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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2016, 3:10 PM CDT for Osage County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 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 28, 2016, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Osage County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1030 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1107 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 28, 3:10 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 3:10 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 310 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 .DISCUSSION... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop this afternoon primarily within an instability axis that roughly extends along the I-44 corridor at present, aided by a slow moving outflow boundary from morning convection in Kansas. The storms should largely remain below severe levels owing to a lack of deep layer shear, but instability alone could produce gusty, near severe winds in the strongest storms. Attention then turns to the ongoing development of thunderstorms in southwest Nebraska and northeast Kansas that should eventually transition into an MCS overnight. Thunderstorms are currently developing in response to a mid level disturbance near the Wyoming/South Dakota/Nebraska border, likely pushing toward the southeast through the night. Any thunderstorm complex should arrive well after midnight, continuing past dawn Friday morning across at least a portion of the forecast area. Additional afternoon thunderstorm developing will be possible, primarily across the southern half of the area, along any remnant boundaries from the expected MCS and/or the weak front that will push through the area as well. Another thunderstorm complex is expected Saturday morning with another disturbance that will pass through the region in the persistent northwest flow aloft. Thunderstorm chances will linger across the eastern half of the forecast area into Sunday, but largely dry conditions will prevail thereafter as the upper level ridge builds back into the Southern Plains. Temperatures will likely push triple digits by the middle to latter part of next week, with some potential for heat headlines. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 74 89 72 89 / 50 50 40 50 FSM 74 91 74 91 / 30 50 40 50 MLC 73 91 72 92 / 20 30 30 40 BVO 70 87 69 88 / 50 60 40 50 FYV 69 86 67 86 / 30 60 40 50 BYV 70 85 68 86 / 30 50 40 50 MKO 73 89 72 90 / 30 50 40 50 MIO 71 87 68 86 / 40 60 40 50 F10 73 90 72 91 / 40 40 40 40 HHW 73 93 73 95 / 20 40 20 30 && .TSA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...None. AR...None. && LONG TERM....22
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 1:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 104 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-291000- 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- 104 PM CDT THU JUL 28 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...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATEST STORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONE OR TWO OF THESE STORMS MAY BREIFLY BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS TO NEAR 60 MILES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WELL TO OUR NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS STORM COMPLEX WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND ENTER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT. THE COMPLEX WILL LIKELY BE ON A WEAKENING TREND BY THE TIME IT ARRIVES...BUT SOME POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WEAKENS OVER THE REGION. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY NIGHT AS WELL AS UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE PLAINS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD BACK OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A RETURN OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:13 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 213 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 OKZ061-062-281945- ROGERS OK-MAYES OK- 213 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MAYES AND EAST CENTRAL ROGERS COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 212 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRYOR...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... PRYOR... PRYOR CREEK... ADAIR... FOYIL... SPORTSMEN ACRES COMMUNITY... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 254 AND 266. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA. && LAT...LON 3644 9553 3646 9524 3624 9517 3620 9552 TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 350DEG 11KT 3636 9535
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:16 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 216 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 OKZ054-281945- OSAGE OK- 216 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 216 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELGIN...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... ELGIN... OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK... PEARSONIA... BIGHEART... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA. && LAT...LON 3700 9620 3674 9614 3675 9653 3700 9656 TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 017DEG 5KT 3695 9639
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 2:47 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 247 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 OKZ054-282015- OSAGE OK- 247 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 247 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEARSONIA... MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... PAWHUSKA... FORAKER... PEARSONIA... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS STORM 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA. && LAT...LON 3693 9663 3694 9624 3663 9621 3663 9662 TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 354DEG 19KT 3681 9641
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:10 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 310 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 OKZ054-282045- OSAGE OK- 310 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 310 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEARSONIA...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... SHIDLER... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS STORM 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA. && LAT...LON 3678 9666 3678 9645 3658 9644 3658 9670 TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 350DEG 9KT 3673 9654
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, 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 27, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.