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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2016, 1:32 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 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, 1:32 PM CDT (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1508 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -353 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1056 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 483 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
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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 Jul 14, 10:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 10:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1049 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 ...UPDATE... .DISCUSSION... Earlier update increased precip chances for most locations based on organizing MCS and likelihood it will be persist eastward. Instability has recovered substantially in wake of the early morning convection and expectations are that severe weather potential will increase through the day as the ongoing storms become nearer sfc based. Prior to the convection temps are on track and any later update would be to cool temps once the convection influences an area. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 95 70 89 72 / 90 80 40 30 FSM 94 72 90 73 / 80 70 40 30 MLC 95 72 91 73 / 70 60 40 30 BVO 92 67 88 69 / 90 80 30 30 FYV 90 68 86 67 / 80 80 40 30 BYV 90 68 86 67 / 80 80 40 30 MKO 94 71 90 72 / 90 80 40 30 MIO 91 68 88 70 / 90 70 30 30 F10 95 71 91 73 / 80 70 40 30 HHW 96 74 95 73 / 50 30 30 20 && .TSA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...None. AR...None. && SHORT TERM...07
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 8:09 AM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 809 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-151015- 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- 809 AM CDT THU JUL 14 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...ELEVATED. AREA...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ONSET...BEFORE NOON...INCREASING DURING AFTERNOON. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AHEAD OF THE GROWING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. EVENTUALLY STORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE OR TWO LARGE STORM COMPLEXES...AND SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS DO APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS...AND THE WIND POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE FURTHER AS STORMS CONSOLIDATE. SEVERAL DATA SOURCES INDICATE LOCALIZED INTENSE WIND GUSTS...POSSIBLY NEAR 80 MPH WINDS... ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS THE STORMS INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND GRADUALLY CONSOLIDATE INTO A LARGER COMPLEX. WHILE MANY LOCATIONS REMAIN VERY DRY...THE INTENSE RAINFALL RATES MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. FINALLY...HEAT WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THUNDERSTORMS. HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES MAY DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE ON FRIDAY WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS THE MAIN CONCERN. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 14, 1:14 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
114 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0113 PM TSTM WND DMG WAGONER 35.96N 95.37W
07/14/2016 WAGONER OK TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DAMAGE IN WAGONER.
&&
AEJLocal storm report, Jul 14, 1:18 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
118 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM TSTM WND GST MAZIE 36.11N 95.36W
07/14/2016 E65 MPH MAYES OK EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JBMLocal storm report, Jul 14, 1:25 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 14, 1:29 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
129 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0128 PM TSTM WND DMG GLENPOOL 35.96N 96.01W
07/14/2016 TULSA OK PUBLIC
TREE DAMAGE IN GLENPOOL.
&&
AEJSpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 1:32 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
132 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
OKZ065-071-073-141900-
OKFUSKEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-MCINTOSH OK-
132 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE...
SOUTHWESTERN MCINTOSH AND NORTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM
CDT...
AT 131 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTH OF WEWOKA TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HENRYETTA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 60 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
MCALESTER... KREBS...
WELEETKA... CROWDER...
INDIANOLA... HANNA...
ASHLAND... HAYWOOD...
BLOCKER... SCIPIO...
ARROWHEAD STATE PARK... VERNON...
ARPELAR...
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN...SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3541 9609 3538 9608 3538 9600 3503 9544
3503 9551 3500 9551 3472 9609 3505 9609
3506 9607 3509 9606 3512 9603 3512 9601
3515 9601 3515 9598 3529 9598 3529 9634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 281DEG 53KT 3519 9650 3538 9594
LACYThe 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, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 59 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, 1:41 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.