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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 9, 2014Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2014, 2:24 PM CDT for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 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, 2014, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2014, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Pushmataha County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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: 1434 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 56 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 Aug 9, 12:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 12:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1219 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. STORM CHANCES WILL AGAIN RETURN LATE TONIGHT...AND
WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR WITH PROB GROUPS AT ALL SITES. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1101 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014/

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF A WEAK SFC BOUNDARY MAKING
THEIR WAY E-SE ACROSS NE OK THIS MORNING. HAVE ADJUSTED POPS THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING BASED ON LATEST TRENDS ALONG WITH SKY
CONDITION. WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS GOING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THOSE
AREAS THAT REMAIN IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY WITH THE BOUNDARY...BUT
REDUCE TO SLIGHT CHANCE ACROSS SE OK.

WILL KEEP AN EYE ON TEMP/DEWPOINT TRENDS AS A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE
REQUIRED ON A LATER UPDATE. REST OF FORECAST LEFT AS IS.

UPDATED ZFP/PFM/AFM ALREADY SENT.

&&

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

AVIATION...23

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 12:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1248 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-101000-
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-
1247 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 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...THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS .
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION...
THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN
SEVERE RISK.

ADDITIONALLY...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 100
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...WITH A
FEW SPOTS IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA SEEING HEAT INDICES REACH NEAR
105.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE
IT GETS A PUSH TO THE SOUTH BY MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT...AND WILL CARRY A LIMITED
SEVERE WEATHER WIND POTENTIAL. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES SUNDAY
WILL ONCE AGAIN RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 8:43 AM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
843 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

OKZ054-059-091415-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
843 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE

AT 843 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NOBLE
COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH..

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 55 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3659 9695 3658 9699 3654 9696 3656 9690
      3659 9690 3659 9676 3625 9685 3628 9693
      3633 9694 3633 9704 3651 9704 3655 9697
      3657 9699 3659 9706 3660 9705
TIME...MOT...LOC 1343Z 283DEG 17KT 3646 9713

LACY

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 9:10 AM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
910 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

OKZ059-091500-
PAWNEE OK-
910 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     PAWNEE

AT 910 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PAWNEE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PAWNEE...JENNINGS...HALLETT...
MARAMEC...BLACKBURN...SKEDEE AND QUAY.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 55 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3645 9701 3643 9664 3637 9658 3640 9653
      3637 9652 3635 9656 3631 9657 3629 9653
      3632 9649 3616 9654 3615 9681 3617 9683
      3624 9682 3624 9692 3633 9693 3633 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 285DEG 23KT 3638 9690

LACY

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 10:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1039 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

OKZ064-091615-
CREEK OK-
1039 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL CREEK

AT 1039 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST
OF KELLYVILLE...MOVING EAST 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 PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

LAT...LON 3608 9646 3607 9603 3590 9603 3586 9604
      3595 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 1539Z 273DEG 15KT 3604 9636

LACY

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:43 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
143 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

ARZ001-002-010-019-029-OKZ063-069-072-074-076-091945-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-DELAWARE OK-HASKELL OK-LE
FLORE OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-WASHINGTON AR-
143 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     BENTON...NORTHWESTERN CARROLL...CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON

IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     SEBASTIAN

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND ADAIR

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN HASKELL AND NORTHERN LE FLORE

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     EASTERN SEQUOYAH

AT 142 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF BELLA VISTA TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF
NATURAL FALLS STATE PARK TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHORT TO 2 MILES
SOUTH OF BOKOSHE TO 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILTON...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND
NEIGHBORING FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

THIS BROKEN LINE OF STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH.

LAT...LON 3630 9383 3630 9387 3624 9387 3614 9393
      3566 9407 3516 9414 3480 9466 3502 9493
      3566 9468 3612 9475 3650 9447 3649 9372
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 264DEG 15KT 3649 9424 3613 9463
          3567 9456 3515 9477 3498 9526

LACY

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 2:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
224 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

OKZ049-073-075-092000-
LATIMER OK-PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
224 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 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 SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG...CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHWESTERN
     LATIMER

AT 224 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST
OF SARDIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...STANLEY...DUNBAR AND SARDIS.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

LAT...LON 3444 9571 3477 9561 3477 9537 3442 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 000DEG 12KT 3468 9549

LACY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	42 min
Aug 8, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	26 min
Aug 8, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	25 min
Aug 8, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	47 min
Aug 8, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	51 min
Aug 8, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	34 min
Aug 8, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	37 min
Aug 8, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	40 min
Aug 8, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	37 min
Aug 8, 8:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	38 min
Aug 8, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	41 min
Aug 8, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	37 min
Aug 8, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	37 min
Aug 9, 8:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	32 min
Aug 9, 9:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	50 min
Aug 9, 9:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Pawnee	114 min
Aug 9, 10:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	36 min
Aug 9, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, LeFlore	62 min
Aug 9, 3:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	2 hr
Aug 9, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Atoka	34 min
Aug 9, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	33 min
Aug 9, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	31 min
Aug 9, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	28 min
Aug 9, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	47 min
Aug 9, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll, Franklin, Madison	63 min
Aug 9, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Franklin	28 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.