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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 30, 2016Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2016, 12:04 AM CDT for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 41 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 30, 2016, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2016, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Pushmataha County, OK

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2016-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1624 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2016-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1624 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1599 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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, 11:33 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 11:33 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:56 PM CDT, 7 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
456 PM 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-
456 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING
BEFORE WEAKENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THE
STRONGEST STORMS UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE
STORMS WILL ALSO RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS...WHICH
MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE EARLY TO
MIDDLE PART 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, 8:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
845 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

OKZ069-300215-
ADAIR OK-
845 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY UNTIL 915
PM CDT...

AT 844 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STILWELL...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
STILWELL...                       ADAIR STATE PARK...

LAT...LON 3568 9465 3578 9474 3584 9461 3578 9450
      3573 9448 3568 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 311DEG 13KT 3578 9463
Local storm report, May 29, 8:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
846 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0720 PM     HAIL             3 N TAHLEQUAH           35.96N 94.97W
05/29/2016  E1.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           OK   PUBLIC

&&

AEJ
Local storm report, May 29, 8:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
849 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0248 PM     HAIL             FAIRFAX                 36.57N 96.70W
05/29/2016  E1.00 INCH       OSAGE              OK   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR

0425 PM     HAIL             6 W SPERRY              36.30N 96.10W
05/29/2016  E1.50 INCH       OSAGE              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL NEAR ZINK RANCH IN SOUTHEAST OSAGE COUNTY.

0518 PM     HAIL             SALINA                  36.29N 95.15W
05/29/2016  E0.25 INCH       MAYES              OK   PUBLIC

0546 PM     HAIL             BROKEN ARROW            36.05N 95.79W
05/29/2016  E1.00 INCH       TULSA              OK   PUBLIC

            51ST AND LYNN LANE

0550 PM     HAIL             BROKEN ARROW            36.05N 95.79W
05/29/2016  E0.88 INCH       TULSA              OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

0550 PM     HAIL             3 NE BROKEN ARROW       36.08N 95.75W
05/29/2016  E0.50 INCH       WAGONER            OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            41ST STREET SOUTH AND 193RD EAST AVE

0620 PM     HAIL             2 E BROKEN ARROW        36.05N 95.75W
05/29/2016  E1.00 INCH       WAGONER            OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL, ALMOST COVERING THE GROUND,
            NEAR 71ST AND THE CREEK TURNPIKE.

0635 PM     FLOOD            5 NE BROKEN ARROW       36.10N 95.73W
05/29/2016                   WAGONER            OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER OVER 309TH STREET BETWEEN 41ST AND
            71ST.

0642 PM     HAIL             3 E PEGGS               36.08N 95.05W
05/29/2016  E1.50 INCH       CHEROKEE           OK   PUBLIC

0650 PM     HAIL             1 E CLAREMORE           36.31N 95.60W
05/29/2016  E0.50 INCH       ROGERS             OK   PUBLIC

            DIME SIZE HAIL EAST OF CLAREMORE

0702 PM     FLOOD            7 NNE ONETA             36.11N 95.66W
05/29/2016                   WAGONER            OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER 305TH BETWEEN 31ST AND 61ST.

0720 PM     HAIL             3 N TAHLEQUAH           35.96N 94.97W
05/29/2016  E1.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           OK   PUBLIC

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NNE TAHLEQUAH         36.01N 94.92W
05/29/2016                   CHEROKEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE BLOWN DOWN AT DIAMOND HEAD FLOATS NORTHEAST OF
            TAHLEQUAH. THE TREE FELL ONTO 3 PEOPLE. EMERGENCY CREWS
            ENROUTE.

0730 PM     HAIL             6 NE STILWELL           35.88N 94.55W
05/29/2016  E2.75 INCH       ADAIR              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BASEBALL HAIL IN PINEY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0735 PM     HAIL             MORROW                  35.86N 94.44W
05/29/2016  E1.25 INCH       WASHINGTON         AR   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR

0757 PM     HAIL             BARON                   35.92N 94.62W
05/29/2016  E1.00 INCH       ADAIR              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0816 PM     HAIL             STILWELL                35.81N 94.63W
05/29/2016  E1.00 INCH       ADAIR              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

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Local storm report, May 29, 9:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 29, 9:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 30, 12:04 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee29 min
May 29, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee23 min
May 29, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair30 min
May 29, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee33 min
May 29, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair33 min
May 29, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw41 min
May 29, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair33 min
May 29, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair35 min
May 29, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair30 min
May 29, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair17 min
May 30, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha48 min
May 30, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw47 min
May 29, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington27 min
May 29, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford36 min

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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.