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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 16, 2010Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2010, 6:15 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 75 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 16, 2010, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2010, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 75 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Pittsburg 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
May 16, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 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 May 16, 4:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 4:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 1:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
141 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

ARZ011-161915-
MADISON AR-
141 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     SOUTHEASTERN MADISON

AT 141 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SAINT PAUL...PETTIGREW...BOSTON AND
WITTER.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS
UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3596 9344 3595 9348 3589 9349 3585 9351
      3581 9350 3577 9351 3577 9352 3578 9380
      3596 9379 3599 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 274DEG 14KT 3585 9370

Special weather statement, May 16, 1:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
148 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

ARZ029-161915-
SEBASTIAN AR-
148 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN

AT 148 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM DAYTON TO 2 MILES EAST OF HARTFORD...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
HARTFORD...HUNTINGTON...MIDLAND...WASHBURN AND MANSFIELD.

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

LAT...LON 3515 9402 3514 9404 3514 9413 3510 9415
      3507 9423 3501 9422 3500 9423 3500 9444
      3502 9444 3514 9431 3519 9402
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 260DEG 16KT 3512 9423 3503 9434

Local storm report, May 16, 1:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
153 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

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

1223 PM     HAIL             WASHBURN                35.17N 94.09W
05/16/2010  E0.75 INCH       SEBASTIAN          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Special weather statement, May 16, 2:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
209 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

ARZ011-161945-
MADISON AR-
209 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     SOUTHEASTERN MADISON

AT 210 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RED STAR...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH..

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

LAT...LON 3595 9348 3589 9349 3587 9351 3583 9351
      3581 9350 3576 9351 3576 9360 3597 9360
      3598 9343 3596 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 268DEG 15KT 3586 9352

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:52 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
552 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

OKZ049-075-076-162315-
LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
552 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL LE FLORE...NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHEASTERN
     LATIMER

AT 552 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES EAST OF TALIHINA TO 3 MILES WEST OF
HEAVENER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MUSE...WHITESBORO...TALIHINA...
HEAVENER...HOWE AND WISTER.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3481 9511 3507 9459 3491 9443 3490 9444
      3478 9445 3457 9502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 317DEG 18KT 3476 9496 3488 9465

Local storm report, May 16, 6:10 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
610 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

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

0559 PM     HAIL             HEAVENER                34.89N 94.60W
05/16/2010  E0.50 INCH       LE FLORE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

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DMJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 4:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Delaware	2 hr
May 16, 5:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	39 min
May 16, 5:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	50 min
May 16, 6:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	117 min
May 16, 12:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	55 min
May 16, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	23 min
May 16, 6:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton	116 min
May 16, 7:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Washington	116 min
May 16, 1:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford	28 min
May 16, 1:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	63 min
May 16, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	66 min
May 16, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	34 min
May 16, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sebastian	27 min
May 16, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin	53 min
May 16, 2:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	36 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.