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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 3, 2011Osage County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2011, 5:22 PM CDT for Osage County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 53 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 3, 2011, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2011, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Osage County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 12:00Z on 2011-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 518 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2011-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -79 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
518 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2097 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-21 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 3, 2:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 2:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
238 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011

.DISCUSSION...

ERN OK AND NW AR ARE SANDWICHED BETWEEN 2 MID LVL RIDGES...ONE
CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS...AND ANOTHER OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A SUBTLE SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS NOTED ON WV
IMAGERY MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WHILE A WEAK
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS DRAPED ACROSS KS/MO. TO THE SOUTH OF THE
FRONT...A HOT AND DEEPLY MIXED LOW LVL ENVIRONMENT PREVAILS...WITH
TEMPS SOARING INTO THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S. DEWPOINTS HAVE
MIXED DOWN INTO THE UPPER 50S AND LOW 60S AND THUS HAVE MITIGATED
ANY ISSUES WITH THE HEAT INDEX. POPCORN SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE
DEVELOPED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NW AR AND SE OK...AND THIS
ACTIVITY WILL DIE OFF AS THE SUN SETS THIS EVENING.

THERE COULD BE SOME SCT SHOWERS AND STORMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
FRONT THIS EVENING AS IT DROPS SOUTH FROM KS...OTHERWISE MOST
AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY. THE CENTRAL PLAINS SHORTWAVE AND DECAYING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE OVER ERN OK AND NW AR ON MONDAY...AND
THUS THERE WILL BE AT LEAST SOME CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE BETTER
CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
AND EAST ON TUESDAY.

ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A RUN AT US LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY TAKE SEVERAL
DEGREES OFF THE HIGHS AND WILL BRING MOST LIKELY THE BEST CHANCES
FOR RAIN FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK. MODELS SUGGEST THERE COULD BE
SOME MCS ACTIVITY AS WELL IN A WEAK NWRLY FLOW ALOFT.

RAIN CHANCES GENERALLY DECREASE NEXT WEEKEND AS THE MID LVL RIDGE
REFORTIFIES SOME OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. HOWEVER...SOME ISOLATED
AFTERNOON HIGHER TERRAIN SHOWERS AND STORMS STILL APPEAR
POSSIBLE...AND SOME LOW POPS WERE INSERTED IN THE EASTERN AREAS AS
A RESULT. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REBOUND BACK INTO THE UPPER 90S
TO NEAR 100 NEXT WEEKEND.

LACY

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   76  99  76 100 /  10  20  10  10
FSM   75  99  75  99 /  10  20  20  20
MLC   71  98  73 100 /  10  20  20  20
BVO   70 100  71 100 /  20  20  10  10
FYV   66  94  68  95 /  10  20  10  20
BYV   68  93  70  93 /  10  20  10  20
MKO   72  97  73  99 /  10  20  10  10
MIO   72  98  73  98 /  20  20  10  10
F10   73  98  74 100 /  10  20  10  10
HHW   72  98  74  99 /  10  20  20  20

&&

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

LONG TERM....30
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 5:15 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
226 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011

OKZ049-032000-
PUSHMATAHA OK-
226 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 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 SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA

AT 226 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF ALBION...DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALBION.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

LAT...LON 3464 9495 3454 9504 3463 9515 3468 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 299DEG 3KT 3462 9505
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
228 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011

OKZ075-032000-
LATIMER OK-
228 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 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 SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL LATIMER

AT 228 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF DAMON...STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS
STORM INCLUDE...DAMON.

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

LAT...LON 3487 9518 3476 9522 3480 9538 3490 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 270DEG 1KT 3483 9529
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
348 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011

OKZ073-032115-
PITTSBURG OK-
348 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 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
     NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG

AT 348 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
FEATHERSTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...FEATHERSTON.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

LAT...LON 3503 9557 3518 9553 3512 9536 3503 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 129DEG 4KT 3507 9542
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
415 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011

OKZ073-032145-
PITTSBURG OK-
415 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG

AT 416 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF
ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BLOCKER...FEATHERSTON AND ARROWHEAD
STATE PARK.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

LAT...LON 3521 9563 3524 9547 3504 9541 3503 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 180DEG 0KT 3515 9554
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 5:22 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware37 min
Jul 2, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware26 min
Jul 2, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware36 min
Jul 3, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer34 min
Jul 3, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer32 min
Jul 3, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer27 min
Jul 3, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh30 min
Jul 3, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee, Washington55 min
Jul 3, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington48 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.