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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 9, 2013Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2013, 4:57 AM CDT for Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 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 9, 2013, 4:57 AM CDT (09:57 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2013, 5:30 AM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Okfuskee County, OK

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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 Aug 9, 3:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 3:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 10:08 PM CDT, 6 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1008 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

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-
1008 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...OVERNIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING

DISCUSSION...
ONE OR TWO STORMS WILL REMAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

VERY LATE TONIGHT...ADDITIONAL STORMS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE
WEST WILL CONTINUE FORMING INTO A LARGER COMPLEX... AND WILL IMPACT
THE AREA OVERNIGHT.  DUE TO THE HIGH RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS ACTIVITY...FLOODING RISKS WILL RAPIDLY ESCALATE ACROSS THOSE
AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT
                      POTENTIAL.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS DRAPED OVER THE
REGION. HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THOSE AREAS
REMAINING SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
129 AM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

OKZ064>066-071-090715-
CREEK OK-MCINTOSH OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
129 AM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHERN CREEK AND OKMULGEE

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN MCINTOSH

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     NORTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE

AT 129 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELTY TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HENRYETTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...WILSON...PHAROAH...MASON...
OKFUSKEE...WELTY...OKMULGEE...HENRYETTA...BRYANT...DEWAR...HOFFMAN...
GRAYSON...SCHULTER...MORRIS...PRESTON...BEGGS...STIDHAM...PIERCE...
HITCHITA...OKMULGEE STATE PARK AND LAKE EUFAULA STATE PARK.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL.

LAT...LON 3580 9612 3557 9571 3555 9571 3555 9568
      3544 9547 3527 9596 3564 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 241DEG 24KT 3566 9645 3533 9590

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 2:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
234 AM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

OKZ054>056-061-090830-
NOWATA OK-OSAGE OK-ROGERS OK-WASHINGTON OK-
234 AM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHWESTERN NOWATA...EASTERN OSAGE...NORTHERN ROGERS AND
     WASHINGTON

AT 234 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVANT TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
VERA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF VERA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...NOWATA...
WATOVA...CLAREMORE...FOYIL...OOLOGAH...BUSHYHEAD...TALALA...AVANT...
WOLCO...VERA AND RAMONA.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3664 9550 3639 9547 3619 9581 3639 9582
      3640 9579 3642 9579 3642 9593 3650 9614
      3674 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 232DEG 32KT 3645 9614 3636 9595
          3618 9592

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
320 AM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

OKZ056-057-061-062-090900-
CRAIG OK-MAYES OK-NOWATA OK-ROGERS OK-
320 AM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CRAIG...NORTHERN MAYES...SOUTHERN NOWATA AND NORTHEASTERN ROGERS

AT 320 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF NOWATA TO CHELSEA TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ADAIR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...NOWATA...NEW ALLUWE...CHELSEA...
VINITA...KETCHUM...BIG CABIN...WHITE OAK...CENTRALIA...HOLLOW...
PYRAMID CORNERS...BLUEJACKET...CENTRAILIA...ADAIR...PENSACOLA...
LANGLEY...DISNEY...CHEROKEE STATE PARK AND DISNEY LITTLE BLUE STATE
PARK.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

LAT...LON 3679 9499 3646 9501 3633 9543 3656 9552
      3670 9578 3699 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 240DEG 35KT 3670 9567 3656 9543
          3639 9539

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:57 AM 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
Aug 9, 1:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Pawnee	52 min
Aug 9, 1:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	46 min
Aug 9, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	63 min
Aug 9, 2:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	117 min
Aug 9, 2:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	56 min
Aug 9, 3:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Nowata	40 min
Aug 9, 5:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell	88 min
Aug 9, 5:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	3 hr
Aug 9, 5:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	2 hr
Aug 9, 5:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee	41 min
Aug 9, 9:05 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Muskogee	4 days
Aug 9, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore	28 min
Aug 9, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	47 min
Aug 9, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	47 min
Aug 9, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.