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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2012, 11:29 PM CDT for Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 3, 2012, 11:29 PM CDT (04:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 3251 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Jun 3, 9:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 9:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 722 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041000- 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- 722 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...LATE EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...LATE EVENING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...LATE EVENING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...LATE EVENING. DISCUSSION... SEVERE STORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. THE OVERALL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THOUGH SOME ELEVATED STORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF KANSAS COULD INTENSIFY AS THEY ENCOUNTER A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE BETTER CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS EVENING AS STORMS OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL LIKELY GROW INTO ONE OR MORE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES AS THEY MOVE EAST. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS WITH THE OVERNIGHT STORMS...THOUGH A LIMITED TORNADO THREAT WILL EXIST LATE THIS EVENING IN AREAS TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING MONDAY MORNING WITH A CONTINUED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. OTHERWISE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH WILL SAG SOUTH INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS WEEK CONTINUING THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:29 PM CDT, 5 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
629 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM HAIL 4 N CASS 35.75N 93.82W
06/03/2012 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
PBSLocal storm report, Jun 3, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
638 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HAIL 7 ENE WATALULA 35.61N 93.71W
06/03/2012 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL REPORTED ON THE FRANKLIN JOHNSON COUNTY LINE
&&
JBMSpecial weather statement, Jun 3, 10:45 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1045 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
OKZ063-040415-
DELAWARE OK-
1045 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL DELAWARE
AT 1046 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF
CHLOETA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...JAY...CHLOETA AND LAKE EUCHA STATE PARK.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
LAT...LON 3649 9462 3626 9458 3634 9498 3650 9499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 277DEG 20KT 3641 9490Special weather statement, Jun 3, 11:01 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1101 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
ARZ001-OKZ063-040430-
BENTON AR-DELAWARE OK-
1101 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WESTERN BENTON
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL DELAWARE
AT 1102 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF
JAY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS STORM INCLUDE...JAY...ZENA...SULPHUR SPRINGS...GENTRY...
MAYSVILLE...GRAVETTE...CHEROKEE CITY...DECATUR AND LAKE EUCHA STATE
PARK.
THIS STORM 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 3651 9439 3619 9449 3637 9498 3651 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 276DEG 19KT 3639 9478Special weather statement, Jun 3, 11:27 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1127 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
OKZ054-040500-
OSAGE OK-
1127 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN OSAGE
AT 1127 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF
WEBB CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SHIDLER...APPERSON...WEBB CITY...
PEARSONIA...FORAKER AND GRAINOLA.
THIS STORM 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 3700 9643 3667 9646 3673 9686 3675 9686
3675 9683 3677 9682 3677 9680 3679 9678
3679 9676 3694 9676 3700 9676 3701 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 277DEG 14KT 3688 9673Special weather statement, Jun 3, 11:29 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1129 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
OKZ054>056-040500-
NOWATA OK-OSAGE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
1129 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN NOWATA...EASTERN OSAGE AND WASHINGTON
AT 1129 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTH OF BIGHEART TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DEWEY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...OKESA...BIGHEART...BARTLESVILLE...DEWEY...
COPAN AND OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK.
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 3687 9640 3695 9589 3670 9567 3662 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 277DEG 13KT 3682 9622 3684 9589The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 1:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 1:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Delaware | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 1:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 1:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 2:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 2:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 3:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 3:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 4:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Washington | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 12 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 12 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa | 12 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 4:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Washington | 6 hr |
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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.