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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 2, 2011Madison County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2011, 3:50 PM CDT for Madison County, Arkansas. 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
Jul 2, 2011, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Madison County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 2011-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2208 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 2011-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2208 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 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 Jul 2, 3:33 PM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 3:33 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
333 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON HAVE DEVELOPED OVER
THE TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NEAR AN APPARENT MID LEVEL WAVE
SHOWING UP IN THE PROFILER/VAD WIND NETWORK OVER WESTERN KANSAS.
HOT AIRMASS WILL ONCE AGAIN LEAD TO A LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND
THREAT WITH STRONGER CELLS. FOR THE MOST PART THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD
DIE OFF AFTER SUNSET AND WILL THUS LEAVE OUT POPS FOR THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD...HOWEVER POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL STORMS DEVELOPING
ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN CENTRAL KANSAS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED
CLOSELY THIS EVENING AS 18Z NAM NOW INDICATES POSSIBILITY OF THIS
MOVING TOWARD FAR NE OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT.

ABOVE MENTIONED BOUNDARY WILL SAG A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE AREA
SUNDAY AND PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR SLIGHTLY MORE ORGANIZED STORM
DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS...WHILE ISOLATED POP UP STORMS
AGAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE TERRAIN. PRESENCE OF BOUNDARY AND RELATIVE
WEAKNESS IN UPPER RIDGE SUPPORTS POTENTIAL FOR MORE STORM COVERAGE
FOR THE FOURTH...BUT POPS REMAIN MODEST. WILL ALSO KNOCK A FEW
DEGREES OF DAYTIME TEMPS BOTH SUNDAY/MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER DAY OF
WIDESPREAD TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT LIKELY TUESDAY.

ACTIVE NORTHERN STREAM WILL DRIVE ANOTHER BOUNDARY TOWARD THE AREA
FROM THE NE WED INTO THU. THIS BOUNDARY WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE
TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SURGE TO THE SOUTH AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES
WEST AND FLOW BECOMES MORE SUPPORTIVE. PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF
FRONT STILL UP IN THE AIR AT THIS POINT...BUT OVERALL RAIN CHANCES
INCREASE WITH TEMPS A LITTLE CLOSER TO NORMAL. BOTH ECMWF/GFS
REBUILD 500MB HEIGHTS NEXT WEEKEND IMPLYING RETURN OF HOT WEATHER.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   78  98  76  98 /  10  10  10  20
FSM   76 100  74  98 /  10  10  10  20
MLC   73 101  75  98 /  10  10  10  20
BVO   70  97  71  97 /  10  20  20  20
FYV   69  95  72  93 /  10  10  10  20
BYV   69  94  71  92 /  10  20  20  20
MKO   72  98  73  98 /  10  10  10  20
MIO   72  97  73  95 /  10  20  20  20
F10   73  99  75  98 /  10  10  10  20
HHW   72 100  73  98 /  10  10  10  20

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...18
LONG TERM....14
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:40 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
340 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-031000-
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-
340 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

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...LIMITED.
	AREA...MAINLY NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. STORMS WILL BE
SHORT LIVED...BUT MAY PRODUCE BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AS THEY COLLAPSE.
THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD DISSIPATE BY 9 PM WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH
SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 60S...AND WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX
VALUES BETWEEN 100 TO 104 DEGREES.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE CONVECTION...SPOTTER ACTIVATION
NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS A
WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ATTEMPTS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHEAST. ISOLATED ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK...HOWEVER ORGANIZED THUNDER CHANCES APPEAR MINIMAL.

HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN A BIT BELOW HEAT ADVISORY AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
140 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

OKZ069-072-021915-
ADAIR OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
140 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 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 EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN SEQUOYAH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHERN ADAIR

AT 141 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SEQUOYAH
COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH..

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

LAT...LON 3564 9472 3566 9457 3557 9461 3558 9470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 236DEG 3KT 3562 9465
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
231 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

ARZ002-022000-
CARROLL AR-
231 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     NORTHWESTERN CARROLL

AT 231 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
EUREKA SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...OAK HILL...EUREKA SPRINGS AND
BEAVER.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

LAT...LON 3636 9369 3638 9384 3650 9378 3649 9364
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 029DEG 2KT 3643 9374
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:06 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
306 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

ARZ002-022030-
CARROLL AR-
306 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     CENTRAL CARROLL

AT 306 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CABANAL...
STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM
INCLUDE...METALTON...RUDD...CABANAL AND RULE.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

LAT...LON 3616 9349 3627 9364 3628 9363 3628 9365
      3635 9357 3630 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 136DEG 1KT 3628 9354
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:14 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
314 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

ARZ029-OKZ076-022045-
LE FLORE OK-SEBASTIAN AR-
314 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     SOUTHWESTERN SEBASTIAN

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN LE FLORE

AT 315 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF
MIDLAND...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MIDLAND.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3514 9451 3513 9431 3500 9441 3500 9454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 180DEG 9KT 3507 9444
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:25 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah35 min
Jul 2, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore35 min
Jul 2, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee38 min
Jul 2, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware30 min
Jul 2, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware54 min
Jul 2, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll29 min
Jul 2, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll24 min
Jul 2, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian31 min
Jul 2, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll32 min
Jul 2, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison30 min
Jul 2, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison40 min
Jul 2, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin43 min
Jul 2, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison44 min
Jul 2, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington39 min
Jul 2, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Washington29 min
Jul 2, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton23 min
Jul 2, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton23 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.