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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

December 8, 2008Tulsa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Dec 8, 2008, 11:02 PM CST for Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 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
Dec 8, 2008, 11:02 PM CST (05:02 UTC)
Expired
Dec 8, 2008, 11:45 PM CST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Tulsa County, OK

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 216 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 2008-12-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2008-12-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 648 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
809 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
648 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
738 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Dec 8, 9:21 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 9:21 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 5:05 PM CST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
505 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091100-
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-
505 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...AFTER 800 PM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER 800 PM.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING OUT OF FAR SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO INTO WESTERN TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADVANCE OF
THIS SYSTEM...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH IN A FEW AREAS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SURFACE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING HOWEVER WILL REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

AS THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES...AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AND RAPIDLY SPREAD NORTHEAST
INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AROUND MID EVENING. GIVEN THE COLD
TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR PRESENT WITH THIS
STORM SYSTEM...ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
FOR LARGE HAIL AND TO A LESSER EXTENT DAMAGING DOWNBURST
WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA WHERE ELEVATED
INSTABILITIES WILL BE MAXIMIZED. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT A
FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SURFACE BASED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA WITH A LIMITED TORNADO THREAT...HOWEVER CHANCES APPEAR
TO BE FAIRLY MINIMAL.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH A CONTINUE THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER. ELEVATED INSTABILITY HOWEVER WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO
DECREASE DURING THIS TIME...LIMITING THE OVERALL SEVERE THREAT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
BY TUESDAY MORNING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED OVER
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TUESDAY
MORNING WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE BEHIND THE
FRONT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA AT THE SURFACE AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ENOUGH MOISTURE
MAY BE SQUEEZED OUT FOR RAIN.  THE RAIN COULD TURN TO SNOW ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY
REMAIN LIGHT AND PRIMARILY REMAIN ON GRASSY SURFACES.

MUCH OF THE WEATHER DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE UPCOMING WEEK WILL
BE DRY AND MILD.  STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY OCCUR NEXT SUNDAY IN
ADVANCE OF ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH COULD MOVE INTO THE
AREA NEXT MONDAY.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 8, 8:50 PM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 8, 9:48 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
948 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

OKZ064-065-090430-
CREEK OK-OKFUSKEE OK-
948 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHWESTERN CREEK

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE

AT 948 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES SOUTHWEST OF PADEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PADEN...BOLEY AND
WELTY.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. RESIDENTS IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3565 9662 3583 9645 3570 9624 3544 9653
      3544 9654 3544 9656 3542 9654 3539 9657
      3539 9662 3540 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 219DEG 41KT 3542 9670
Special weather statement, Dec 8, 10:28 PM CST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1028 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

OKZ064-090515-
CREEK OK-
1028 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CREEK

AT 1028 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF DEPEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BRISTOW...SLICK...
DEPEW...KIEFER...KELLYVILLE AND SAPULPA.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. RESIDENTS IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3607 9635 3607 9604 3594 9603 3586 9611
      3586 9618 3579 9618 3564 9634 3564 9638
      3573 9655
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 220DEG 38KT 3574 9640
Special weather statement, Dec 8, 11:02 PM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1102 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

OKZ060-064-066-090545-
CREEK OK-OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-
1102 PM CST MON DEC 8 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 OKMULGEE...EASTERN CREEK AND TULSA

AT 1102 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES SOUTH OF KELLYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ANOTHER
STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SAPULPA...ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
INCLUDE...TULSA...JENKS...GLENPOOL...BROKEN
ARROW...MOUNDS...KIEFER...KELLYVILLE AND SAPULPA.

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

LAT...LON 3618 9604 3618 9601 3621 9601 3628 9595
      3610 9576 3606 9576 3576 9615 3592 9627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 224DEG 35KT 3590 9614

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 8, 8:50 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee40 min
Dec 8, 9:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee42 min
Dec 8, 10:28 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek47 min
Dec 8, 11:04 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee41 min
Dec 8, 11:32 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers43 min
Dec 8, 11:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers, Wagoner36 min
Dec 8, 11:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg33 min
Dec 8, 11:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner48 min
Dec 9, 12:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes56 min
Dec 9, 12:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Sequoyah23 min
Dec 9, 1:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair41 min
Dec 9, 3:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore45 min
Dec 9, 2:51 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes and 10 more9 hr
Dec 9, 12:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Washington57 min
Dec 9, 1:19 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington26 min
Dec 9, 1:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll35 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2008Every special weather statement in 2008

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.