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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 9, 2008Mayes County, Rogers County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2008, 10:04 PM CDT for Mayes County, Rogers County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 9, 2008, 10:04 PM CDT (03:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Mayes County, OK, Rogers County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 261 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.

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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: 522 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2435 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 Aug 9, 9:31 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 9:31 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 4:56 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
456 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-101000-
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-
500 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...PRIMARILY NEAR A LINE FROM PAWNEE TO POTEAU.
	ONSET...ONGOING...AND DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER 9 PM.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
        FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

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

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A BOUNDARY THAT
DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF THE EARLY DAY THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX.
THIS BOUNDARY CURRENTLY RUNS ALONG A LINE FROM PAWNEE OKLAHOMA
TO GREENWOOD ARKANSAS.  INSTABILITY HAS INCREASED ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY SUPPORTIVE OF ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WITH DOWNBURST
WINDS THE MOST LIKELY SEVERE WEATHER IMPACT.  THE RISK OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT
FURTHER NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...AND TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD
IMPACTING FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
CONDITIONS FAVOR HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL WITH THIS ACTIVITY
WHICH WILL SUPPORT A RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING.  A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
REGIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER LOCAL
ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL OCCASIONALLY PASS KEEPING THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE FORECAST MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.  SEVERE WEATHER MAY
BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AS INSTABILITY RETURNS IN THE WAKE OF SATURDAY
NIGHTS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF ORGANIZED
CONVECTION WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH A COLD FRONT.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 7:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
722 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

OKZ076-100045-
LE FLORE OK-
722 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHERN LE FLORE

AT 722 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HODGEN TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BIG CEDAR...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...BIG CEDAR...HODGEN AND HEAVENER.

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 3472 9485 3494 9481 3490 9444 3468 9444
      3455 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 290DEG 22KT 3490 9470 3473 9476

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 7:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
740 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

OKZ075-100115-
LATIMER OK-
740 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL LATIMER

AT 740 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES
WEST OF WILBURTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WILBURTON...DAMON AND
PANOLA.

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 3491 9514 3480 9528 3487 9547 3501 9538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 300DEG 17KT 3490 9537

Local storm report, Aug 9, 7:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
757 PM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008

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

0623 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PHAROAH                 35.42N 96.12W
08/09/2008                   OKFUSKEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN. EXTENSIVE TREE LIMB DAMAGE.
            SEVERAL BARNS WITH ROOF DAMAGE.

&&

JDS

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 8:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
803 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

OKZ049-076-100145-
LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
803 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     FAR SOUTHERN LE FLORE AND FAR EASTERN PUSHMATAHA

AT 803 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HONOBIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 21 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...OCTAVIA AND HONOBIA.

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 3451 9513 3469 9480 3452 9469 3451 9504
      3449 9504 3448 9503 3446 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 329DEG 18KT 3460 9497

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 8:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
849 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

OKZ055-056-100215-
NOWATA OK-WASHINGTON OK-
849 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN NOWATA AND WASHINGTON

AT 849 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES NORTH OF LENAPAH TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
COPAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 27 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...DELAWARE...LENAPAH...WANN...
BARTLESVILLE...DEWEY AND COPAN.

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 3695 9541 3694 9543 3683 9543 3661 9591
      3678 9602 3700 9600 3700 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 333DEG 23KT 3712 9549 3691 9597

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 10:04 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	37 min
Aug 9, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	63 min
Aug 9, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	23 min
Aug 9, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	35 min
Aug 9, 8:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	42 min
Aug 9, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Pushmataha	24 min
Aug 9, 8:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Washington	26 min
Aug 9, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	6 hr
Aug 10, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	59 min
Aug 10, 1:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	58 min
Aug 10, 6:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner	3 hr
Aug 10, 6:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	54 min
Aug 10, 8:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	24 hr

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Sources

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