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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2016, 4:16 AM CDT for Latimer County, LeFlore County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 59 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
- Jul 14, 2016, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2016, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 3256 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 14, 4:13 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 4:13 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 457 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-141030- 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- 457 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2016 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ONSET...AFTER 8 PM INTO OVERNIGHT. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS KANSAS AND INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND EVENTUALLY SPREAD SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST LATER THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. CONDITIONS WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF A LIMITED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX...AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING THURSDAY MORNING...WITH FURTHER DEVELOPMENT LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT FOCUSED ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. STRONG INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL SUPPORT SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL BOTH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS WELL AS THURSDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...WITH HOT AND DRY WEATHER PREVAILING FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
215 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 AM TSTM WND GST 1 W BIXBY 35.94N 95.90W
07/14/2016 M66 MPH TULSA OK TRAINED SPOTTER
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RJSLocal storm report, Jul 14, 2:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
243 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W CHECOTAH 35.47N 95.56W
07/14/2016 M59 MPH MCINTOSH OK TRAINED SPOTTER
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RJSLocal storm report, Jul 14, 2:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
255 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0254 AM HAIL EUFAULA 35.29N 95.58W
07/14/2016 E0.75 INCH MCINTOSH OK EMERGENCY MNGR
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RJSSpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 3:21 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
321 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
OKZ049-073>076-140915-
PUSHMATAHA OK-PITTSBURG OK-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-
321 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN PITTSBURG...LE FLORE...
LATIMER...NORTHERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL
415 AM CDT...
AT 321 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF KEOTA TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF ROBBERS CAVE
STATE PARK TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STUART. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
MCALESTER... POTEAU...
WILBURTON... STIGLER...
CLAYTON... HEAVENER...
HARTSHORNE... KREBS...
TALIHINA... WISTER...
HOWE... KIOWA...
SAVANNA... KEOTA...
RED OAK... MCCURTAIN...
BOKOSHE... FANSHAWE...
ALDERSON... KINTA...
LAT...LON 3452 9567 3459 9567 3459 9579 3465 9588
3468 9589 3468 9593 3478 9609 3487 9609
3498 9541 3534 9502 3504 9444 3460 9459
3440 9548
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 300DEG 33KT 3526 9502 3496 9532 3484 9606Local storm report, Jul 14, 3:33 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 10:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Kay | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 12:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 3:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 3:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 11:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 11:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 12:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee, Tulsa | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 12:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 12:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 6 min |
| Jul 14, 12:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 12:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 12:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 1:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 5 more | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 1:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh and 3 more | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 58 min |
| Jul 14, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 68 min |
| Jul 14, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 2:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 48 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.