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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2012, 12:08 AM CDT for Craig County, Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 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
- Apr 30, 2012, 12:08 AM CDT (05:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2012, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 913 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 985 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
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 Apr 29, 11:56 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 11:56 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 923 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301000- 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- 922 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...ISOLATED SUPERCELLS ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OK WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO THIS EVENING... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44. ONSET...ONGOING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44. ONSET...ONGOING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING...AND WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH INTO KANSAS TONIGHT. HOWEVER...EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS WILL TRACK MORE TOWARD THE EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. VERY LARGE HAIL TO AROUND 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH ANY SUPERCELLS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY SUPERCELL THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FALLING OVER AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF TULSA THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS LAST NIGHT INTO THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THERE IS A RISK FOR FLOODING TONIGHT AS WELL. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... MORE ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND POSSIBLY INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...BEFORE THE ACTIVITY TAPERS OFF ON TUESDAY. AN ELEVATED DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL RISK WILL PERSIST WITH THESE STORMS. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS LIKELY OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 7:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
741 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012
OKZ054-059-300115-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
741 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 741 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RALSTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS STORM INCLUDE...FAIRFAX...BURBANK AND RALSTON.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 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 3678 9668 3666 9634 3641 9672 3649 9690
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 218DEG 26KT 3652 9672Local storm report, Apr 29, 9:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
910 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0822 PM HAIL 2 W RALSTON 36.50N 96.77W
04/29/2012 E1.75 INCH PAWNEE OK PUBLIC
GOLF BALL TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL VIA KJRH.
&&
AEJLocal storm report, Apr 29, 9:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
946 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 NNW WYNONA 36.61N 96.36W
04/29/2012 OSAGE OK STORM CHASER
FUNNEL CLOUD CAME 3/4 WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND.
&&
AEJLocal storm report, Apr 29, 9:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
950 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 E PAWHUSKA 36.67N 96.28W
04/29/2012 OSAGE OK TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER LOCATED SOUTH OF PAWHUSKA, LOOKING NORTHEAST,CAN
SEE FUNNEL CLOUD LOWERING.
&&
AEJSpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 11:44 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 8:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 5 days |
| Apr 29, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 9:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 20 min |
| Apr 29, 10:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 25 min |
| Apr 29, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 1:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 2:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 70 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 23 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 41 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 29 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Pawnee, Washington | 17 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 27 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.