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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2016, 3:37 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 68 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2016, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Choctaw County, OK
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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 14, 10:49 AM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 10:49 AM CDT, 4 hours 48 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, 7 hours 28 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.
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Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| 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, 1:32 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, 3:51 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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