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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 28, 2011Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2011, 3:50 PM CDT for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 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 28, 2011, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Pushmataha County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 229 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2412 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -219 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 165 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 Jun 28, 12:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 12:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 1:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
125 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-290630-
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-
125 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...DANGEROUS HEAT CONTINUES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40 TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. LATE THIS AFTERNOON
                AND TONIGHT FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL PUSHING ACROSS NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS...SMALL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY POSITIONED ACROSS THE REGION. ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT FORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH
STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS FORECASTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS AND MAY MOVE INTO NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL FOR HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN SOUTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND THE
PRECIPITATION FROM THIS MORNING. HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 105
DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MAY BE ONGOING OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF
THE MORNING STORMS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALOFT OVER OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS FOR THE LATTER
PART OF THE WORK WEEK AND WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING HOT AND HUMID
WEATHER TO THE REGION...AND DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE
EXPECTED. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A GOOD
PORTION OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UPCOMING HEAT WAVE.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TREAT MORE CASES
OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS THIS WEEK AND THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 28, 9:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 10:19 AM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1019 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

OKZ060>062-067>070-281600-
ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-MAYES OK-MUSKOGEE OK-ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER
OK-
1019 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     CHEROKEE AND NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHERN MAYES...SOUTHERN ROGERS...EASTERN TULSA...NORTHERN
     WAGONER AND ADAIR

AT 1019 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK TO WAGONER
TO TULSA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...TULSA...MARIETTA...STILWELL...
CHRISTIE...PROCTOR...INOLA...CATOOSA...TAHLEQUAH...HULBERT...ELDON...
LOST CITY...PEGGS...SCRAPER...WAGONER...MAZIE...MURPHY...CHOUTEAU...
LOCUST GROVE...SEQUOYAH STATE PARK...CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK AND
ADAIR STATE PARK.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3619 9501 3616 9501 3614 9477 3573 9449
      3571 9506 3621 9595 3626 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 1519Z 269DEG 25KT 3577 9497 3595 9533
          3617 9578

Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1034 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

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

1025 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BIXBY                   35.94N 95.88W
06/28/2011  M0.81 INCH       TULSA              OK   MESONET

            MESONET SITE IN BIXBY RECORDED 0.81 INCHES OF RAIN IN
            LESS THAN AN HOUR.

&&

AJ

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 10:56 AM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1056 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

OKZ061-062-281645-
MAYES OK-ROGERS OK-
1056 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN MAYES AND EASTERN ROGERS

AT 1057 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BUSHYHEAD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...FOYIL...BUSHYHEAD...PRYOR...
SALINA...STRANG...ADAIR...PENSACOLA AND SNOWDALE STATE PARK.

THIS STORM 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 3650 9509 3628 9512 3634 9557 3652 9555
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 276DEG 20KT 3642 9544

Local storm report, Jun 28, 12:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1221 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

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

0619 AM     HAIL             3 SE EUREKA SPRINGS     36.37N 93.70W
06/28/2011  E0.88 INCH       CARROLL            AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES.

0940 AM     HEAVY RAIN       OILTON                  36.08N 96.58W
06/28/2011  M0.94 INCH       CREEK              OK   MESONET

            MESONET STATION RECORDED 0.94 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN
            HOUR.

1025 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BIXBY                   35.94N 95.88W
06/28/2011  M0.81 INCH       TULSA              OK   MESONET

            MESONET SITE IN BIXBY RECORDED 0.81 INCHES OF RAIN IN
            LESS THAN AN HOUR.

&&

AJ

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:50 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
350 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

OKZ049-282115-
PUSHMATAHA OK-
350 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN PUSHMATAHA

AT 351 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF NASHOBA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...NASHOBA.

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 3434 9507 3447 9525 3464 9516 3453 9493
      3450 9494 3450 9504 3437 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 293DEG 17KT 3452 9510

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 28, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	28 min
Jun 28, 2:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	34 min
Jun 28, 3:30 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	TSA	Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 15 more	60 hr
Jun 28, 3:30 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	TSA	Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	18 hr
Jun 28, 7:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	60 min
Jun 28, 8:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	46 min
Jun 28, 9:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	27 min
Jun 28, 9:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	32 min
Jun 28, 9:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	45 min
Jun 28, 10:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	41 min
Jun 28, 10:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	49 min
Jun 28, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	52 min
Jun 28, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	66 min
Jun 28, 5:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Pushmataha	119 min
Jun 28, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Pushmataha	64 min
Jun 28, 6:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Choctaw, Pushmataha	2 hr
Jun 28, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	24 min
Jun 28, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	63 min
Jun 28, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Pushmataha	44 min
Jun 28, 4:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll	56 min
Jun 28, 6:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Carroll	22 min
Jun 28, 6:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll	33 min
Jun 28, 7:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	30 min
Jun 28, 7:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	22 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2011 Every 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.