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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

September 2, 2014Craig County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Sep 2, 2014, 12:33 AM CDT for Craig County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 27 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: Sep 2, 2014, 12:33 AM CDT (05:33 UTC)
Expired: Sep 2, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Craig County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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: 2037 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1123 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.9
Supercell composite: 13.0

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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 Sep 1, 11:46 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 11:46 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1146 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
FOR THE 6Z TAFS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
AT NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SITES THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT. TEMPORARY MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 951 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014/

..UPDATE...

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX HAS BECOME COLD POOL DRIVEN
ACROSS NE OK...AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ESE
ACROSS THE AREA AND INTO NW AR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS OVER CNTRL/NCNTRL OK
COULD MAKE A RUN AT PARTS OF ERN OK OVERNIGHT AS
WELL.

HAVE BUMPED UP POPS ACROSS THE NRN AREAS.

UPDATED PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN SENT.

&&

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

AVIATION...06

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 12:02 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1202 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021000-
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-
1202 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION. LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS... ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT... ALONG WITH VARIOUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL
REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY... SERVING AS A FOCUS FOR
CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL
ABOVE NORMAL FOR MID TO LATE WEEK...BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT AND
ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARRIVE NEXT WEEKEND.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 1, 7:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
720 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0624 PM     HAIL             7 NW HOLLOW             36.96N 95.36W
09/01/2014  M2.75 INCH       CRAIG              OK   PUBLIC

&&

PBS

Local storm report, Sep 1, 9:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
913 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 ESE FORAKER           36.83N 96.43W
09/01/2014  M73 MPH          OSAGE              OK   MESONET

&&

PBS

Local storm report, Sep 1, 10:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1021 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 PM     TSTM WND GST     BARTLESVILLE            36.75N 95.98W
09/01/2014  M80 MPH          WASHINGTON         OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CKH

Local storm report, Sep 1, 10:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1034 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1024 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 E CENTRAILIA          36.80N 95.21W
09/01/2014  M67 MPH          CRAIG              OK   MESONET

&&

JBM

Special weather statement, Sep 1, 11:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1124 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014

ARZ001-OKZ058-062-063-020515-
BENTON AR-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-OTTAWA OK-
1124 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     WESTERN BENTON

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     DELAWARE...EASTERN MAYES AND SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA

AT 1124 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF WYANDOTTE TO 3 MILES EAST OF ZENA
TO SPAVINAW...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...JAY...COLCORD...CHLOETA...ZENA...
GROVE...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...WYANDOTTE...SPAVINAW...TIFF CITY...
ROCKY COMFORT...FAIRMOUNT...MILLER...BENTONVILLE...SILOAM SPRINGS...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...GENTRY...MAYSVILLE...GRAVETTE...GALLITIN...HEALING
SPRINGS...SPRINGTOWN...HIGHFILL...CHEROKEE CITY...VAUGHN...DECATUR...
CENTERTON...HIWASSE...BELLA VISTA...LAKE EUCHA STATE PARK...HONEY
CREEK STATE PARK AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

LAT...LON 3689 9461 3651 9461 3650 9414 3649 9413
      3627 9423 3615 9453 3637 9509 3659 9486
      3692 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 297DEG 31KT 3682 9466 3650 9479
          3639 9500

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 12:33 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1233 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

OKZ056-057-020600-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-
1233 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN CRAIG AND NORTHERN NOWATA

AT 1233 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF WELCH TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH
COFFEYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CENTRALIA...HOLLOW...PYRAMID
CORNERS...BLUEJACKET...CENTRAILIA...WELCH AND SOUTH COFFEYVILLE.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

LAT...LON 3699 9501 3699 9504 3697 9504 3695 9500
      3670 9502 3691 9576 3700 9577 3701 9501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 286DEG 26KT 3730 9501 3695 9556

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 1, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	40 min
Sep 1, 7:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	49 min
Sep 1, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Ottawa	27 min
Sep 1, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	67 min
Sep 1, 8:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	48 min
Sep 1, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Washington	58 min
Sep 1, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	39 min
Sep 1, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers	47 min
Sep 1, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	46 min
Sep 1, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	46 min
Sep 1, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	42 min
Sep 1, 11:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	51 min
Sep 2, 1:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	39 min
Sep 2, 1:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	63 min
Sep 2, 3:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Ottawa	4 hr
Sep 2, 3:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington	6 hr
Sep 2, 4:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	37 min
Sep 2, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	47 min
Sep 2, 5:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	42 min
Sep 2, 5:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Washington	49 min
Sep 2, 6:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	40 min
Sep 2, 6:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more	67 min
Sep 2, 7:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	33 min
Sep 2, 7:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Ottawa	5 hr
Sep 2, 7:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	89 min
Sep 2, 8:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 3 more	83 min
Sep 2, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	22 hr
Sep 2, 9:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Sequoyah	30 min
Sep 2, 9:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 3 more	62 min
Sep 2, 11:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	30 min
Sep 2, 11:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	91 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.