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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Mar 1, 2016, 3:33 AM CST for Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 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
- Mar 1, 2016, 3:33 AM CST (09:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2016, 4:15 AM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Okmulgee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3079 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 Feb 29, 11:33 PM CST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 11:33 PM CST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Tulsa OK 1133 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016 .DISCUSSION... The 06z TAF discussion can be found below... && .AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG. Two rounds of storms are expected tonight. The first round is a broken line of strong to severe storms moving east across OK attm. Tempo groups were maintained in the TAFs out ahead of this line...estimating the most favored time window for arrival. Another round of storms is expected to form along/ahead of the cold front over the next hour or so across NE OK and will move quickly toward NW AR into the early morning hours Tuesday. Tempo groups have been maintained at the NE OK and NW AR sites to cover this. A period of MVFR cigs/vsbys may accompany the storms...at least briefly. The front will bring a wind switch to NWrly with some gusts around 20 kts early...backing off by afternoon. VFR conditions will prevail after the fropa. Lacy && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 859 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016/ DISCUSSION... Strong to severe thunderstorms are developing across western Oklahoma this evening. This activity will translate into southeast Oklahoma later Tonight. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop in the vicinity of a cold front that is expected to move into northern Oklahoma around 2 am Tuesday morning. The lift from the front will be enhanced by a mid-level shortwave moving into the plains and sharpening as it approaches the area towards sunrise. The threat for severe thunderstorms will remain through the overnight hours with elevated instabilities becoming increasingly favorable. Golf ball to baseball size hail will be possible. Strong gusty winds will also be possible as the storms organize into a line and sweep to the southeast. Have made only a few changes to the grids for now. TSA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 43 57 35 64 / 90 20 0 0 FSM 53 63 37 64 / 80 70 0 0 MLC 51 58 35 64 / 90 40 0 0 BVO 41 58 31 64 / 70 10 0 0 FYV 49 54 29 60 / 90 70 0 0 BYV 48 52 31 58 / 80 70 0 0 MKO 48 56 36 63 / 90 40 0 0 MIO 42 50 31 61 / 80 30 0 0 F10 49 58 37 64 / 90 30 0 0 HHW 58 63 37 65 / 50 60 0 0 && .TSA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && AVIATION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 29, 5:03 PM CST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 503 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-011130- 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- 503 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY OVERNIGHT... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. ONSET...AFTER 10 PM. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. ONSET...AFTER 10 PM. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. ONSET...AFTER 10 PM. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE PRESENT TO SUPPORT SEVERE WEATHER...WITH LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS LIKELY TO BE MAXIMIZED ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...BEFORE STORMS DEVELOP EAST AND SOUTHWARD AWAY FROM THE STRONGEST INSTABILITY. HOWEVER AS THE STORMS MATURE AND SPREAD EASTWARD THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE WIND GUSTS. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS LIKELY TO END BY 9 AM TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. THURSDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS...AND A LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER... WILL BE ONGOING AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY BEFORE QUICKLY SHIFTING FURTHER EAST. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL THEN DEVELOP DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...WHICH WILL RAISE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS ANOTHER FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN LATE IN THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 10:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 33 min |
| Feb 29, 11:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 45 min |
| Feb 29, 11:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 48 min |
| Feb 29, 11:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 12:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 12:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 12:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 12:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 12:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 1:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 52 min |
| Mar 1, 1:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 2:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 15 min |
| Mar 1, 2:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 2:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 60 min |
| Mar 1, 2:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 2:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 2:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Hughes | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 2:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 3:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 4:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 3:50 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TSA | Craig, Creek, Mayes, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:55 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 50 min |
| Mar 1, 1:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 1:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 1:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 44 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.