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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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 24, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2011, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -207 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2163 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 24, 5:59 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 5:59 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 452 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251000- 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- 451 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011 ...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS WEEK... 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...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA OVER SOME PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE MICROBURSTS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD LINGER INTO THE EVENING ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...HOWEVER THE SEVERE WIND POTENTIAL WILL BE DECREASE CONSIDERABLY AFTER SUNSET. HEAT INDICES ARE IN THE 105 TO 113 DEGREE RANGE OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY THE AFTERNOON STORMS. ONGOING MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND CURED VEGETATION WILL YIELD A LIMITED FIRE DANGER RISK. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. THURSDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED SEVERE MICROBURST ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REFORTIFY OVER OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS LATER THIS WEEK. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE BY THE WEEKEND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 5:27 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
527 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
OKZ049-242300-
PUSHMATAHA OK-
527 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN PUSHMATAHA
AT 528 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
NASHOBA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...NASHOBA AND CLAYTON LAKE STATE PARK.
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 3447 9545 3459 9528 3443 9504 3425 9504
3423 9508 3424 9514 3420 9514 3419 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 311DEG 7KT 3442 9523Local storm report, Jul 24, 5:29 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
529 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 PM DOWNBURST 2 W PRYOR 36.31N 95.35W
07/24/2011 MAYES OK EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE HOMES EXPERIENCING MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL
LARGE TREES DOWNED ON TO A FEW HOMES.
0421 PM DOWNBURST 2 SSW CHOUTEAU 36.16N 95.36W
07/24/2011 MAYES OK EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** HORSE AND BUGGY CARRYING ONE PASSENGER
FLIPPED OVER BY WIND. PASSENGER WAS A WOMAN WHO WAS
TRAPPED AND INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT.
&&
PBSSpecial weather statement, Jul 24, 5:29 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
529 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
OKZ064-242300-
CREEK OK-
529 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN CREEK
AT 529 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
KELLYVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SLICK...KIEFER AND KELLYVILLE.
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 3608 9638 3596 9603 3585 9611 3585 9619
3575 9619 3574 9620 3592 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 298DEG 12KT 3596 9634Special weather statement, Jul 24, 5:39 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
539 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
OKZ075-242315-
LATIMER OK-
539 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN LATIMER
AT 540 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PANOLA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WILBURTON...BENGAL...PANOLA...RED
OAK AND ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK.
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 3489 9539 3506 9532 3506 9529 3499 9492
3494 9493 3494 9500 3486 9500 3485 9506
3476 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 290DEG 8KT 3495 9525Special weather statement, Jul 24, 5:44 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 26 min |
| Jul 24, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 24 min |
| Jul 24, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 24 min |
| Jul 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 17 min |
| Jul 24, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 24 min |
| Jul 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 25 min |
| Jul 24, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 29 min |
| Jul 24, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 32 min |
| Jul 23, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 36 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.