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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 8, 2012Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2012, 7:29 PM CDT for Choctaw 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: Jul 8, 2012, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Choctaw County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 254 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: 1622 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 906 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -24 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 8, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
620 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
FOR THE 0Z TAFS... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO POP UP
AROUND THE REGION UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. THIS WILL BE COVERED WITH
VCTS IN ALL TAFS. VFR CONDITIONS WILL OTHERWISE PREVAIL AT ALL SITES
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE
AT ALL SITES BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. PROB30 GROUPS ARE IN ALL
TAFS AFTER 15Z.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 330 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012/

DISCUSSION...
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WIND SHIFT WHICH IS CURRENTLY FROM
SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL HAVE
THE HIGHEST COVERAGE OF LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS. LESSER
DCAPE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MAKE THE
DAMAGING DOWNBURST POTENTIAL MORE ISOLATED THAN YESTERDAY. THE
DEEPER MOIST AXIS CHARACTERIZED BY PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEAR
2 INCHES WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH MONDAY...WHERE THE HIGHER COVERAGE OF CONVECTION IS
EXPECTED. ALSO AREAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SURFACE BOUNDARY
WILL ALSO SEE AN UPTICK IN CONVECTIVE CHANCES.

THE BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK SOUTHWARD MONDAY AND THROUGH
THE AREA BY TUESDAY. THE POST FRONTAL AIR ALONG WITH AMPLE
AFTERNOON CLOUDINESS SHOULD KEEP TEMPS NEAR NORMAL MONDAY WITH A
SLOW INCREASE IN TEMPS THEREAFTER. THE DEEP MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE
PUSHED SOUTHWARD...AND PRECIP CHANCES WILL WANE FROM MID TO LATE
WEEK. EXTENDED DATA CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER
RIDGING OVER THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEKEND. DEWPOINTS LOOK TO
INCREASE AGAIN BY NEXT WEEKEND AS THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY LOSES DEFINITION ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION. PENDING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PATTERN ALOFT...THERE MAY BE A RETURN OF
PRECIP CHANCES BY THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH HIGHER AFTERNOON HEAT
INDEX READINGS.

&&

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

AVIATION...06

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 4:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
456 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091000-
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-
456 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING THROUGH MID EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS A PORTION OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
MUCH OF WESTERN ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGING DOWNBURST
WINDS. THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE BEFORE SUNSET WHEN THE HOT
CONDITIONS MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR EVEN WEAK STORMS TO PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS. THE DAMAGING WIND RISK WILL DIMINISH BY MID EVENING...
ALTHOUGH SCATTERED STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

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...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP IN THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS AS COOL AIR FROM THE NORTH COMBINES WITH COOLER OUTFLOW AIR
GENERATED BY THE SHOWERS AND STORMS. THIS FRONT WILL BE RATHER
DIFFUSE AND SLOW MOVING...SO THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AND LINGER IN SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA INTO WEDNESDAY.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
543 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

ARZ001-OKZ063-082315-
BENTON AR-DELAWARE OK-
543 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     NORTHWESTERN BENTON

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN DELAWARE

AT 543 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MAYSVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAYSVILLE.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3637 9446 3637 9466 3650 9462 3650 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 000DEG 9KT 3647 9456

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
558 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

OKZ073-082330-
PITTSBURG OK-
558 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL PITTSBURG

AT 558 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF
MCALESTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MCALESTER...HAILEYVILLE...DOW...
BACHE...ALDERSON AND KREBS.

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 3481 9556 3478 9584 3505 9580 3507 9570
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 351DEG 13KT 3498 9574

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 6:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
602 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

OKZ068-082330-
CHEROKEE OK-
602 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL CHEROKEE

AT 602 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF TAHLEQUAH...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TAHLEQUAH AND CHEROKEE LANDING STATE
PARK.

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

LAT...LON 3602 9491 3576 9489 3576 9513 3602 9513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 009DEG 8KT 3593 9503

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
615 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

OKZ068-082345-
CHEROKEE OK-
615 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL CHEROKEE

AT 615 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF TAHLEQUAH...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TAHLEQUAH...HULBERT AND LOST CITY.

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 3604 9490 3576 9494 3579 9513 3581 9513
      3581 9521 3608 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 014DEG 7KT 3598 9503

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 7:05 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
705 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

OKZ067-090030-
WAGONER OK-
705 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN WAGONER

AT 705 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
WAGONER...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WAGONER.

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

LAT...LON 3594 9528 3594 9551 3608 9543 3607 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 013DEG 6KT 3603 9537

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 7:29 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
729 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

OKZ053-090100-
CHOCTAW OK-
729 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL CHOCTAW

AT 729 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF KENT...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SOPER...KENT AND SPEER.

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

LAT...LON 3416 9579 3416 9553 3401 9554 3400 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 180DEG 4KT 3410 9565

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	25 min
Jul 8, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	30 min
Jul 8, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	26 min
Jul 8, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	37 min
Jul 8, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Ottawa	28 min
Jul 8, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	30 min
Jul 9, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	23 min
Jul 9, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	32 min
Jul 9, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	46 min
Jul 9, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	23 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.