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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 10, 2010Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2010, 7:41 PM CDT for Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 64 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
May 10, 2010, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2010, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 10, 5:00 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2010-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1789 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2010-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 269 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
1789 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1693 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
269 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
6.2

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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 May 10, 6:54 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 6:54 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
654 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

.DISCUSSION...
THE DANGEROUS TORNADIC SUPERCELL IS MOVING THROUGH
OKFUSKEE COUNTY.  ALL SHEAR PARAMETERS REMAIN
CONDUCIVE FOR A TORNADO AHEAD OF THE CELL.

THE CELL IS INGESTING SURFACE-BASED CAPE OF AROUND
2000 J/KG AT THIS TIME.  THE CAPE DROPS OFF TO
AROUND 1000 J/KG AHEAD OF THE CELL IN EASTERN
MCINTOSH COUNTY.  WHILE THE CAPE WILL BE DECREASING
...THE EXCELLENT SHEAR WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUE TORNADO
THREAT AS IT TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHERN OKMULGEE AND
MCINTOSH COUNTIES.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING NOW FROM OSAGE COUNTY SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST OF NORMAN.  THESE CELLS ARE STARTING IN
A COMPLEX FASHION...BUT THE EXTREME SHEAR PROFILES
WILL RESULT IN MESOCYCLONES DEVELOPING IN THE CELLS.
ANY OF THESE STORMS COULD RAPIDLY ORGANIZE INTO DANGEROUS
SUPERCELL.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...08
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 5:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
505 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-111000-
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 CDT MON MAY 10 2010

...VIOLENT TORNADOES POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40
        ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

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

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHWEST OF A MCALESTER TO
        FORT SMITH LINE.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
        RISK...LIMITED.
        AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
DISCRETE SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM
NORTH CENTRAL TO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...IN THE WARM SECTOR BOUNDED BY A
DRYLINE TO THE WEST AND WARM FRONT TO THE EAST. THESE STORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND INTO PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS EVENING. RAPID
DESTABILIZATION WILL OCCUR ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AS THE WARM FRONT
LIFTS NORTH...WITH STORMS MAINTAINING SEVERE STRENGTH WELL INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. OBSERVED WIND PROFILES AND STORM HISTORY STRONGLY
SUGGEST THAT SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS WILL BE TORNADIC...PRIMARILY
IMPACTING NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PM.

ADDITIONAL WIDELY SCATTERED SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE FARTHER
SOUTH ALONG THE DRYLINE...WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS BY MID TO LATE EVENING.

ALONG WITH THE RISK OF TORNADOES...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINES MAY OCCUR.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL FOCUS REPEATED ROUNDS
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.  FORECAST
CONDITIONS DO SUPPORT SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY FOR
THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK...WITH A TRANSITION TO A
HEAVY RAIN THREAT LIKELY BY LATE WEEK.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EXPECT ONE OR MORE DAYS WITH SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS
DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 10, 7:02 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
702 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

0655 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E OKEMAH              35.43N 96.25W
05/10/2010  M59 MPH          OKFUSKEE           OK   MESONET

            OKEMAH MESONET...ENDING AT 655 PM

&&

SAA
Local storm report, May 10, 7:12 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 10, 7:14 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
714 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

0712 PM     TORNADO          2 SE HENRYETTA          35.42N 95.96W
05/10/2010                   OKMULGEE           OK   AMATEUR RADIO

            TORNADO REPORTED ON GROUND JUST NORTH OF TURNPIKE
            SOUTHEAST OF HENRYETTA

&&

SAA
Local storm report, May 10, 7:22 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
722 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

0715 PM     HAIL             2 S HENRYETTA           35.41N 95.98W
05/10/2010  E1.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CKH
Special weather statement, May 10, 7:25 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
725 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

OKZ054>057-110100-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-OSAGE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
725 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN CRAIG...NOWATA...WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OSAGE

AT 725 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
OCHELATA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...NOWATA...DELAWARE...LENAPAH...
WANN...BARTLESVILLE...OCHELATA...DEWEY...COPAN AND SOUTH COFFEYVILLE.

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

LAT...LON 3672 9538 3655 9600 3682 9616 3700 9582
      3700 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 248DEG 39KT 3666 9594
Local storm report, May 10, 7:29 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
729 PM CDT MON MAY 10 2010

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

0726 PM     TORNADO          PIERCE                  35.43N 95.72W
05/10/2010                   MCINTOSH           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TORNADO REPORTED BY NEWS MEDIA. LOCATIONS APPROXIMATE.

&&

SAA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 7:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee28 min
May 10, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Washington35 min
May 10, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee47 min
May 10, 7:36 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee39 min
May 10, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata55 min
May 10, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah51 min
May 10, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw60 min
May 10, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah42 min
May 10, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg52 min
May 10, 8:40 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg35 min
May 10, 9:09 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg51 min
May 10, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha50 min
May 10, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore56 min
May 10, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha27 min
May 10, 9:15 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington45 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.