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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2014, 10:27 PM CDT for Latimer 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
- Apr 3, 2014, 10:27 PM CDT (03:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2014, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Latimer County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3186 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Apr 3, 9:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 921 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 .DISCUSSION... A SEVERE STORM IN CRAWFORD COUNTY ARKANSAS WILL CONTINUE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AND WILL EXIT OUR FORECAST AREA IN ABOUT AN HOUR. ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALONG THE COLD FRONT THAT IS ACCELERATING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. A SEVERE STORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH THIS ACTIVITY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA OVER THE NEXT 2-4 HOURS. HAVE UPDATED FIRST PERIOD POPS BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS AND ALSO LOWERED OVERNIGHT LOWS SLIGHTLY IN MOST PLACES. UPDATE ON THE WAY. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...14 LONG TERM....05 PLATE
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 5:24 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 524 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 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- 524 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OF A JAY TO HENRYETTA LINE. ONSET...ONGOING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...CRITICAL. AREA...SOUTHEAST OF A GROVE TO OKMULGEE LINE. ONSET...ONGOING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR MIAMI TO HENRYETTA AT 5 PM. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE EAST AND BUILD SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. WIND PROFILES ARE FAVORABLE FOR ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND FALLING HUMIDITY VALUES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A LIMITED FIRE DANGER INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INTO FRIDAY WITH COOLER CONDITIONS. ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY...BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM...WILL AGAIN CREATE AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER THREAT. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:32 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
932 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
ARZ019-020-029-040330-
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-SEBASTIAN AR-
932 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
EASTERN CRAWFORD
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN SEBASTIAN
AT 932 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF CASS TO VAN BUREN...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY 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 3538 9370 3536 9372 3536 9375 3540 9380
3532 9381 3539 9443 3576 9412 3576 9392
3577 9391 3577 9369
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 271DEG 30KT 3572 9381 3542 9429Local storm report, Apr 3, 9:37 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
937 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0923 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 35.44N 94.35W
04/03/2014 E1.00 INCH CRAWFORD AR PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA WITH PICTURE
&&
JDSLocal storm report, Apr 3, 9:38 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
938 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0916 PM HAIL RUDY 35.53N 94.27W
04/03/2014 E0.75 INCH CRAWFORD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JDSLocal storm report, Apr 3, 10:14 PM CDT, 13 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 3, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Muskogee | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 7:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll, Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 20 min |
| Apr 3, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 58 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.