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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 22, 2014Tulsa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2014, 2:20 PM CDT for Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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 22, 2014, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2014, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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: 1081 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 950 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 23 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 Jun 22, 12:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 12:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1231 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION UNDERWAY THIS AFTERNOON WITH COVERAGE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN WIDELY SCT...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER COVERAGE
ACROSS THE TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS OF SE OK/WC AR. HOWEVER...WILL PRECLUDE
A MENTION AT ALL SITES EXCEPT KFSM FOR THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
CHANCES INCREASE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL OPT FOR MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS WITH PROB30 AND TEMPO GROUPS. START AND END TIMING WILL
REFLECT A NW TO SE MOVEMENT OF THE COMPLEX.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1018 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014/

DISCUSSION...
UNCAPPED ENVIRONMENT TO YIELD WIDELY SCT/SCT THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY HIGHER COVERAGE ACROSS THE
TERRAIN FAVORED LOOKS REASONABLE...SO POPS FOR THE REST OF TODAY
LOOK GOOD. UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S APPEAR ON TRACK AS WELL...WITH
THE LATEST TRENDS/12Z AREA RAOBS SUPPORTING ADVERTISED MAX TEMPS
THIS AFTERNOON.

NO UPDATE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

AVIATION...23

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 12:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1250 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-231000-
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-
1249 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON...AND LATE TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS
EARLY AFTERNOON. GREATEST COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY
LIMITED DUE TO WEAK WINDS ALOFT...AND THIS ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH
AROUND SUNSET.

ADDITIONAL STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPLEX MAY AFFECT PARTS OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT. WINDS FROM THIS COMPLEX MAY
BRIEFLY EXCEED SEVERE LIMITS...ALONG WITH A PERIOD OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY WITH GREATER
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AS A RESULT. THIS BOUNDARY
WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK...AND CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THIS PATTERN.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:20 PM CDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:56 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
156 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

OKZ068-069-072-221930-
ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
156 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND NORTHERN SEQUOYAH

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHWESTERN ADAIR

AT 157 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
COOKSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BUNCH AND COOKSON.

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

LAT...LON 3591 9478 3580 9461 3558 9484 3566 9499
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 215DEG 20KT 3570 9484

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 2:06 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
206 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

OKZ064-066-221930-
CREEK OK-OKMULGEE OK-
206 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN CREEK AND NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE

AT 206 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
KELLYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MOUNDS...KIEFER...KELLYVILLE AND
SAPULPA.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

LAT...LON 3604 9614 3590 9603 3586 9604 3585 9602
      3573 9620 3587 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 229DEG 18KT 3585 9621

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 2:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
220 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

OKZ060-064-066-222000-
CREEK OK-OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-
220 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN CREEK...NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND SOUTHERN TULSA

AT 220 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF
MOUNDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TULSA...LIBERTY...GLENPOOL...
MOUNDS...KIEFER...KELLYVILLE AND SAPULPA.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

LAT...LON 3608 9607 3589 9585 3576 9617 3590 9626
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 241DEG 14KT 3586 9614

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	48 min
Jun 22, 1:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	40 min
Jun 22, 1:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	34 min
Jun 22, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	24 min
Jun 22, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	41 min
Jun 22, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	50 min
Jun 22, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	41 min
Jun 22, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	44 min
Jun 22, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	31 min
Jun 22, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	24 min
Jun 22, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig	31 min
Jun 22, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	29 min
Jun 22, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton, Washington	49 min
Jun 22, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sebastian	28 min
Jun 22, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford	47 min

Nearby

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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.