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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2016, 5:32 AM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 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
- May 29, 2016, 5:32 AM CDT (10:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2016, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1492 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1404 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 May 29, 4:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 4:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:54 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 454 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301000- 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- 454 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ONSET...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING WERE MOVING INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND ITS POSSIBLE THIS ACTIVITY MAY INCREASE SOME IN COVERAGE LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THERE ARE ALSO SIGNALS THAT A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MAY DEVELOP IN PARTS OF KANSAS TODAY AND TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH THIS REMAINS A RATHER LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR EARLY TO MID WEEK BEFORE A MORE DEFINED UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE PLAINS. LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY SHOULD HAVE THE HIGHEST THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AND SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 29, 4:44 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 444 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016 OKZ073-291030- PITTSBURG OK- 444 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM CDT... AT 444 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF STUART...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... MCALESTER... KREBS... SAVANNA... ALDERSON... ASHLAND... HAYWOOD... SCIPIO... BACHE... DOW... ARPELAR... LAT...LON 3499 9609 3518 9585 3487 9559 3470 9609 TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 237DEG 23KT 3485 9609
Special weather statement, May 29, 5:32 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 532 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016 OKZ073-075-291115- PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK- 532 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PITTSBURG AND NORTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CDT... AT 532 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER KREBS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... MCALESTER... HARTSHORNE... KREBS... CROWDER... ALDERSON... CANADIAN... ARROWHEAD STATE PARK... BLOCKER... HAILEYVILLE... GOWEN... BACHE... DOW... FEATHERSTON... LAT...LON 3523 9559 3487 9533 3480 9578 3494 9591 TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 243DEG 17KT 3492 9570
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 46 min |
| May 29, 6:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 39 min |
| May 29, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 47 min |
| May 29, 11:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 42 min |
| May 29, 11:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 31 min |
| May 29, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 44 min |
| May 29, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 38 min |
| May 29, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 40 min |
| May 29, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 35 min |
| May 29, 2:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 3 hr |
| May 29, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 37 min |
| May 29, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 39 min |
| May 29, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 37 min |
| May 29, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 24 min |
| May 29, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| May 29, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 30 min |
| May 29, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 24 min |
| May 29, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 32 min |
| May 29, 4:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 32 min |
| May 29, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 26 min |
| May 29, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 35 min |
| May 29, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 32 min |
| May 29, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 29 min |
| May 29, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 34 min |
| May 29, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 23 min |
| May 29, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 14 min |
| May 29, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 34 min |
| May 29, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 30 min |
| May 29, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 26 min |
| May 29, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 37 min |
| May 29, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 29 min |
| May 29, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 31 min |
| May 29, 6:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| May 29, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes | 33 min |
| May 29, 6:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes | 3 hr |
| May 29, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 32 min |
| May 29, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 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.