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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 5, 2010Craig County, Nowata County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2010, 12:56 AM CDT for Craig County, Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2010, 12:56 AM CDT (05:56 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2010, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2010-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1337 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 2010-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 185 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1337 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
971 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
7.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 5, 12:12 AM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 12:12 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1212 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER INTO THE MVFR CATEGORY AREAWIDE
OVERNIGHT. A SURFACE FRONT IN THE REGION WILL REMAIN TO THE
NORTH... WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURNING TO ALL
TAF SITES MONDAY MORNING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 914 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010/

..UPDATE...

DISCUSSION...
SURFACE FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM FAR NWRN OSAGE CTY INTO WCNTRL
OK. HAVE SEEN ISOLATED STRONG/SEVERE CONVECTION DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE PAST 1-2 HOURS...IN THE WANING HEAT OF THE DAY.
EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT...ALTHOUGH THERE
REMAINS CONCERNS AS TO AREAL COVERAGE/HOW FAR S CONVECTION WILL
DEVELOP. GIVEN THE MODEST LOW-LEVEL JET AND ELEVATED CAP NOTED ON
00Z OUN/SGF...BELIEVE ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY ISOLATED/WIDELY
SCATTERED OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY BEING CONFINED TO TO FAR NERN OK AND
PERHAPS INTO NWRN AR. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE 00Z NAM.

HAVE TWEAKED POPS/WX GRIDS SOME TO REFLECT THIS.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....99
AVIATION...06
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 5:00 PM CDT, 7 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
500 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-051000-
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 SUN APR 4 2010

...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO THE
   OVERNIGHT HOURS...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER 8 PM.

HEAVY RAIN...FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER 8 PM.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS...WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS
EVENING AS IT SAGS SLOWLY SOUTH TOWARD THE KANSAS OKLAHOMA BORDER.
MODERATE INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND FIELDS ALOFT SUGGEST
ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WOULD LIKELY POSE A SEVERE THREAT WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

AS THE LOW LEVEL JET BEGINS TO INCREASE TONIGHT...ELEVATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FEW STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE
HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT.  LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE THE COLD FRONT WILL LIFT BACK NORTH AS A
WARM FRONT. WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT...WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE FRONT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS MOIST
AND UNSTABLE.

COOLER AND LESS HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 11:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1113 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010

OKZ056-050500-
NOWATA OK-
1113 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN NOWATA

AT 1113 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WANN...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM
INCLUDE...WANN AND RURAL LOCATIONS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA KANSAS BORDER.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

LAT...LON 3694 9542 3694 9543 3689 9543 3686 9581
      3692 9582 3695 9581 3695 9579 3697 9579
      3700 9572 3700 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 252DEG 26KT 3691 9577
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 11:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1123 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010

OKZ054-050515-
OSAGE OK-
1123 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

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

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHEASTERN OSAGE

AT 1123 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF PEARSONIA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PEARSONIA...BIGHEART AND HULAH.

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

LAT...LON 3699 9601 3676 9601 3670 9645 3682 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 252DEG 26KT 3677 9636
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 11:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1145 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010

OKZ056-057-050530-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-
1145 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN CRAIG AND NORTHEASTERN NOWATA

AT 1145 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FAR
NORTHEAST NOWATA COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH..

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

LAT...LON 3692 9507 3690 9553 3699 9559 3700 9555
      3700 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 253DEG 24KT 3694 9546
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 12:00 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1200 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

OKZ054-055-050545-
OSAGE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
1200 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OSAGE

AT 1201 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BARTLESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BARTLESVILLE AND DEWEY.

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

LAT...LON 3693 9582 3674 9582 3673 9611 3679 9612
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 253DEG 25KT 3680 9600
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 12:18 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage64 min
Apr 4, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee30 min
Apr 4, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee27 min
Apr 4, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee25 min
Apr 4, 10:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage25 min
Apr 4, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington22 min
Apr 4, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata47 min
Apr 4, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage52 min
Apr 4, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington47 min
Apr 4, 11:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig45 min
Apr 5, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington45 min
Apr 5, 12:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington56 min
Apr 5, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage42 min
Apr 5, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage63 min
Apr 5, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington54 min
Apr 5, 1:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata40 min
Apr 5, 2:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata48 min
Apr 5, 3:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

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.