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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 31, 2009LeFlore County, Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2009, 1:01 AM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 59 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: Mar 31, 2009, 1:01 AM CDT (06:01 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2009, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Carroll County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Madison County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, LeFlore County, OK

The radar

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The text

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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 Mar 30, 11:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 11:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1153 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

.AVIATION...
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR CATEGORIES BETWEEN 06Z AND 08Z ACROSS
THE OKLAHOMA TAF SITES. ACROSS KFYV...KXNA AND KFSM BETWEEN 06Z AND
08Z...MVFR CIGS AND BRIEF IFR VSBYS IN THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT BETWEEN 06Z AND 08Z. VFR
CONDITIONS AREA EXPECTED AFTER 09Z AT ALL SITES WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH AROUND
01Z.

&&

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

AVIATION...23

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 7:01 PM CDT, 6 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
701 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311000-
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-
700 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET...EARLY EVENING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...EARLY EVENING.

AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...EARLY EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FRONT AS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING AND ARE CURRENTLY MOVING INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA. INSTABILITY
AND AVAILABLE MOISTURE IS LIMITED... BUT SHEAR IS VERY STRONG.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY... WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE MINIMAL...
BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF SHEAR PRESENT... A BRIEF TORNADO WOULD NOT BE
OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE... WITH THE NEXT POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AFFECTING THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

YET ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND... WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 10:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1045 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

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

1040 PM     HAIL             2 S MAZIE               36.08N 95.36W
03/30/2009  E0.88 INCH       WAGONER            OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            COUNTY LINE OF WAGONER AND MAYES

&&

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 10:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1055 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

ARZ001-010-OKZ062-063-067>074-310515-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CHEROKEE OK-DELAWARE OK-HASKELL OK-MAYES
OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-SEQUOYAH OK-WAGONER
OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1055 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN BENTON

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     MUSKOGEE...CHEROKEE AND WESTERN SEQUOYAH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN WAGONER...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...ADAIR AND
     SOUTHEASTERN MAYES

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     MCINTOSH...HASKELL AND NORTHERN PITTSBURG

AT 1055 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOCUST GROVE TO 2 MILES EAST
OF SUMMIT TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STIDHAM TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
HANNA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN BENTON...
MUSKOGEE...SOUTHEASTERN WAGONER...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...ADAIR...
CHEROKEE...WESTERN SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...HASKELL...SOUTHEASTERN MAYES
AND NORTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
THROUGH 1215 AM CDT.

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 3627 9429 3561 9459 3538 9475 3534 9481
      3528 9482 3521 9488 3521 9493 3514 9493
      3507 9499 3509 9603 3534 9576 3566 9549
      3627 9517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 274DEG 30KT 3618 9509 3566 9537
          3534 9563 3507 9591

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 11:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1146 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ063-068-069-072-074>076-310600-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CRAWFORD AR-DELAWARE
OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-SEBASTIAN
AR-SEQUOYAH OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1146 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     WASHINGTON...WESTERN CARROLL...CRAWFORD...BENTON AND MADISON

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND ADAIR

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND SEQUOYAH

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     HASKELL...LE FLORE AND LATIMER

AT 1146 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SULPHUR SPRINGS TO 7 MILES
NORTH OF BUNCH TO KANIMA TO 2 MILES EAST OF HIGGINS...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.

A LARGE PORTION OF WASHINGTON...WESTERN CARROLL...SEBASTIAN...
CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...BENTON...MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE...
ADAIR...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...LE FLORE AND
LATIMER COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 100 AM CDT.

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 3568 9376 3518 9404 3507 9423 3496 9423
      3492 9444 3462 9445 3473 9552 3579 9488
      3650 9457 3650 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 277DEG 33KT 3645 9448 3578 9477
          3528 9504 3480 9538

Local storm report, Mar 31, 12:27 AM CDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1227 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009

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

1225 AM     HAIL             FORT SMITH              35.39N 94.40W
03/31/2009  E0.88 INCH       SEBASTIAN          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 12:32 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 1:01 AM 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
Mar 30, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	53 min
Mar 30, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	61 min
Mar 30, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	48 min
Mar 30, 8:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	28 min
Mar 30, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	52 min
Mar 30, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	65 min
Mar 30, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Washington	39 min
Mar 30, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	27 min
Mar 30, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	43 min
Mar 30, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee	25 min
Mar 30, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	77 min
Mar 30, 10:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah	80 min
Mar 30, 11:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	59 min
Mar 30, 11:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah	74 min
Mar 30, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah	56 min
Mar 31, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	67 min
Mar 31, 12:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	78 min
Mar 31, 3:26 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington	13 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Arkansas, 2009 Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2009 Every special weather statement in 2009

Sources

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