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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at May 12, 2011, 8:55 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 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
- May 12, 2011, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2011, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 May 12, 8:50 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 8:50 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 850 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. MAY ALSO SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS A MID-LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL KANSAS MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE GRIDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS THE SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA REMAINS FLUID. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...06 LONG TERM....10
Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 6:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 615 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131000- 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- 615 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011 ...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...CRITICAL. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTH OF EAST OF INTERSTATE 44. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SUPERCELLULAR EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A TORNADO. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONGEAL INTO A LINE LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS BECOMING MORE OF A CONCERN. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL END LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND MAY POSE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE STORM COVERAGE WILL BE HIGHEST. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ON FRIDAY...THOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. DRY AND COOL WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 12, 8:19 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
819 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011
OKZ068-130145-
CHEROKEE OK-
819 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE
AT 819 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF COOKSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...COOKSON.
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 3583 9480 3565 9481 3563 9495 3564 9502
3570 9502 3584 9481
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 240DEG 22KT 3568 9496Local storm report, May 12, 8:21 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
821 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0748 PM TSTM WND DMG OZARK 35.49N 93.83W
05/12/2011 FRANKLIN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN OZARK
&&
SFPLocal storm report, May 12, 8:23 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
823 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0611 PM HAIL SALLISAW 35.46N 94.79W
05/12/2011 M3.00 INCH SEQUOYAH OK BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL WAS MEASURED AND PHOTO WAS SENT TO KFSM
&&
EJCLocal storm report, May 12, 8:27 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
827 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0748 PM HAIL OZARK 35.49N 93.83W
05/12/2011 E1.75 INCH FRANKLIN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
SFPSpecial weather statement, May 12, 8:42 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
842 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011
OKZ073-075-130215-
LATIMER OK-PITTSBURG OK-
842 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER
AT 842 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BLANCO...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...GOWEN...BLANCO...HARTSHORNE AND
HAILEYVILLE.
THIS STORM 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 3463 9580 3481 9585 3489 9547 3468 9542
3468 9551 3466 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 259DEG 14KT 3474 9572Special weather statement, May 12, 8:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 28 min |
| May 12, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 67 min |
| May 12, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 32 min |
| May 12, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 38 min |
| May 12, 7:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| May 12, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 23 min |
| May 12, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 37 min |
| May 12, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 26 min |
| May 12, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| May 12, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 33 min |
| May 12, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 68 min |
| May 13, 12:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| May 12, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 42 min |
| May 12, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 44 min |
| May 12, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 20 min |
| May 12, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 26 min |
| May 12, 7:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 56 min |
| May 12, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 41 min |
| May 12, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 63 min |
| May 12, 8:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 108 min |
| May 12, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 30 min |
| May 12, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 53 min |
| May 12, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 46 min |
| May 12, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 28 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.