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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 8, 2016Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Mar 8, 2016, 10:29 AM CST for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2016, 10:29 AM CST (16:29 UTC)
Expired
Mar 8, 2016, 11:15 AM CST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Choctaw County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1032 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 291 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1032 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
291 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
6.5

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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 Mar 8, 9:52 AM CST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 9:52 AM CST, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 9:06 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
906 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091045-
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-
906 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING LIKELY THIS WEEK...
...ELEVATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
    AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
    ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS MORNING.

DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. AS AREAL COVERAGE INCREASES TODAY...HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING BY THIS AFTERNOON.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA ANDALL
OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH THURSDAY.

ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE ORGANIZED
OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF TEXAS THIS MORNING. THESE
STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND REACH PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL
SUPPORT A THREAT FOR ORGANIZED STORMS IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND EVENTUALLY INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH
INSTABILITY CAN DEVELOP. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WOULD BE
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND 60 TO 70 MPH WIND
GUSTS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

AN OVERALL LULL IN THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THIS
EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT...EXCEPT FOR PERHAPS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA FROM PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TOWARD SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...
           HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING WEDNESDAY
MORNING ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WITH THIS
ACTIVITY SPREADING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. AS THIS
OCCURS...THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL INCREASE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WORSENING
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT SHOULD AFFECT
THE SAME AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON TO THE SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ROGERS TO STIGLER TO
ANTLERS.

THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH AT
LEAST SMALL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUING THROUGH
SUNDAY. DRY WEATHER AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES SHOULD
RETURN FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 8, 10:29 AM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1029 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

OKZ049-053-081715-
PUSHMATAHA OK-CHOCTAW OK-
1029 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHOCTAW AND SOUTHWESTERN
PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...

AT 1028 AM CST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF BOKCHITO TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HONEY GROVE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
HUGO...                           ANTLERS...
BOSWELL...                        SAWYER...
SOPER...                          MESSER...
KENT...                           GOODLAND...
HUGO LAKE STATE PARK...           GRANT...
SPEER...                          GAY...
ORD...                            UNGER...
FALLON...                         FROGVILLE...
HUSKEY...

LAT...LON 3387 9550 3389 9551 3388 9554 3393 9556
      3394 9560 3389 9569 3390 9575 3387 9577
      3387 9584 3395 9594 3412 9594 3415 9598
      3416 9578 3434 9577 3394 9525 3390 9525
      3389 9526 3390 9526 3391 9527 3387 9529
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 227DEG 39KT 3395 9611 3368 9584

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 9:32 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa43 min
Mar 7, 10:12 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg48 min
Mar 7, 10:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Creek, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 3 more21 min
Mar 7, 11:05 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington40 min
Mar 8, 12:50 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington40 min
Mar 8, 7:48 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair36 hr
Mar 8, 7:53 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee36 hr
Mar 8, 9:10 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore3 days
Mar 8, 11:06 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg39 min
Mar 8, 11:08 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw52 min
Mar 8, 11:43 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg2 hr
Mar 8, 1:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair54 hr
Mar 8, 1:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee4 days
Mar 8, 1:42 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore52 hr
Mar 8, 2:11 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAPushmataha44 hr
Mar 8, 9:13 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin51 hr
Mar 8, 2:52 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin38 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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.