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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 10, 2014Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Oct 10, 2014, 2:45 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 45 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: Oct 10, 2014, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired: Oct 10, 2014, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 857 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 4.1

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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 Oct 10, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1232 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
MAIN COLD FRONT LOCATED NEAR INTERSTATE 44 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDING INTO EAST-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA/WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS. AREAS OF RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT TAF SITES...PRIMARILY SOUTH OF I-44 AS
COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH INTO THE ARKLATX BY LATE TONIGHT. IFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY BEHIND FRONT WITH LOW CEILINGS/PATCHY FOG INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-
     OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
     ARZ011.

&&

AVIATION...12

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 10, 12:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1250 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-102230-
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-
1250 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 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...SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

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

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
RAIN SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. BREAKS IN
THE CLOUD COVER...SOUTH OF THE FRONT...HAVE ALLOWED THE ATMOSPHERE
TO BECOME MODESTLY UNSTABLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. A FEW STORMS
COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL
WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER
STORMS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...MAINLY IN AREAS THAT
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...HEAVY
	 RAIN POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL REMAINING OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
SATURDAY AS THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES QUICKLY RETURN SUNDAY AND INCREASE SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ARE FORECAST TO DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INTERACTING
WITH THE FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL FLASH
FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS THIS NEXT SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. STAY TUNED TO LATER UPDATES AS THIS TIME NEARS. PLEASANT
FALL WEATHER WILL RETURN BY TUESDAY.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 10, 10:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1043 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

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

0730 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SILOAM SPRINGS          36.19N 94.54W
10/10/2014                   BENTON             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW ROADS WERE CLOSED AND BARRICADED OFF DUE TO HIGH
            WATER. THE WATER HAS SINCE RECEDED.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Oct 10, 12:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1231 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

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

0730 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MIAMI                   36.87N 94.88W
10/10/2014                   OTTAWA             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL CITY AND COUNTY ROADS CLOSED. WATER ENTERED A
            COUPLE OF BUSINESSES IN MIAMI.

&&

BAS

Local storm report, Oct 10, 12:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1233 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

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

0730 AM     FLASH FLOOD      VINITA                  36.64N 95.15W
10/10/2014                   CRAIG              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THROUGHOUT CRAIG COUNTY...NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND
            CREEKS OVER BANKS. SEVERAL MEASURED RAIN TOTALS OVER 8
            INCHES NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER.

&&

BAS

Local storm report, Oct 10, 1:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
133 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

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

0101 AM     TORNADO          5 W SPIRO               35.24N 94.71W
10/06/2014                   LE FLORE           OK   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A TORNADO TORE PORTIONS OF THE ROOFS AND WALLS FROM TWO
            CHICKEN HOUSES...UPROOTED SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES...AND
            SNAPPED A NUMBER OF LARGE TREE LIMBS. THE TORNADO WAS
            RATED EF-1 BASED ON THIS DAMAGE.

&&

EJC

Local storm report, Oct 10, 2:18 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
218 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

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

0935 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MOUNTAINBURG            35.64N 94.17W
10/10/2014                   CRAWFORD           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 2 INJ *** HEAVY RAINS CAUSED SEVERAL ROAD WASHOUTS
            AROUND CRAWFORD COUNTY. TWO CREW WERE INJURED WHEN A

            TRAIN DERAILED 7 MILES NORTH OF CHESTER DUE TO A WASHOUT.

&&

BAS

Special weather statement, Oct 10, 2:45 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
245 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

OKZ073-075-102030-
LATIMER OK-PITTSBURG OK-
245 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

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

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL PITTSBURG AND WESTERN LATIMER

AT 245 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
ARPELAR...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...GOWEN...MCALESTER...SAVANNA...HARTSHORNE...
HAILEYVILLE...DOW...HAYWOOD...BACHE...ALDERSON...KREBS...ARPELAR...
SCIPIO...BLOCKER...FEATHERSTON...CROWDER...QUINTON AND MCALESTER
REGIONAL AIRPORT.

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

LAT...LON 3513 9592 3516 9535 3515 9535 3478 9548
      3477 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 263DEG 26KT 3494 9588

LACY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 9, 8:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	27 min
Oct 10, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	38 min
Oct 10, 1:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	23 min
Oct 10, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	38 min
Oct 10, 2:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	36 min
Oct 10, 2:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	41 min
Oct 10, 2:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Washington	6 hr
Oct 10, 2:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	28 min
Oct 10, 5:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa and 2 more	4 hr
Oct 10, 5:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	39 min
Oct 10, 6:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	35 min
Oct 10, 6:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	40 min
Oct 10, 6:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers	6 hr
Oct 10, 7:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah and 1 more	56 min
Oct 10, 7:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Wagoner	37 min
Oct 10, 7:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	36 hr
Oct 10, 8:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	42 hr
Oct 10, 8:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more	11 hr
Oct 10, 8:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh and 3 more	55 min
Oct 10, 9:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	65 min
Oct 10, 11:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	88 min
Oct 10, 1:50 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	17 hr
Oct 10, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	49 min
Oct 10, 3:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Pittsburg	3 hr
Oct 10, 3:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair	3 hr
Oct 10, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	52 min
Oct 10, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	49 min
Oct 10, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	44 min
Oct 10, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	23 min
Oct 10, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Pushmataha	39 min
Oct 10, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	32 min
Oct 9, 8:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	25 min
Oct 9, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford	35 min
Oct 9, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	48 min
Oct 9, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford	36 min
Oct 9, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	47 min
Oct 10, 9:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sebastian	31 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.