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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 19, 2015Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 19, 2015, 3:52 PM CDT for Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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 19, 2015, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2015, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Okfuskee County, OK

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2015-04-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2015-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-300 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1275 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
239 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 Apr 19, 12:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 12:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1241 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD. EXPECT SHOWERS
AND SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR
KMLC...KFSM...KFYV...KXNA...KROG. HOWEVER...CANNOT RULE OUT A
CHANCE FOR STRONG STORMS AT KTUL...KRVS...AND KBVO...JUST LESS
LIKELY. EXPECT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON...WITH CELLS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST 30-35 KTS. GENERALLY
VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT IN PRECIPITATION. SEE EARLIER DISCUSSION
BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS. /SA

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1125 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015/

DISCUSSION...
EARLY MORNING CONVECTION HAS PRODUCED AN EXPANSIVE OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY THAT HAS PUSHED AGGRESSIVELY EASTWARD. SATELLITE IMAGERY
AND VWP DATA SUGGEST THE STABILIZED AIRMASS IS 2-3KFT DEEP AND
ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF NE OK. UPWARD FORCING CONTINUES TO INCREASE
OVER THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF A MID LEVEL VORT MAX CENTERED OVER
SW OK AND WITHIN DIFFLUENT REGION OF MID LEVEL SPEED MAX. THE
PRIMARY TROUGH AXIS AND ASSOCIATED VORT MAX REMAINS OVER FAR NW OK
AND BOTH ZONES OF FORCING WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD WITH INCREASING
LIFT IN THEIR ADVANCE.

THE MOST FAVORABLE COMBINATION OF SHEAR / INSTABILITY LOOKS TO
REMAIN ACROSS SE OK AND INTO WEST CENTRAL AR...HOWEVER EVEN THIS
REGION MAY BE NORTH OF THE PRIMARY WARM SECTOR WHICH WILL BE
ESTABLISHED FURTHER SOUTH FROM THE ARKLATEX EASTWARD. FURTHER
NORTH THE INFLUENCE FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS
LIKELY TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE INSTABILITY RECOVERY DESPITE
INCREASINGLY COLD TEMPS ALOFT.

SUPERCELL STORM STRUCTURE IS MOST LIKELY ACROSS SE OK INTO WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON WITH LARGE HAIL POTENTIAL /AROUND
2 INCHES IN THE STRONGEST STORMS/ WITH LIMITED LOW LEVEL SHEAR
KEEPING THE TORNADIC THREAT LIMITED. FURTHER NORTH A MIXTURE OF
MULTICELL AND PERIODIC SUPERCELL STRUCTURE IS LIKELY WITH HAIL THE
PRIMARY CONCERN. THE BACKGROUND VORTICITY FIELDS MAY ALLOW FOR
PERIODIC LOW LEVEL ROTATION AND FUNNEL CLOUDS WITH ANY STORMS
FURTHER NORTH...WEAK LOW LEVEL WINDS AND A LARGELY STABILIZED
BOUNDARY LAYER SUGGEST ANY TOR THREAT WILL REMAIN VERY LOW ACROSS
THIS REGION. OUTLOOK GRAPHICS ON OUR WEBPAGE WILL CNOTINUE TO BE
UPDATED WITH THE LATEST THINKING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   68  46  66  48 /  60  10  10  10
FSM   75  49  70  48 /  50  30  10  10
MLC   73  48  70  44 /  50  10   0  10
BVO   68  43  67  41 /  60  10  10   0
FYV   69  44  62  41 /  50  40  10  10
BYV   69  46  63  43 /  50  60  10   0
MKO   71  45  67  46 /  50  20  10  10
MIO   65  46  65  43 /  50  30  10   0
F10   72  47  68  46 /  50  10   0  10
HHW   73  50  70  44 /  50  10   0  10

&&

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

SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....99
AVIATION...02
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 1:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
107 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201030-
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-
107 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM FAYETTEVILLE TO MCALESTER.
	ONSET...3 PM TO 8 PM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...2 PM TO 9 PM.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO WEST
        CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

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

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
LARGE HAIL...AROUND 2 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST
STORMS.  ADDITIONALLY...A LIMITED RISK OF TORNADOES WILL EXIST
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MCALESTER TO FAYETTEVILLE.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHICH MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS
THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A BRIEF DRY PERIOD IS EXPECTED MONDAY BEFORE THE WEATHER PATTERN
RETURNS TO AN UNSETTLED STATE.  THIS WILL RETURN THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES TO THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH PERIODIC
CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

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

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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 3:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
352 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

OKZ064>066-192130-
CREEK OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
352 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     SOUTHERN CREEK AND WESTERN OKMULGEE

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN OKFUSKEE

AT 352 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WELTY...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM
INCLUDE...WILSON...MASON...OKFUSKEE...WELTY AND OKMULGEE STATE PARK.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3566 9598 3544 9604 3555 9654 3573 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 282DEG 26KT 3562 9641

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 8:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Okfuskee53 min
Apr 18, 8:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore18 hr
Apr 18, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Okfuskee47 min
Apr 18, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee, Tulsa28 min
Apr 18, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHughes48 min
Apr 18, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg50 min
Apr 18, 11:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage36 min
Apr 18, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg24 min
Apr 19, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell23 min
Apr 19, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore34 min
Apr 19, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore47 min
Apr 19, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee36 min
Apr 19, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner35 min
Apr 19, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh34 min
Apr 19, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee37 min
Apr 19, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington36 min
Apr 19, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek47 min
Apr 19, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg41 min
Apr 19, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh35 min
Apr 19, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg49 min
Apr 19, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah46 min
Apr 19, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee43 min
Apr 19, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers34 min
Apr 19, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair30 min
Apr 19, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair41 min
Apr 19, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSASequoyah20 min
Apr 19, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha48 min
Apr 19, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah35 min
Apr 19, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha35 min
Apr 19, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata, Washington48 min
Apr 19, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha34 min
Apr 19, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Ottawa61 min
Apr 19, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin, Sebastian47 min
Apr 19, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison32 min
Apr 19, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton40 min
Apr 19, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Washington26 min
Apr 19, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin30 min
Apr 19, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin37 min
Apr 19, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll, Madison48 min
Apr 19, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin29 min

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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.