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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 25, 2011Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 25, 2011, 1:20 PM CDT for Carroll County, Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 55 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
Apr 25, 2011, 1:20 PM CDT (18:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2011, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 420 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-261 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
677 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
420 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Apr 25, 11:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 11:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1148 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

.UPDATE...

FORECAST WAS UPDATED TO INSERT TORNADO WATCH AND TO TWEAK POPS A
BIT BASED ON LATEST TRENDS. SEE DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS HAS A SURFACE LOW OVER I-35 IN SOUTH
CENTRAL OK NEAR THE RED RIVER. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS NE FROM THE
LOW TO JUST SOUTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR AND THEN BENDS BACK TO THE
SOUTHEAST INTO SW AR...WHERE OUTFLOW FROM AN EARLY MORNING MCS IS
HOLDING BACK NORTHWARD MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT. STORMS ARE FORMING
ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT FROM NEAR OKMULGEE INTO NW ARK. THESE
STORMS ARE TRAINING OVER AREAS THAT ARE SATURATED...AND WHERE
RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE AT RECORD LEVELS.

ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES...WITH UPPER 60S TO
NEAR 70 DEWPOINTS NOW NORTH OF THE RED RIVER. WITH STORMS ALREADY
INCREASING IN COVERAGE...A TORNADO WATCH WAS NEEDED FOR MUCH OF SE
OK AND W CNTRL AR.

PRECIP COVERAGE WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN
LINE OF CONVECTION...SO POPS WERE TRENDED DOWN SLIGHTLY MAINLY TO
THE WEST AND NORTH OF TULSA.

LACY

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 605 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011/

AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH THE VALID PERIOD. ALL AREA
TAF SITES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE AFFECTED BY THUNDERSTORMS
INTO THIS EVENING AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAFFLES BACK AND FORTH
ACROSS THE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE
PLAINS.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 400 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011/

DISCUSSION...
CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BLOSSOM OVER THE PAST HOUR IN VICINITY OF
AN ELEVATED FRONTAL ZONE LIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. ELEVATED INSTABILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A RISK
OF LARGE HAIL...WHILE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE AND ONLY
WORSEN ANY ONGOING FLOODING. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
EXPANDED ALONG THE AXIS OF OBSERVED HEAVIEST RAINS GIVEN THE
EXPECTED COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE EXPECTED SCENARIO IS
FOR STORMS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS
MORNING...PRIMARILY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA
WHILE STORMS ONGOING ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN
AREA. THE SURFACE WARM FRONT WILL ATTEMPT TO WORK NORTHWARD LATER
THIS MORNING AS STRONG FORCING OVERSPREADS THE REGION AND THE
LOCATION OF THIS FRONTAL ZONE WILL BE KEY IN MARKING THE AREAS
MOST LIKELY FOR SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER. EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT
FRONT WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT FURTHER THAN THE INTERSTATE 44
CORRIDOR...WITH THE TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ALSO CAUSING
ISSUES IN DEFINING THE FRONTAL ZONE. LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF THE
WARM FRONT WILL ATTAIN HIGHER INSTABILITIES AND PROVIDE A CORRIDOR
FOR SUPERCELLS ORIGINATING OVER NORTH TEXAS LATER THIS MORNING.
ONCE THESE STORMS DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD THEY WILL
PRODUCE ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING TORNADOES. IN
ADDITION...LOCATIONS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SEVERE FLOODING WILL BE
PRONE TO A RAPID ONSET OF WORSENING CONDITIONS AS THE HEAVIER
RAINS DEVELOP.

THE COLD FRONT WITH THIS WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA BY MID
EVENING ENDING THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. THIS FRONT WILL MAKE A
PUSH INTO NORTH TEXAS BEFORE STALLING...AND WORKING NORTHWARD ON
TUESDAY AS ANOTHER STRONG WAVE MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. HOW FAR
NORTH THE WARM FRONT MAKES IT ON TUESDAY WILL MARK THE NORTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THE DEVELOPING WEATHER EVENT WHICH WILL COMMENCE
TUESDAY EVENING...AND SPREAD EASTWARD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
THIS EVENT HAS POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREMELY VIOLENT
WEATHER...AND WHILE THE WORST WILL BE EAST AND SOUTH OF OUR
FORECAST AREA...INTERESTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS SHOULD MONITOR THIS FORECAST CAREFULLY.

