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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 21, 2017, 12:57 PM CDT for Crawford County, Franklin County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 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
- Apr 21, 2017, 12:57 PM CDT (17:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2017, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Apr 21, 12:26 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 12:26 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1226 PM CDT Fri Apr 21 2017 .AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG. Line of strong to severe storms will bring threat of wind gusts over 40 knots to western AR sites through 20z. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue through the evening with IFR conditions prevailing, and only limited improvement to flight conditions expected through 18z Saturday. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 950 AM CDT Fri Apr 21 2017/ DISCUSSION... Regional sfc analysis at 14z showed warm front extending from approximately southern Sebastian County eastward to just south of McAlester. Regarding severe weather potential, this will be the feature to watch, and with ongoing widespread moderate to heavy rainfall north of the front, not much northward movement is expected until possibly later today as main sfc low lifts northeast. Severe weather potential increasing over the next 1-2 hours across SE OK as organizing complex moving through OKC metro continues southeast. There will be at least some tornado potential as the storms interact with the effective warm front. No changes made to Flash Flood Watch at this time, main updates are for increased POPS across southeast OK. PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 655 AM CDT Fri Apr 21 2017/ AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG. Initial convective complex currently moving through northwest Arkansas this morning with IFR conditions in the stronger storms. Multiple rounds of showers/thunderstorms expected across E OK/NW AR today through the evening hours. Storms should begin clearing NW OK by mid evening and shift east of AR TAF sites shortly after midnight. PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 307 AM CDT Fri Apr 21 2017/ DISCUSSION... Early morning water vapor imagery showed progressive shortwave trough moving across northeastern New Mexico and over the OK/TX panhandles. The surface front extended from a low southwest of Midland northeast to near Wichita Falls through southeast Oklahoma. Elevated storms are ongoing across northeast Oklahoma, forming along and north of the 850mb front. So far these storms have been below severe limits. Most areas have received up to a half inch of rain with isolated amounts over an inch. The main concern today will be additional heavy rain and the potential for flooding. There are several rivers in our area which are forecast to have minor or moderate flooding based on forecast precipitation amounts. The NAM shows the heaviest QPF axis farther north across far northeast Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas while the ECMWF is a bit farther south. It does appear that widespread 2-3" amounts will occur today with locally higher amounts. We will add Sequoyah and McIntosh counties to the ongoing Flood Watch. As far as severe weather, the better potential is south of I-40. The front will not lift north in areas where there has been recent or ongoing convection. There are some storms approaching from central OK that could produce isolated large hail across mainly east central Oklahoma this morning. If storms can initiate later this afternoon along the stalled front in southern Oklahoma, they could affect mainly southeast Oklahoma by late afternoon. Short wave trough axis will be over northeast Oklahoma tonight, which will drive the boundary south and bring an end to the rain by early Saturday morning. Temperatures on Saturday will be quite chilly compared to recent days, with highs in the 50s and lows on Sunday morning in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Sunday will bring a return to sunshine and a warmup, with the next chance for precipitation arriving by Wednesday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 62 46 57 40 / 100 80 10 10 FSM 73 53 59 42 / 90 80 10 10 MLC 74 49 59 41 / 100 80 10 0 BVO 59 45 56 37 / 100 80 10 0 FYV 64 46 52 36 / 100 90 30 10 BYV 59 45 51 38 / 100 90 40 10 MKO 66 49 57 40 / 100 80 10 10 MIO 58 45 54 39 / 100 90 20 10 F10 65 48 58 41 / 100 80 10 0 HHW 80 52 61 43 / 80 80 10 0 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Flood Watch until midnight CDT tonight for OKZ054>072. AR...Flood Watch until midnight CDT tonight for ARZ001-002-010-011. && SHORT TERM...14 LONG TERM....07 AVIATION...14
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 12:55 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1255 PM CDT Fri Apr 21 2017 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221030- 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- 1255 PM CDT Fri Apr 21 2017 ...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. TORNADO. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Critical. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Southeast of a McAlester to Fayetteville line. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...North of INterstate 40. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Severe thunderstorms will continue to move through East Central Oklahoma and Western Arkansas through Mid-afternoon, with damaging straight-line winds likely, along with a slight threat of a brief tornado. These storms will help reinforce a surface frontal boundary across southeast Oklahoma, which may serve as a focus for additional severe thunderstorms later this afternoon and evening. Any storms that develop in this area will pose a risk of all modes of severe weather, including very large hail, as well as a few tornadoes with any storms that remain near the boundary. The threat of severe storms will end by later this evening. Heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding will continue, especially along and north of I-40 where 2 to 3 inches of rain have already occurred today. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY through SUNDAY...No Hazards. MONDAY...High Wind Potential. TUESDAY...No Hazards. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Cooler conditions are expected behind the front through the weekend as high pressure builds into the region. Shower and thunderstorm chances will return Wednesday into Thursday of next week as another storm system approaches from the west. weather.gov/tulsa Contains additional information.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 10:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1023 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2017 OKZ066-067-070-071-211600- Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Wagoner OK-McIntosh OK- 1023 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCINTOSH...SOUTH CENTRAL WAGONER...NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE AND SOUTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT... At 1023 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 3 miles northwest of Schulter, moving northeast at 45 mph. Dime size hail will be possible with this storm. Locations in or near the path include... Okmulgee... Henryetta... Haskell... Morris... Dewar... Schulter... Boynton... Grayson... Council Hill... Hoffman... Wainwright... Hitchita... Jamesville... Eram... Choska... A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for southeastern, northeastern and east central Oklahoma. LAT...LON 3543 9601 3565 9600 3585 9561 3561 9546 TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 242DEG 40KT 3554 9601 Lacy
Local storm report, Apr 21, 10:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1058 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 AM TSTM WND GST 3 E OKEMAH 35.43N 96.25W
04/21/2017 M64 MPH OKFUSKEE OK MESONET
&&
JDSSpecial weather statement, Apr 21, 11:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1103 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
OKZ060-061-064-066-067-070-211645-
Tulsa OK-Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-Creek OK-
1103 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS...EAST
CENTRAL CREEK...WAGONER...NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE...NORTHERN OKMULGEE
AND TULSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT...
