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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

September 8, 2016Nowata County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2016, 5:33 PM CDT for Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 8, 2016, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Nowata County, OK

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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 Sep 8, 2:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 5:03 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
503 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091045-
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-
503 PM CDT THU SEP 8 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...THREAT WANES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 412 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 69
			IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...

DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE THRU SUNSET.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THRU THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS...WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION NEAR THE KANSAS
AND MISSOURI BORDERS. STORMS THAT TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS WILL
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. IN
ADDITION...STORMS COULD ORGANIZE INTO SMALL CLUSTERS AND COULD
PRODUCE POCKETS OF DAMAGING WIND. THIS THREAT WILL WANE AS WE MOVE
INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AND SHOULD BE DONE BY MIDNIGHT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN
			POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

ANOTHER DAY OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IS
FORECAST ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS ON
FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT.

ASIDE FROM SOME MORNING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND STORMS...THE BULK
OF THE STORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT
AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY
EVENING AND INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

AFTER A RELATIVELY QUIET WEEKEND...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL
INCREASE AGAIN TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF THE NEXT
UPPER STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT.

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 8, 3:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:16 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
516 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016

OKZ056-057-061-082245-
ROGERS OK-CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-
516 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ROGERS...
SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA AND SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM
CDT...

AT 516 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
TALALA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
CHELSEA...                        TALALA...
NEW ALLUWE...                     WATOVA...

LAT...LON 3680 9541 3656 9525 3651 9541 3651 9543
      3650 9544 3643 9565 3658 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 240DEG 21KT 3655 9562

CORFIDI
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:33 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
533 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016

OKZ056-057-061-082300-
ROGERS OK-CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-
533 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ROGERS...
SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA AND SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...

AT 533 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WATOVA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
NOWATA...                         CHELSEA...
NEW ALLUWE...                     WATOVA...
WHITE OAK...

LAT...LON 3647 9561 3663 9572 3682 9541 3659 9524
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 240DEG 18KT 3659 9559

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 1:50 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTSACherokee, Creek, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Mayes and 7 more5 hr
Sep 8, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata29 min
Sep 8, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata26 min
Sep 8, 6:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa4 hr
Sep 8, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata33 min
Sep 8, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll32 min
Sep 8, 4:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACarroll, Madison3 hr
Sep 8, 5:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSABenton3 hr
Sep 8, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton31 min
Sep 8, 6:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACarroll, Madison5 hr
Sep 8, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll28 min
Sep 8, 6:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSABenton3 hr

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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.