SEASONABLY COOL WEATHER EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH WARMER AND DRY
WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF STORMS...AND LIKELY A SEVERE
WEATHER RISK PENDING THE DEGREE OF MOISTURE RETURN.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   71  50  68  49 /  80  30  10  50
FSM   77  56  74  55 / 100  50  10  70
MLC   78  54  72  51 /  80  30  10  60
BVO   68  48  66  45 /  80  30  10  50
FYV   74  52  68  49 / 100  50  10  60
BYV   73  52  67  48 / 100  50  10  60
MKO   75  52  69  51 /  90  30  10  70
MIO   71  50  66  46 /  90  50  10  40
F10   75  51  69  50 /  70  30  10  60
HHW   80  57  78  54 /  80  30  20  60

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-
     OKZ058-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-
     OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-
     OKZ075-OKZ076.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
     ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

&&

SHORT TERM...30
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 5:15 AM CDT, 8 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
515 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261000-
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-
515 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER...FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING
TO CONTINUE TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...EARLY AFTERNOON.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...CRITICAL.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING AND AGAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...CRITICAL.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS MORNING NORTH OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THAT IS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THIS
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOME OF
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. OTHER
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND SHOULD EXIT THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.

ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS AND MOVE INTO
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE
MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAINS. AS THE MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE
MOVES INTO THE PLAINS THIS MORNING...THE SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
MOVE BACK TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ALLOWING THE AIRMASS ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY
UNSTABLE. WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR...THE STORMS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL BECOME SUPER CELLS
WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
MEANWHILE...NORTH OF THE FRONT ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...THE STORMS WILL BE MORE ELEVATED IN NATURE WITH LARGE HAIL
THE MAIN CONCERN. THE STORMS SHOULD EXIT THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT AS THE
MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT MOVE SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE AREA.

HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAJOR CONCERN ACROSS MUCH
OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS SEVERAL DAYS OF HEAVY
RAINS HAS LEFT THE GROUND SATURATED. THE LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THAT ARE ALREADY SEEING SERIOUS FLOODING
CONDITIONS COULD RECEIVE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT
WHICH WILL AGGRAVATE AN ALREADY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE FRONT THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUING THE AREA FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS
WILL MOVE BACK NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL
ARKANSAS AS A WARM FRONT ON TUESDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL
ARKANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING AS ANOTHER MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
TO END WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE PUSHES OFF TO
THE EAST.

HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN ON TUESDAY
AS SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA COULD SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MAJOR
FLOODING AND SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1206 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

OKZ066-251730-
OKMULGEE OK-
1206 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN OKMULGEE

AT 1206 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF
OKMULGEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...OKMULGEE...MORRIS...PRESTON AND BALD
HILL.

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

LAT...LON 3586 9588 3585 9577 3582 9576 3574 9576
      3573 9573 3567 9571 3554 9598 3563 9613
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 226DEG 39KT 3563 9600
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:33 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1233 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

OKZ060-061-067-251815-
ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
1233 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN WAGONER...SOUTHERN ROGERS AND SOUTHEASTERN TULSA

AT 1233 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIXBY TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF
COWETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...INOLA...
CATOOSA...VERDIGRIS...TIAWAH...LEONARD...BIXBY...BROKEN ARROW...
STONEBLUFF...COWETA AND ONETA.

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

LAT...LON 3637 9543 3585 9560 3589 9598 3639 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 203DEG 44KT 3594 9589 3593 9565
Local storm report, Apr 25, 12:49 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1249 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

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

1245 PM     HAIL             7 WNW OZARK             35.53N 93.94W
04/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       FRANKLIN           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SFP
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:49 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1249 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

OKZ071-251815-
MCINTOSH OK-
1249 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN MCINTOSH

AT 1249 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER STIDHAM...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHECOTAH...VIVIAN...STIDHAM...ONAPA...PIERCE AND
RENTIESVILLE.

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

LAT...LON 3557 9555 3556 9535 3544 9534 3527 9571
      3541 9580
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 236DEG 43KT 3540 9564
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:55 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1255 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

OKZ057-058-062-063-251830-
CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-OTTAWA OK-
1255 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

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

AT 1256 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHEAST
OF FAIRLAND...STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS STORM INCLUDE...CLEORA...BERNICE...AFTON...FAIRLAND...
NARCISSA...KETCHUM...STRANG...PENSACOLA...LANGLEY AND DISNEY.

