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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 7, 2010Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2010, 6:02 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2010, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2010, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Choctaw County, OK

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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 Aug 7, 3:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 3:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 5:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
501 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-081000-
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 SAT AUG 7 2010

...EXCESSIVELY HOT WEATHER SET TO RETURN ON SUNDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

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

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...MAINLY EAST OF A
MCALESTER TO VINITA LINE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING
WEST OF THE LINE. THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
DISSIPATE A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

TEMPERATURES HAVE TOPPED OUT IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 90S ACROSS MUCH
OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TODAY WITH HEAT INDEX
VALUES BETWEEN 95 AND 105. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY FALL OFF INTO THE
LOW TO MID 70S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT PROVIDING LITTLE
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE HEAT WILL BE THE MAIN STORY OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AS TRIPLE DIGIT
TEMPERATURES BECOME COMMON ACROSS THE AREA ONCE AGAIN. EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES /OKCNPWTSA/ HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS THROUGH TUESDAY AND WILL LIKELY BE
EXTENDED INTO WEEKEND AS THE HEAT WAVE PERSISTS.

A FEW MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY IN THE FAVORED TERRAIN AREAS OF
FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
301 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010

OKZ072-076-072100-
LE FLORE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
301 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE

AT 301 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF GANS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SALLISAW...GANS...MULDROW...ROLAND...SPIRO
AND POCOLA.

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 3523 9446 3523 9478 3530 9481 3534 9481
      3536 9484 3550 9490 3554 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 251DEG 10KT 3534 9471
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
333 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010

ARZ019-029-OKZ072-076-072130-
CRAWFORD AR-LE FLORE OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-
333 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     NORTHERN SEBASTIAN

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE

AT 333 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROLAND TO COTTONWOOD TO JENSON...
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...MULDROW...ROLAND...SHORT...MOFFETT...POCOLA...
ARKOMA...FORT SMITH...HACKETT...GREENWOOD...BARLING...LAVACA...
BURNVILLE...EXCELSIOR...BONANZA...JENNY LIND...VAN BUREN...ALMA...
CEDARVILLE...FIGURE FIVE AND RUDY.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 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 3514 9413 3512 9448 3536 9465 3558 9459
      3562 9428 3537 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 270DEG 8KT 3549 9456 3535 9455
          3519 9444
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:02 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
602 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010

OKZ053-072345-
CHOCTAW OK-
602 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN CHOCTAW

AT 603 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
BOSWELL...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BOSWELL.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

LAT...LON 3402 9594 3416 9595 3416 9573 3399 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 274DEG 4KT 3411 9591

LACY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 6:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig2 hr
Aug 7, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah59 min
Aug 7, 3:18 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningTSACraig, Creek, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Mayes and 11 more9 days
Aug 7, 3:18 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Delaware, Haskell and 10 more9 days
Aug 7, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian57 min
Aug 7, 4:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin2 hr

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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.