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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 1, 2008Franklin County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2008, 6:39 AM CDT for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 51 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
Jun 1, 2008, 6:39 AM CDT (11:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2008, 7:30 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Franklin County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 00:00Z on 2008-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2008-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-289 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1712 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
330 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Jun 1, 4:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 4:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 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, 5:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
513 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-
451 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...EAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A STATIONARY FRONT LIES EAST TO WEST ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL REMAIN A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT DRIFTS VERY SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. WARM AND
UNSTABLE AIR REMAINS OVER THE REGION AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF
THIS BOUNDARY THROUGH TODAY. HAIL AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO BE
THE MAIN THREATS BUT WEAK DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS SUFFICIENT FOR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO.

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

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:11 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
311 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

OKZ057-010900-
CRAIG OK-
311 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL CRAIG

AT 311 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CENTRAILIA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...VINITA...CENTRALIA...PYRAMID
CORNERS...BLUEJACKET AND CENTRAILIA.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3683 9500 3660 9501 3659 9501 3658 9502
      3670 9541 3688 9535
TIME...MOT...LOC 0811Z 283DEG 39KT 3676 9523
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
350 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

OKZ058-063-010930-
DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK-
350 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHWESTERN OTTAWA

AT 350 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
SOUTH OF AFTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 46 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ZENA...CLEORA...GROVE...BERNICE
AND AFTON.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3664 9472 3642 9478 3656 9501 3660 9501
      3660 9500 3677 9500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0850Z 304DEG 40KT 3662 9492
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 6:39 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
639 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ARZ020-011230-
FRANKLIN AR-
639 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     FRANKLIN

AT 639 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
WEST OF FERN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PARADISE...PINEY...ALIX...
OZARK...PETER PENDER...VESTA...MEG...DENNING...CECIL...ALTUS...
TONEY...LONELM...CRAVENS...WATALULA...JETHRO...MOUNTAIN TOP...FERN...
BARNES AND WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE.

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 3537 9374 3539 9379 3532 9380 3533 9404
      3547 9405 3549 9403 3558 9402 3558 9408
      3566 9407 3567 9398 3570 9398 3563 9370
      3538 9369
TIME...MOT...LOC 1139Z 314DEG 22KT 3562 9405

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 7:24 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage36 min
May 31, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage34 min
May 31, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage32 min
May 31, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage26 min
May 31, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington57 min
May 31, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage38 min
Jun 1, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington37 min
Jun 1, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig49 min
Jun 1, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig34 min
Jun 1, 3:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware40 min
Jun 1, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware48 min
Jun 1, 6:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware59 min
Jun 1, 7:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage53 min
Jun 1, 7:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington44 min
Jun 1, 7:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee66 min
Jun 1, 8:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Washington66 min
Jun 1, 8:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa55 min
Jun 1, 9:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee45 min
Jun 1, 9:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee60 min
Jun 1, 9:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Rogers32 min
Jun 1, 9:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner51 min
Jun 1, 9:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa66 min
Jun 1, 9:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington4 hr
Jun 1, 10:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington67 min
Jun 1, 10:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Creek, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 4 more77 min
Jun 1, 10:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee55 min
Jun 1, 10:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 4 more3 hr
Jun 1, 11:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes39 min
Jun 1, 11:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh and 3 more59 min
Jun 1, 11:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah62 min
Jun 1, 12:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALeFlore3 hr
Jun 1, 2:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa48 hr
Jun 1, 4:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton49 min
Jun 1, 5:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAWashington43 min
Jun 1, 5:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Washington55 min
Jun 1, 7:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton43 min
Jun 1, 7:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Madison, Washington40 min
Jun 1, 8:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison54 min
Jun 1, 9:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMadison54 min
Jun 1, 9:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Washington18 min
Jun 1, 10:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAWashington40 min
Jun 1, 11:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMadison60 min
Jun 1, 11:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSABenton, Madison, Washington4 hr
Jun 1, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin35 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.