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

LAT...LON 3685 9489 3668 9468 3636 9511 3643 9523
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 180DEG 0KT 3685 9461
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 1:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
120 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-251915-
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-WASHINGTON
AR-
120 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

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

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     EASTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...
     EASTERN BENTON AND MADISON

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN

AT 119 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BEST TO 3 MILES EAST OF DURHAM TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ARNETT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WER LOCATED NEAR
BIDVILLE AND NEAR CASS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...ALPENA...HARMONY...GEORGETOWN...BIDVILLE...
ARBAUGH...RED STAR...WEATHERS...TUTTLE...MAYFIELD...DENVER...
LOOKOUT...FERN...OSAGE...GREEN FOREST...DRYFORK...DELMAR...
METALTON...RUDD...CONNOR...CARROLLTON...CABANAL...RULE...COIN...
HUNTSVILLE...SAINT PAUL...PETTIGREW...AURORA...WESLEY...KINGSTON...
HINDSVILLE...FORUM...BEST...COMBS...BRASHEARS...DUTTON...PATRICK...
BOSTON...DELANEY...CROSSES...WITTER...JAPTON...MARBLE...ALABAM...
CLIFTY...ROCKHOUSE...ARNETT...DURHAM...LOCKE AND MOUNT GAYLER.

THESE STORMS 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 3612 9346 3609 9346 3608 9343 3601 9343
      3597 9344 3595 9348 3587 9351 3576 9352
      3577 9372 3563 9397 3565 9414 3595 9402
      3630 9392 3640 9329 3612 9328
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 258DEG 22KT 3623 9382 3597 9390
          3586 9411

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore44 min
Apr 24, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington36 min
Apr 24, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers24 min
Apr 24, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer30 min
Apr 24, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Washington47 min
Apr 24, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington35 min
Apr 24, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore27 min
Apr 24, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Washington44 min
Apr 24, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore33 min
Apr 24, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee26 min
Apr 24, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore63 min
Apr 24, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha45 min
Apr 24, 8:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh, Muskogee and 4 more5 hr
Apr 24, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore48 min
Apr 24, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek30 min
Apr 24, 9:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSASequoyah13 hr
Apr 24, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha33 min
Apr 24, 9:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage and 6 more3 hr
Apr 24, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore35 min
Apr 24, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek34 min
Apr 24, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers47 min
Apr 24, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers31 min
Apr 24, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee36 min
Apr 24, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell35 min
Apr 24, 10:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee27 min
Apr 24, 10:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw50 min
Apr 24, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah48 min
Apr 24, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington25 min
Apr 24, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington48 min
Apr 24, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig36 min
Apr 25, 12:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSADelaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner115 min
Apr 25, 12:08 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Tulsa8 hr
Apr 25, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers35 min
Apr 25, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers26 min
Apr 25, 12:54 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more6 hr
Apr 25, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes33 min
Apr 25, 1:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh, Muskogee and 4 more6 hr
Apr 25, 2:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner6 hr
Apr 25, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage34 min
Apr 25, 2:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOkmulgee5 days
Apr 25, 3:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek21 hr
Apr 25, 3:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa3 days
Apr 25, 3:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore4 days
Apr 25, 3:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa37 min
Apr 25, 4:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage40 min
Apr 25, 4:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha66 min
Apr 25, 4:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha36 min
Apr 25, 4:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage4 hr
Apr 25, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, LeFlore, Pushmataha77 min
Apr 25, 6:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore25 min
Apr 25, 7:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington4 hr
Apr 25, 8:04 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh, Muskogee and 4 more8 hr
Apr 25, 8:33 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner8 hr
Apr 25, 9:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell29 min
Apr 25, 9:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah23 min
Apr 25, 9:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Sequoyah41 min
Apr 25, 10:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair27 min
Apr 25, 10:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes and 7 more3 hr
Apr 25, 10:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh38 min
Apr 25, 10:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha33 min
Apr 25, 11:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh37 min
Apr 25, 11:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcCurtain51 min
Apr 25, 11:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah6 hr
Apr 25, 12:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee24 min
Apr 25, 12:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore39 min
Apr 25, 12:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSASequoyah33 hr
Apr 25, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers42 min
Apr 25, 12:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers, Wagoner19 min
Apr 25, 12:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh26 min
Apr 25, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware35 min
Apr 25, 1:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes and 7 more6 hr
Apr 25, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee53 min
Apr 25, 1:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee37 min
Apr 25, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh32 min
Apr 25, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig35 min
Apr 25, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig34 min
Apr 25, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg41 min
Apr 25, 2:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah6 hr
Apr 25, 2:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa41 hr
Apr 25, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.