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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2012, 2:07 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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
- Aug 8, 2012, 2:07 PM CDT (19:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2012, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County LeFlore County, OK
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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 8, 12:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 12:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 12:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1221 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012
ARZ001-010-081800-
BENTON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
1221 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHWEST BENTON AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON
AT 1219 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN EXTREME
SOUTHWEST BENTON COUNTY AND NORTHWEST WASHINGTON COUNTY MOVING
EAST AROUND 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...WALNUT GROVE...HARMON...LAKE FRANCIS...WEST
FORK...LINCOLN...PRAIRIE GROVE...FARMINGTON...HOGEYE...CLYDE...
CANEHILL...SUMMERS...RHEA...VINEY GROVE...CINCINNATI...
WEDINGTON...SAVOY...WHEELER AND PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
LAT...LON 3591 9452 3617 9456 3618 9420 3584 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 291DEG 9KT 3614 9446Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
207 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012
OKZ076-081945-
LE FLORE OK-
207 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN LE FLORE
AT 207 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF
POTEAU...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...POTEAU AND HOWE.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3487 9445 3496 9472 3508 9468 3507 9445
3506 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 285DEG 7KT 3503 9461The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 20 min |
| Aug 8, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 2:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 35 min |
| Aug 8, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 41 min |
| Aug 8, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 50 min |
| Aug 8, 6:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Pittsburg | 85 min |
| Aug 8, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 52 min |
| Aug 8, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 25 min |
| Aug 8, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 21 min |
| Aug 8, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 50 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.