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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Tulsa, OK

December 31, 2010Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 31, 2010, 2:37 AM CST for Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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: Dec 31, 2010, 2:37 AM CST (08:37 UTC)
Expired: Dec 31, 2010, 3:15 AM CST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 31, 1:03 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 Dec 31, 12:04 AM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 12:04 AM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 1:19 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
119 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311100-
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-
120 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL CONTINUES OVERNIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

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

DISCUSSION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL REMAINS PRESENT ACROSS
ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH
A STRONG UPPER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING.  ADDITIONALLY...LOW LEVEL
WIND FIELDS REMAIN VERY STRONG AND WILL SUPPORT A LIMITED RISK
OF TORNADOES...PRIMARILY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO FAR
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE
FRIDAY.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED...PRIMARILY ACROSS FAR
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER...AND HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE EARLY FRIDAY ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THE EASTWARD MOVING COLD FRONT...WITH A LIMITED SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT PRIMARILY ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER FRIDAY. MUCH COLDER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW FOR THE
FIRST PART OF THE NEW YEAR.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WIND DIRECTIONS
WHEN RESPONDING TO ANY WILDFIRES AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT
DUE TO TWO COLD FRONTS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 30, 10:29 PM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 30, 10:32 PM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 30, 10:55 PM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 30, 11:05 PM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 31, 12:15 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1215 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

OKZ057-058-062-063-310700-
CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-OTTAWA OK-
1215 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

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

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE...SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG...SOUTHWESTERN OTTAWA
     AND NORTHEASTERN MAYES

AT 1215 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SALINA...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHLOETA...CLEORA...BERNICE...
AFTON...KETCHUM...SALINA...SPAVINAW...PENSACOLA...LANGLEY AND DISNEY.

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

LAT...LON 3678 9511 3669 9472 3626 9501 3629 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 0615Z 197DEG 38KT 3634 9508

Special weather statement, Dec 31, 2:26 AM CST, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
226 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

OKZ054-059-310915-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
226 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE

AT 225 AM CST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAINOLA TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PAWNEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...SHIDLER...FAIRFAX...BURBANK...
PEARSONIA...FORAKER...GRAINOLA...PAWNEE...SKEDEE AND RALSTON.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

LAT...LON 3700 9626 3654 9638 3624 9684 3625 9691
      3633 9692 3634 9697 3676 9683 3679 9676
      3700 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 0825Z 217DEG 45KT 3704 9669 3627 9696

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	45 min
Dec 30, 11:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	25 min
Dec 31, 12:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	45 min
Dec 31, 2:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	49 min
Dec 31, 3:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	40 min
Dec 31, 3:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	49 min
Dec 31, 3:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	48 min
Dec 31, 3:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	45 min
Dec 31, 3:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington	46 min
Dec 31, 4:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	43 min
Dec 31, 4:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	39 min
Dec 31, 4:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Pittsburg	45 min
Dec 31, 4:31 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	29 min
Dec 31, 4:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee	48 min
Dec 31, 5:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee	39 min
Dec 31, 5:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	30 min
Dec 31, 5:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	31 min
Dec 31, 5:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	51 min
Dec 31, 5:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	50 min
Dec 31, 6:00 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair	30 min
Dec 31, 6:12 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	33 min
Dec 31, 6:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	49 min
Dec 31, 7:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	30 min
Dec 31, 7:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	36 min
Dec 31, 7:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	38 min
Dec 30, 9:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sebastian	32 min
Dec 30, 9:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford	30 min
Dec 30, 9:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford	27 min
Dec 30, 10:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	31 min
Dec 30, 10:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	43 min
Dec 30, 10:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll, Madison	42 min
Dec 30, 10:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	35 min
Dec 30, 11:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	51 min
Dec 31, 6:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	23 min
Dec 31, 6:35 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Madison, Washington	25 min
Dec 31, 6:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Benton, Madison, Washington	25 min
Dec 31, 7:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	39 min
Dec 31, 7:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Carroll	19 min
Dec 31, 7:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Crawford, Madison, Washington	31 min
Dec 31, 8:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sebastian	40 min
Dec 31, 8:23 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Madison, Washington	15 min
Dec 31, 8:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	48 min
Dec 31, 8:36 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin, Sebastian	39 min
Dec 31, 8:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin	30 min
Dec 31, 9:00 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.