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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
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.
The area
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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The text
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</html>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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</html>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 9471Special 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 9444Special 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
LACYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 6:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 3:18 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | TSA | Craig, Creek, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Mayes and 11 more | 9 days |
| Aug 7, 3:18 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Delaware, Haskell and 10 more | 9 days |
| Aug 7, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 4:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 2 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.