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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Mar 8, 2016, 11:06 AM CST for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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 8, 2016, 11:06 AM CST (17:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2016, 11:45 AM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:05 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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Mar 8, 9:52 AM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 9:52 AM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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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, 37 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 9584Special weather statement, Mar 8, 11:06 AM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1106 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
OKZ049-073-075-081745-
PUSHMATAHA OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
1106 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN PITTSBURG...SOUTHWESTERN
LATIMER AND NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CST...
AT 1105 AM CST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF ASHLAND TO 2 MILES NORTH OF MOYERS...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
MCALESTER... CLAYTON...
HARTSHORNE... KREBS...
KIOWA... SAVANNA...
ALDERSON... ASHLAND...
KOSOMA... YANUSH...
BLANCO... MOYERS...
HAYWOOD... HIGGINS...
DUNBAR... TUSKAHOMA...
STANLEY... CLAYTON LAKE STATE PARK...
HAILEYVILLE... PITTSBURG...
LAT...LON 3440 9578 3450 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567
3459 9588 3468 9589 3468 9609 3480 9609
3513 9575 3460 9517 3429 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 232DEG 37KT 3473 9605 3436 9567The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 9:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 10:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 48 min |
| Mar 7, 10:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Creek, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 3 more | 21 min |
| Mar 7, 11:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington | 40 min |
| Mar 8, 12:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 40 min |
| Mar 8, 7:48 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair | 36 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:53 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 36 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:10 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 days |
| Mar 8, 10:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 11:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 52 min |
| Mar 8, 11:43 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 2 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 54 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 4 days |
| Mar 8, 1:42 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 52 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:11 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Pushmataha | 44 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:13 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 51 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 38 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.