At 1102 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Tulsa to 2 miles south of Beggs. Movement was east at
45 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms. Some
small hail is also possible in the stronger cores.
Locations in or near the path include...
Tulsa... Broken Arrow...
Sand Springs... Claremore...
Owasso... Bixby...
Sapulpa... Jenks...
Glenpool... Coweta...
Catoosa... Verdigris...
Haskell... Inola...
Kiefer... Beggs...
Mounds... Porter...
Taft... Preston...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 211 and 251.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3576 9546 3569 9615 3616 9611 3616 9600
3623 9600 3634 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 261DEG 40KT 3615 9605 3571 9608
LacyLocal storm report, Apr 21, 11:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1118 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 AM TSTM WND GST 4 W HECTORVILLE 35.84N 96.00W
04/21/2017 M68 MPH OKMULGEE OK MESONET
&&
JDSLocal storm report, Apr 21, 12:05 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1205 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1153 AM FLASH FLOOD TULSA 36.13N 95.92W
04/21/2017 TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
LOCAL MEDIA REPORTING HIGH WATER NEAR 31ST AND YALE, AND
NEAR 49TH AND MEMORIAL.
&&
NMMSpecial weather statement, Apr 21, 12:57 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1257 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
ARZ010-019-020-029-211845-
Sebastian AR-Washington AR-Franklin AR-Crawford AR-
1257 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN...NORTHERN SEBASTIAN...
CRAWFORD AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...
At 1257 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Lee Creek to near Cedarville to
near Fort Smith. Movement was east at 45 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations in or near the path include...
Fort Smith... Van Buren...
Ozark... Cedarville...
Mountainburg... Natural Dam...
Alma... Mulberry...
Dyer... Altus...
Denning... Chester...
Rudy... Wiederkehr Village...
Cass... Lee Creek...
Devils Den State Park... Lake Fort Smith...
Figure Five... Fern...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 42.
Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 8.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 41.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for
northwestern and west central Arkansas...and northeastern and east
central Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3537 9372 3537 9375 3542 9380 3535 9381
3536 9443 3577 9450 3577 9396 3576 9396
3576 9391 3577 9391 3577 9378 3551 9371
3543 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 272DEG 39KT 3574 9444 3555 9439 3536 9440
LacyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 3 days |
| Apr 21, 1:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 47 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 70 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:58 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 36 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 42 min |
| Apr 21, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 4:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee | 48 min |
| Apr 21, 5:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 5:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 6:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 8:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 42 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 54 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 56 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:01 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 34 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:01 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Tulsa | 52 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 30 min |
| Apr 21, 9:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 67 min |
| Apr 21, 10:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 65 min |
| Apr 21, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 37 min |
| Apr 21, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 42 min |
| Apr 21, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 42 min |
| Apr 21, 11:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 39 min |
| Apr 21, 11:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 12:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 113 min |
| Apr 21, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 35 min |
| Apr 21, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 12:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair | 112 min |
| Apr 21, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah | 52 min |
| Apr 21, 12:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Delaware | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 14 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 58 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 2:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 24 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 47 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 37 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 34 min |
| Apr 21, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 37 min |
| Apr 21, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 3:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 37 min |
| Apr 21, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 43 min |
| Apr 21, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 39 min |
| Apr 21, 6:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 2 hr |
| Apr 21, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 37 min |
| Apr 21, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 48 min |
| Apr 21, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 7:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 21, 7:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 21, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 2:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 111 min |
| Apr 21, 2:36 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 34 hr |
| Apr 21, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 41 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Arkansas, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017
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.