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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 22, 2011Latimer County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Oct 22, 2011, 9:55 PM CDT for Latimer County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 65 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: Oct 22, 2011, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
Expired: Oct 22, 2011, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Latimer County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 180 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: 1908 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1265 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 9.0

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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 Oct 22, 9:30 PM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 9:30 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
930 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...UPDATE...

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS TO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. LATEST
RADAR TRENDS HAVE INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THREAT HAD BEGUN TO
DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...THUS HAVE CUT A FEW COUNTIES FROM
THE SVR WATCH. HAIL AND STRONG WINDS STILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY
WITHIN THE STRONGER STORMS. CURRENT ONGOING MCS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO PUSH SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND OUT OF THE REGION DURING THE
MORNING HOURS SUNDAY.

EVENING UPDATE WILL BE TO ADJUST POPS BASED ON CURRENT AND LATEST
RADAR TRENDS. ALSO WILL UPDATE SKY AND TEMP GRIDS BASED ON THE
CLEARING LINE BEING NEAR PONCA CITY. IF THE SKIES CLEAR ENOUGH
ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THERE COULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
FOG WITH TEMPS HANGING CLOSE TO THE DEWPOINT. WILL LEAVE OUT
MENTION OF FOG IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW.

UPDATES HAVE ALREADY BE SENT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   54  79  56  84 /  80  10   0   0
FSM   57  80  56  83 /  80  20  10   0
MLC   58  80  57  85 /  80  10  10   0
BVO   49  80  50  85 /  70   0   0   0
FYV   49  75  51  80 /  40  10   0   0
BYV   50  75  53  79 /  20  10   0   0
MKO   55  80  55  83 /  80  10   0   0
MIO   50  79  51  83 /  20  10   0   0
F10   56  81  56  83 /  80  10   0   0
HHW   59  80  56  83 /  80  20  10   0

&&

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

SHORT TERM...20
AVIATION....06

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 9:49 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 22, 8:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
813 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

OKZ062-063-067>069-230215-
ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-WAGONER OK-
813 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN CHEROKEE

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN MAYES...NORTHEASTERN WAGONER
     AND NORTHERN ADAIR

AT 814 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF MAZIE TO ELDON...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...ELDON...
PEGGS...LOCUST GROVE...PROCTOR...CHRISTIE...ROSE...SCRAPER...LEACH...
OAKS AND WESTVILLE.

THESE STORMS 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 3606 9454 3600 9453 3584 9481 3612 9545
      3615 9544 3625 9499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 264DEG 17KT 3611 9529 3593 9486

Special weather statement, Oct 22, 8:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
829 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

OKZ070-072>074-230230-
HASKELL OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
829 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     HASKELL AND NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE AND SEQUOYAH

AT 830 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES WEST OF VIAN TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
QUINTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
WHITEFIELD...VIAN...TAMAHA...STIGLER...KINTA...BRUSHY LAKE STATE
PARK...SALLISAW...LEQUIRE AND KEOTA.

THESE STORMS 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 3535 9476 3535 9477 3532 9482 3530 9482
      3506 9508 3507 9556 3558 9504 3554 9455
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 274DEG 17KT 3551 9499 3514 9538

Special weather statement, Oct 22, 9:17 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
917 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

ARZ019-029-OKZ072-074>076-230315-
CRAWFORD AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH
OK-
917 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     SOUTHERN CRAWFORD

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     SEBASTIAN

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN HASKELL...NORTHERN LE FLORE AND NORTHEASTERN LATIMER

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SEQUOYAH

AT 917 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM SALLISAW TO 6 MILES WEST OF POTEAU TO 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF RED OAK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THESE STORMS 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 3508 9417 3507 9423 3497 9422 3495 9429
      3494 9435 3495 9436 3492 9444 3473 9445
      3471 9454 3499 9528 3527 9509 3559 9485
      3536 9416
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 299DEG 27KT 3545 9474 3504 9468
          3497 9507

Local storm report, Oct 22, 9:31 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
931 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

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

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OKEMAH                  35.43N 96.30W
10/22/2011                   OKFUSKEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN
            AND SOUTH OF TOWN

&&

EJC

Local storm report, Oct 22, 9:34 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
934 PM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011

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

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N BEGGS               35.77N 96.07W
10/22/2011                   OKMULGEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE ROOF OF A BARN WAS BLOWN OFF.TREES AND POWER LINES
            WERE BLOWN DOWN.

&&

EJC

Special weather statement, Oct 22, 9:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 22, 7:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Okfuskee	20 min
Oct 22, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	61 min
Oct 22, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	36 min
Oct 22, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	53 min
Oct 22, 8:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	57 min
Oct 22, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Pittsburg	64 min
Oct 22, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	62 min
Oct 22, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Sequoyah	61 min
Oct 22, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	65 min
Oct 22, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	58 min
Oct 22, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	60 min
Oct 22, 10:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	57 min
Oct 22, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw, LeFlore, Pushmataha	74 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.