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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 29, 2016Creek County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2016, 11:29 AM CDT for Creek County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 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, 11:29 AM CDT (16:29 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Creek County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 66 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.

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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: 1734 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 907 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.8

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The text

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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 May 29, 9:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 9:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 11:25 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1125 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301015-
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-
1125 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION. INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA WILL SUPPORT A LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR
LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...ALTHOUGH RELATIVELY WEAK UPPER LEVEL
SHEAR WILL BE A LIMITING FACTOR.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE EARLY TO
MIDDLE PORTION OF THE 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, 6:06 AM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
606 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

OKZ073>075-291145-
PITTSBURG OK-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
606 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PITTSBURG...NORTHERN
LATIMER AND SOUTH CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT...

AT 606 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK...MOVING EAST 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...
WILBURTON...                      RED OAK...
KINTA...                          LEQUIRE...
ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK...        LEWISVILLE...
PANOLA...

LAT...LON 3505 9551 3523 9502 3494 9493 3494 9500
      3492 9500 3489 9545
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 253DEG 23KT 3497 9539

Special weather statement, May 29, 6:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 6:46 AM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 8:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 11:18 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1118 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

OKZ054-291700-
OSAGE OK-
1118 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY UNTIL
NOON CDT...

AT 1117 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
PEARSONIA...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL OSAGE
COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3700 9632 3680 9639 3681 9651 3700 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 1617Z 190DEG 14KT 3687 9645

Special weather statement, May 29, 11:29 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1129 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

OKZ064-066-291700-
CREEK OK-OKMULGEE OK-
1129 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

AT 1129 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SLICK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
MOUNDS...                         SLICK...

LAT...LON 3595 9618 3588 9606 3572 9619 3576 9627
TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 208DEG 17KT 3580 9620

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, 5:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	43 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, 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.