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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 30, 2016Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Mar 30, 2016, 10:37 PM CDT for Ottawa 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: Mar 30, 2016, 10:37 PM CDT (03:37 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 83 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 839 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 319 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 350 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

729 
WWUS84 KTSA 310337
SPSTSA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1037 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
 
OKZ058-310415-
OTTAWA OK-
1037 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY UNTIL
1115 PM CDT...

AT 1037 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
QUAPAW...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
MIAMI...                          COMMERCE...
QUAPAW...                         OTTAWA...
PEORIA...                         TWIN BRIDGES STATE PARK...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 305 AND 324.
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3682 9462 3677 9485 3693 9492 3700 9475
      3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 249DEG 35KT 3688 9479 

$$

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 30, 9:48 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 9:48 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Tulsa OK
948 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...UPDATE...

.DISCUSSION...
LONE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES TO TRACK ACROSS
FAR NORTHEASTERN OK AND WILL EXIT THE REGION BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. HAVE LOWERED POPS CONSIDERABLY...BUT WILL
KEEP AT LEAST LOW POPS FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH THE
NIGHT AS THE DRYLINE/COLD FRONT HAS YET TO MOVE
THROUGH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   52  70  41  63 /  20   0   0   0
FSM   57  75  43  64 /  40  10   0  10
MLC   54  72  43  61 /  20   0   0  10
BVO   48  68  38  62 /  20   0   0   0
FYV   55  70  37  59 /  40  10   0   0
BYV   57  70  39  59 /  40  10   0   0
MKO   54  71  41  61 /  20   0   0   0
MIO   52  68  39  60 /  60   0   0   0
F10   54  70  42  61 /  20   0   0   0
HHW   59  74  45  63 /  20  10   0  10

&&

.TSA Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...18

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
455 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311030-
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-
455 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...PRIMARILY NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH WESTERN ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ONGOING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY HAS
DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A DRY LINE ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...WHERE THE
ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME VERY UNSTABLE. FORECAST WIND FIELDS ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF AT LEAST A LIMITED TORNADO THREAT INTO THE EVENING
HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IN ADDITION...ANY
STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL.

THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE EXITING EASTERN OKLAHOMA TOWARD MIDNIGHT
AND WESTERN ARKANSAS AFTER 2 AM.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK REMAINS LIKELY INTO
THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A QUIET WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR LATE WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 7:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
700 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ064-065-310030-
OKFUSKEE OK-CREEK OK-
700 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE AND
SOUTHWESTERN CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 659 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF STROUD...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
BRISTOW...                        DEPEW...
MILFAY...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 186 AND 194.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3577 9662 3588 9633 3564 9622 3562 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 254DEG 37KT 3570 9661

Local storm report, Mar 30, 8:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
820 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

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

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S CLAREMORE           36.30N 95.62W
03/30/2016                   ROGERS             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE AND DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY NEAR 500
            STREET AND 4170 SOUTHEAST OF CLAREMORE. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR.

&&

AEJ

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 8:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
831 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ057-058-310200-
CRAIG OK-OTTAWA OK-
831 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHERN
CRAIG COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 830 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST
OF WELCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
TREECE...                         HOLLOW...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3700 9483 3685 9522 3693 9540 3700 9531
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 239DEG 27KT 3692 9525

Local storm report, Mar 30, 8:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
854 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

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

0735 PM     TORNADO          2 S OWASSO              36.24N 95.85W
03/30/2016                   TULSA              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO REPORTED CROSSING NEAR 56TH STREET NORTH AND
            HIGHWAY 169. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0718 PM     TORNADO          4 N TULSA               36.19N 95.92W
03/30/2016                   TULSA              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TORNADO REPORTED NEAR 36TH STREET NORTH AND MLK TO THE
            NORTH OF DOWNTOWN TULSA. DEBRIS SPECIFICALLY NOTED.

0745 PM     TORNADO          3 N CATOOSA             36.23N 95.75W
03/30/2016                   ROGERS             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO CROSSED THE PORT OF CATOOSA AND ALSO CAUSED
            DAMAGE TO HOMES ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 266 IN THE
            NEARBY STONE CANYON NEIGHBORHOOD OF OWASSO. TIME
            ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0806 PM     TORNADO          3 SE CLAREMORE          36.28N 95.58W
03/30/2016                   ROGERS             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TORNADO REPORTED. DAMAGE TO AT LEAST ONE HOME IN
            THE AREA NOTED. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

&&

KAH

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 9:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
913 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ056-057-310245-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-
913 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NOWATA AND NORTHERN
CRAIG COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 911 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDNA TO 14 MILES EAST OF LENAPAH
TO 5 MILES EAST OF DELAWARE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
NOWATA...                         WELCH...
DELAWARE...                       BLUEJACKET...
PYRAMID CORNERS...                CENTRAILIA...
HOLLOW...                         CENTRALIA...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3700 9503 3699 9504 3698 9503 3697 9504
      3696 9502 3695 9499 3676 9510 3665 9579
      3687 9554 3700 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 245DEG 44KT 3698 9531 3685 9537 3675 9555

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 10:37 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1037 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKZ058-310415-
OTTAWA OK-
1037 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY UNTIL
1115 PM CDT...

AT 1037 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
QUAPAW...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
MIAMI...                          COMMERCE...
QUAPAW...                         OTTAWA...
PEORIA...                         TWIN BRIDGES STATE PARK...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 305 AND 324.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3682 9462 3677 9485 3693 9492 3700 9475
      3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 249DEG 35KT 3688 9479

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	30 min
Mar 30, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	40 min
Mar 30, 7:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	29 min
Mar 30, 7:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	46 min
Mar 30, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	25 min
Mar 30, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	33 min
Mar 30, 7:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	24 min
Mar 30, 8:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	52 min
Mar 30, 8:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig	12 min
Mar 30, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata	25 min
Mar 30, 8:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	29 min
Mar 30, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	34 min
Mar 30, 8:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	34 min
Mar 30, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Nowata	32 min
Mar 30, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	34 min
Mar 30, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	33 min
Mar 30, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Ottawa	25 min
Mar 30, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	45 min
Mar 31, 1:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	38 min
Mar 31, 6:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	42 min
Mar 31, 2:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	35 min
Mar 31, 2:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton, Carroll	36 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.