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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 1, 2017Washington County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2017, 4:16 PM CDT for Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 44 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
Jun 1, 2017, 4:16 PM CDT (21:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Washington County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 410 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
410 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1312 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 1, 3:28 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:28 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
328 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Weak trough axis noted across southern Oklahoma has resulted in
scattered showers and thunderstorms across southeast
Oklahoma...with less coverage observed across northwest Arkansas.
Short term local guidance indicates most activity will remain
diurnal in nature...so will follow accordingly by keeping low pops
in for the first period. Larger scale upper trough in conjunction
with an uncapped environment will keep the area unsettled through
the weekend. The aforementioned upper feature will be slow to
advance east...but expect an uptick in areal coverage by the first
half of the weekend as it moves into the southern plains. By
Sunday...as the trough axis settles further south and east a weak
boundary will move into at least parts of the area. Rain/thunder
chances to remain highest across southeast Oklahoma...with lower
pops further north and west. Early next week...an upper system
across the northeast CONUS and weak ridging to the west will keep
the forecast area on the cusp of weak meridional N-S flow. Not
really a favorable pattern for MCS development. That...and drier
air advecting into the area from the north-northeast...will opt
to keep the last few periods of the forecast cycle dry for now.
As for temperatures...ample cloud cover and forecasted rain
chances will keep temperatures down...thus the cooler guidance
temperatures have generally been followed.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   65  82  67  82 /  10  30  30  50
FSM   66  81  67  83 /  20  50  30  50
MLC   66  81  68  82 /  30  50  30  50
BVO   63  83  65  83 /  10  30  30  50
FYV   62  79  63  81 /  10  30  30  50
BYV   63  79  63  79 /  10  30  30  50
MKO   65  80  66  82 /  20  40  30  50
MIO   63  82  64  82 /  10  30  30  50
F10   65  80  66  81 /  20  40  30  50
HHW   67  81  68  83 /  30  50  30  50

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
AR...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....23
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 1:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
100 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021000-
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-
100 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
	RISK...Elevated.
 	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma, West Central and Northwest Arkansas.
 	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...

Thunderstorms will be most numerous through the afternoon hours
across southeast Oklahoma...with more isolated coverage elsewhere.
Severe weather is not expected due to weak flow aloft...although
brief gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall will occur. Storm
coverage should gradually decrease with the loss of daytime heating
this evening.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY through TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

Thunderstorm coverage will gradually increase going into the
upcoming weekend across the region as a weak upper disturbance
moves over the region. Severe weather is not expected due to weak
winds aloft. Pockets of locally heavy rainfall are possible.
Thunderstorm coverage will decrease going into next week as drier
air works its way into the region with a back door cool front.

weather.gov/tulsa Contains additional information.

Lacy

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:40 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
340 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2017

ARZ001-010-012115-
Benton AR-Washington AR-
340 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN BENTON AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

At 340 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles southwest of Tontitown to 3 miles southwest of
Elkins. Movement was north at 15 mph.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Fayetteville...                   Springdale...
Lowell...                         Farmington...
Prairie Grove...                  Elkins...
Tontitown...                      Bethel Heights...
West Fork...                      Cave Springs...
Greenland...                      Highfill...
Springtown...                     Brentwood...
Hobbs State Park...               Johnson...
Elm Springs...                    Goshen...
Oak Grove...                      Black Oak...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 49 and 78.

LAT...LON 3615 9392 3610 9394 3584 9395 3589 9439
      3627 9445 3626 9391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 176DEG 12KT 3614 9425 3598 9405
Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:13 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware44 min
Jun 1, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware, Mayes44 min
Jun 1, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes54 min
Jun 1, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata32 min
May 31, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison53 min
Jun 1, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison38 min
Jun 1, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington35 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.