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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 11, 2011Tulsa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2011, 8:22 PM CDT for Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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
Jun 11, 2011, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 162 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2801 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2801 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
11.5

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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 Jun 11, 6:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 6:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 4:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
431 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-121000-
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-
431 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WITH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

        AREA AT GREATEST RISK...INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR.

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A STATIONARY
FRONT ALIGNED ALONG INTERSTATE 40. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED...BUT THE HOT AND DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL SUPPORT DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY WITH STORMS THAT RAPIDLY COLLAPSE. SMALL
HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
AND THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME
HEATING.

LATE TONIGHT...A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS EVENING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN COLORADO WILL
APPROACH PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA NEAR DAYBREAK. AREAS NEAR
THE KANSAS BORDER WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS
COMPLEX...ALTHOUGH IT COULD REACH AREAS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE
HIGHWAY 412 CORRIDOR.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED COMPLEX MAY BE ONGOING
TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SMALL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE BACK IN
THE FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY...AS A WEAK FRONT
MOVES INTO THE AREA. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL AGAIN BUILD INTO THE
AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...WHICH WILL KEEP ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND HUMID CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 4:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
419 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

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

0406 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOWE                    34.95N 94.64W
06/11/2011                   LE FLORE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN

&&

KAH
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
457 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

ARZ019-OKZ072-112245-
CRAWFORD AR-SEQUOYAH OK-
457 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     SOUTHERN CRAWFORD

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH

AT 457 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUDY TO 4 MILES WEST OF SHORT...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...ROLAND...SHORT...MOFFETT...UNIONTOWN...CONCORD...VAN
BUREN...ALMA...CEDARVILLE...KIBLER...SHIBLEY...FURRY...DYER...FIGURE
FIVE...RUDY AND DORA.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3545 9415 3543 9416 3539 9414 3539 9419
      3536 9420 3535 9423 3537 9434 3542 9435
      3545 9440 3539 9444 3541 9462 3563 9465
      3563 9427 3554 9410 3545 9406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 292DEG 14KT 3555 9429 3555 9456
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
459 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

OKZ073-075-112245-
LATIMER OK-PITTSBURG OK-
459 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN PITTSBURG AND NORTHWESTERN LATIMER

AT 459 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
BLOCKER...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...KREBS...BLOCKER AND FEATHERSTON.

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

LAT...LON 3513 9537 3490 9540 3491 9574 3511 9572
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 277DEG 10KT 3501 9557
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
503 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

OKZ065-112230-
OKFUSKEE OK-
503 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE

AT 502 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF
BEARDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE OUTFLOW FROM THIS STORM
MAY PRODUCE WINDS UP TO 50 MPH IN SOUTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTY.  IF
THIS STORM MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AND MOVES MORE NORTHEASTWARD THEN
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WOULD BE REQUIRED.  SOME LOCATIONS
THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BEARDEN...CASTLE...
PADEN AND BOLEY.

LAT...LON 3551 9633 3528 9629 3528 9640 3530 9645
      3545 9645 3545 9647 3543 9649 3545 9655
      3544 9656 3541 9653 3539 9654 3540 9658
      3539 9662 3551 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 239DEG 8KT 3530 9656
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
620 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

ARZ010-011-112345-
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
620 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

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

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     WESTERN MADISON AND EASTERN WASHINGTON

AT 620 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WESLEY...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS STORM INCLUDE...GEORGETOWN...TUTTLE...AURORA...WESLEY...JAPTON
AND ELKINS.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY 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 3602 9364 3583 9383 3603 9405 3613 9396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 305DEG 16KT 3603 9392
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:22 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
822 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

OKZ060-120200-
TULSA OK-
822 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL TULSA

AT 822 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER TULSA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS
STORM INCLUDE...TULSA...GRAY AND JENKS.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY 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 3624 9591 3609 9576 3597 9601 3601 9603
      3607 9603 3608 9607 3614 9610 3616 9605
      3616 9600 3619 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 322DEG 4KT 3612 9593

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee91 min
Jun 12, 1:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington85 min
Jun 12, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Washington60 min
Jun 12, 3:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers, Tulsa61 min
Jun 12, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata60 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011

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.