTOWN...PORUM...WARNER...BRAGGS AND WEBBERS FALLS.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH.
LAT...LON 3569 9512 3565 9512 3565 9505 3548 9479
3507 9548 3519 9569 3575 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1213Z 223DEG 42KT 3522 9546The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 5:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 38 min |
| Feb 5, 5:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 37 min |
| Feb 5, 6:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 6:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 46 min |
| Feb 5, 7:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 7:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 9:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 42 min |
| Feb 5, 9:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 34 min |
| Feb 5, 9:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 9:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 47 min |
| Feb 5, 10:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 27 min |
| Feb 5, 10:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 29 min |
| Feb 5, 12:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 26 min |
| Feb 5, 12:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 37 min |
| Feb 5, 12:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 9 min |
| Feb 5, 1:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 2:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 2:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Pushmataha | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 41 min |
| Feb 5, 2:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 41 min |
| Feb 5, 3:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 41 min |
| Feb 5, 3:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 42 min |
| Feb 5, 7:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 51 min |
| Feb 5, 1:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 46 min |
| Feb 5, 1:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 54 min |
| Feb 5, 2:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 42 min |
| Feb 5, 3:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Madison, Washington | 41 min |
| Feb 5, 4:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 4:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin | 40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.