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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 1, 2016Franklin County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2016, 4:24 PM CDT for Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2016, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Franklin County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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: 181 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 92 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 Jul 1, 3:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 3:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
313 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021015-
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-
313 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 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...FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS .
	ONSET...AFTERNOON.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG AND NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FEW SEVERE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING...WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS POSING THE MAIN THREAT.
GIVEN THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL...
         HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE AGAIN FROM LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE BY MID WEEK.
A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TOWARD THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PART
OF THE WEEK WILL BRING A RETURN OF HOT WEATHER TO THE REGION.
EXPECT HIGHS WELL INTO THE 90S...WITH A FEW SPOTS NEAR THE CENTURY
MARK.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
243 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

ARZ010-012015-
WASHINGTON AR-
243 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM CDT...

AT 243 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
FAYETTEVILLE... MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...                   SPRINGDALE...
FARMINGTON...                     ELKINS...
TONTITOWN...                      WEST FORK...
GREENLAND...                      JOHNSON...
ELM SPRINGS...                    GOSHEN...
OAK GROVE...                      BLACK OAK...
SAVOY...                          HARMON...
SHADY GROVE...                    WHEELER...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 56 AND 72.

LAT...LON 3610 9395 3593 9413 3609 9441 3610 9440
      3610 9439 3612 9439 3614 9438 3614 9434
      3621 9434 3622 9433 3621 9423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 049DEG 9KT 3609 9417

Local storm report, Jul 1, 2:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
247 PM CDT FRI JUL 01 2016

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

0243 PM     HAIL             FAYETTEVILLE            36.06N 94.16W
07/01/2016  E0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         AR   PUBLIC

            PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL NEAR TOWNSHIP AND OLD WIRE IN
            FAYETTEVILLE.

&&

KAH

Local storm report, Jul 1, 2:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
256 PM CDT FRI JUL 01 2016

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

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FAYETTEVILLE            36.06N 94.16W
07/01/2016                   WASHINGTON         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DAMAGE TO A LARGE TREE. POWER OUT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION
            OF TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

&&

KAH

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
314 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

ARZ010-012100-
WASHINGTON AR-
314 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM CDT...

AT 313 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF TONTITOWN TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FARMINGTON TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF CINCINNATI. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT
10 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...                   SPRINGDALE...
FARMINGTON...                     PRAIRIE GROVE...
ELKINS...                         TONTITOWN...
GREENLAND...                      CINCINNATI...
JOHNSON...                        ELM SPRINGS...
GOSHEN...                         OAK GROVE...
VINEY GROVE...                    SONORA...
SAVOY...                          WEDINGTON...
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE...
HARMON...
SHADY GROVE...                    WALNUT GROVE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 74.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3600 9401 3597 9450 3610 9453 3610 9439
      3614 9439 3614 9434 3618 9433 3621 9425
      3621 9401 3620 9396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 290DEG 8KT 3620 9419 3609 9430 3605 9446

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:53 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	45 min
Jun 30, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington	24 min
Jun 30, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	34 min
Jun 30, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	13 min
Jun 30, 7:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	33 min
Jul 1, 6:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Pawnee	3 hr
Jul 1, 7:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Pawnee	4 hr
Jul 1, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	25 min
Jul 1, 5:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	3 hr
Jul 1, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	33 min
Jun 30, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	30 min
Jun 30, 11:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	25 min
Jul 1, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	34 min
Jul 1, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	32 min
Jul 1, 2:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	3 hr
Jul 1, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	46 min
Jul 1, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	37 min
Jul 1, 4:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Madison, Washington	3 hr
Jul 1, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford, Franklin	26 min
Jul 1, 5:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Franklin	3 hr

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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.