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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 27, 2016Madison County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2016, 7:41 PM CDT for Madison County, Arkansas. It was in force for 34 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 27, 2016, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Madison County, AR

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 27, 6:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 6:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 4:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
450 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2016

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-281030-
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-
450 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO
THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 50 MPH. MUCH OF THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
DISSIPATE AROUND SUNSET. THE BEST CHANCE FOR OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A MOIST...UNSTABLE...AND WEAKLY CAPPED AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUE CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY. GREATER PRECIPITATION
CHANCES LOOK TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AND AGAIN FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES PUSH INTO THE REGION
WITHIN THE UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW.

A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE MINIMIZED AS A
RESULT OF THIS WEATHER PATTERN AND A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED.

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 3:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 3:41 PM CDT, 4 hours before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 5:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 6:51 PM CDT, 50 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
Jul 27, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	26 min
Jul 28, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	32 min
Jul 28, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	29 min
Jul 28, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	28 min
Jul 28, 3:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	35 min
Jul 28, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Kay	51 min
Jul 28, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	37 min
Jul 28, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Tulsa	31 min
Jul 28, 5:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	2 hr
Jul 28, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Tulsa	28 min
Jul 28, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	24 min
Jul 28, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa, Wagoner	37 min
Jul 28, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	28 min
Jul 28, 6:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	37 min
Jul 28, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	35 min
Jul 28, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	28 min
Jul 27, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	37 min
Jul 28, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll	34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.