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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 19, 2017Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2017, 9:09 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2017, 9:09 PM CDT (02:09 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2017, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-05-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -186 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1427 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-186 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
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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 May 19, 6:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 6:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
607 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
Ongoing convection along the I-44 corridor is expected to increase
in coverage and spread eastward through the evening and early
morning hours. Aviation impacts should be expected with additional
lower ceilings following the frontal passage across all terminals
through the morning hours. VFR conditions are likely by Sat
afternoon.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 324 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Latest surface analysis shows a stalled front across western
Oklahoma with various convective boundaries across the area.
Strong to severe storms are ongoing across northwest Arkansas.
More storms are approaching the area from southern and central
Oklahoma and this marks the next wave. Tornado watch will be
issued shortly.

Latest model guidance and radar trends would suggest the heaviest
rain will be across southeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
However with front and upper trough still west of the area, and
ongoing convection, will maintain flash flood watch and add
Pushmataha/Choctaw counties to the watch. The main severe threat
will be damaging winds and isolated tornadoes where storms can
take advantage of existing boundaries/increased SRH. Flash
flooding will also be a threat with another 1-3 inches of rain
possible, with the heaviest rains likely along and south of
Interstate 40.

Precipitation will end across eastern Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas Saturday morning, with clearing from west to east by
Saturday afternoon. Cold front may make it to our western zones
by Saturday morning, and have lowered min temps a bit for this
possibility. Weather will be much improved by Sunday with light
winds and highs in the 70s. Overnight lows will be chilly by
Sunday morning, ranging from the mid to upper 40s across
northeast Oklahoma/northwest Arkansas to mid 50s across southeast
Oklahoma.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   57  72  51  77 /  90  20   0   0
FSM   68  76  52  79 / 100  50   0   0
MLC   62  74  52  78 / 100  30   0   0
BVO   55  70  45  76 /  90  20   0   0
FYV   63  71  47  74 /  80  40   0   0
BYV   64  74  49  74 /  80  40   0   0
MKO   62  72  51  77 /  90  30   0   0
MIO   62  72  48  75 /  90  20   0   0
F10   61  73  51  77 /  90  20   0   0
HHW   66  76  55  80 / 100  60   0   0

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for OKZ049-053>076.

AR...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for ARZ001-002-010-
     011-019-020-029.

&&

AVIATION...07
Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 4:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
454 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201030-
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-
454 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017

...SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOOD POTENTIAL CONTINUES THRU TONIGHT...

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA....Along and especially southeast of Interstate 44.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Southeast of Interstate 44.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Primarily along and southeast of Interstate 44.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Primarily along and southeast of Interstate 44.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms through this
evening along and south of I-40 across Southeast Oklahoma into
West Central Arkansas. There is a slight risk of severe
thunderstorms across Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas
through this evening. Damaging winds and large hail are the main
threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible where storms interact
with lingering boundaries, or with any bowing line segments late
this afternoon and into the evening.

Storms will continue to form along and southeast of Interstate 44
late this afternoon, likely remaining elevated in nature. Several
clusters of storms will continue to lift northeast across Eastern Oklahoma
and Western Arkansas through tonight. Other scattered storms may
develop near a developing surface low or trough and ahead of the
cold front across North Central Oklahoma either late this
afternoon or into the evening and will move across generally far
Northeast Oklahoma this evening. The better probability for
surface-based updraft development, and threat of isolated
tornadoes, remains across southeast Oklahoma and west central
Arkansas south of an outflow boundary. A locally enhanced tornado
threat will exist with storms that can interact with this
boundary.

There were multiple swaths of 2 to 4 inch rains across Eastern
Oklahoma from last night's convection. Depending on how convection
evolves today and whether this convection tracks over these same
areas, there will be a flash flood threat. There may be some river
flooding that occurs as well, but this will depend on the basins
where the heavy rains fall. At this time, the heavier rains are
more likely to fall generally near and south of I-44.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation
of the Regional Spotter Network Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential.
SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY through TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY through THURSDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will end from west to east during the
day Saturday. The next storm system will affect the area Monday
into Tuesday bringing a chance of thunderstorms, but only a
limited risk of severe weather.

weather.gov/tulsa Contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 19, 8:12 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 19, 8:13 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
813 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0809 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W PRYOR               36.31N 95.41W
05/19/2017  E60 MPH          MAYES              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JDS
Local storm report, May 19, 8:31 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
831 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0827 PM     HAIL             6 W HULBERT             35.93N 95.25W
05/19/2017  E1.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO ESTIMATED 55 MPH WIND GUSTS.

&&

KAH
Local storm report, May 19, 8:37 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
837 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0834 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OKMULGEE                35.62N 95.96W
05/19/2017                   OKMULGEE           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER 6 INCHES DEEP ON SOME STREETS IN TOWN. SOME STREETS
            CLOSED.

&&

KAH
Special weather statement, May 19, 9:03 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
903 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

OKZ071-073-200300-
Pittsburg OK-McIntosh OK-
903 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MCINTOSH AND
NORTHWESTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

At 903 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles southeast of Dustin to 6 miles north of
Centrahoma. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Indianola...                      Hanna...
Ashland...                        Stidham...
Raiford...                        Haywood...
Scipio...                         Vivian...
Arpelar...                        Vernon...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3505 9609 3512 9603 3512 9601 3515 9601
      3515 9598 3538 9598 3537 9561 3468 9600
      3468 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 233DEG 35KT 3520 9600 3470 9636
Special weather statement, May 19, 9:09 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
909 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

OKZ058-200300-
Ottawa OK-
909 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OTTAWA COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM
CDT...

At 908 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles northwest of Narcissa to 8 miles northeast of
Grove. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Miami...                          Commerce...
Quapaw...                         Wyandotte...
Picher...                         Narcissa...
Ottawa...                         Peoria...
Cardin...                         Twin Bridges State Park...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 302 and 324.

LAT...LON 3670 9462 3681 9500 3684 9500 3700 9482
      3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 235DEG 40KT 3684 9497 3667 9465

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 7:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Creek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 2 more7 hr
May 19, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee47 min
May 19, 7:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware29 min
May 19, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa23 min
May 19, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more50 min
May 19, 8:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa6 hr
May 19, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa61 min
May 19, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner47 min
May 19, 8:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Delaware35 hr
May 19, 8:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee56 hr
May 19, 9:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg6 hr
May 19, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh57 min
May 19, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee50 min
May 19, 9:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOkmulgee5 days
May 19, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg39 min
May 19, 9:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah6 hr
May 19, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg32 min
May 19, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair36 min
May 19, 11:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more6 hr
May 19, 11:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Sequoyah6 hr
May 19, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair23 min
May 20, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg43 min
May 20, 1:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha58 min
May 20, 1:51 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACherokee, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 5 more18 hr
May 20, 2:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer55 min
May 20, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore57 min
May 20, 3:09 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware36 hr
May 20, 4:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore54 hr
May 20, 4:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALeFlore, Pushmataha4 hr
May 20, 8:55 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 3 more36 hr
May 20, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa46 hr
May 20, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa45 hr
May 20, 9:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek17 hr
May 20, 9:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa16 hr
May 20, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware37 hr
May 20, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore19 hr
May 20, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSASequoyah18 hr
May 20, 2:39 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware12 hr
May 19, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton56 min
May 19, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin24 min
May 19, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington28 min
May 20, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison36 min
May 20, 4:15 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAFranklin, Johnson, Logan36 hr
May 20, 4:15 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin36 hr
May 20, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACrawford, Sebastian3 days
May 20, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAFranklin, Johnson, Logan3 days

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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.