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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2017, 6:57 PM CDT for Haskell County, Muskogee County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. 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
- Jul 2, 2017, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2017, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Haskell County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 1797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 2, 6:54 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:54 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 443 PM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-031030- 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- 443 PM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017 ...CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Elevated. AREA...West of highway 69 in eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...much of southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas. ONSET...This evening. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas. ONSET...This evening. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...south of I-40 in Oklahoma. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far east central Oklahoma into west central Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing...ending by sunset. DISCUSSION... A band of thunderstorms will sweep across northeast and east central Oklahoma this afternoon and into southeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas by this evening. Conditions will support a risk of severe weather through late evening with locally damaging winds and pockets of severe hail being the primary hazards. Locally heavy rainfall is possible across the entire region. However, there are indications that storms could train across portions of southeast Oklahoma later this evening and tonight, where an elevated risk of heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding is possible. As with all thunderstorms there is a risk of lightning, and any outdoor activities should be mindful of lightning safety. Heat indices are in the 100 to 106 degree range across far east central Oklahoma and west central Arkansas, basically in the Arkansas river valley. Conditions will improve by sunset. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. MONDAY thru WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. FRIDAY and SATURDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Thunderstorms may be ongoing early Monday morning with additional development possible during the afternoon and evening hours. The unsettled weather pattern will continue through mid week with daily thunderstorm chances. A few strong to severe storms are possible during this same period with locally damaging winds the most likely hazard. Pockets of locally heavy rainfall will also be possible with expected slow-moving storm clusters. Late next week the pattern transitions to lower rain chances and hot and humid weather prevailing over the region. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:33 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
633 PM CDT SUN JUL 02 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0618 PM TSTM WND GST 5 N WAGONER 36.03N 95.37W
07/02/2017 M65 MPH WAGONER OK AMATEUR RADIO
NORTH OF WAGONER. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
&&
AEJSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 6:33 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
633 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
ARZ010-019-030000-
Washington AR-Crawford AR-
633 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRAWFORD AND SOUTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
At 632 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Cedarville,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations in or near the path include...
Van Buren... Cedarville...
Mountainburg... Natural Dam...
Winslow... Chester...
Rudy... Devils Den State Park...
Lake Fort Smith... Strickler...
Blackburn... Figure Five...
Lee Creek... Uniontown...
Locke... Mount Gayler...
Furry...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 3 and 6.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 23 and 45.
LAT...LON 3566 9404 3566 9407 3564 9407 3543 9435
3554 9446 3566 9448 3588 9427 3570 9399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 221DEG 24KT 3557 9440Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:44 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
644 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
OKZ056>058-061>063-067>070-030030-
Adair OK-Muskogee OK-Craig OK-Cherokee OK-Rogers OK-Delaware OK-
Ottawa OK-Nowata OK-Wagoner OK-Mayes OK-
644 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRAIG...NORTHEASTERN ROGERS...
DELAWARE...WESTERN OTTAWA...MAYES...NORTHWESTERN ADAIR...EASTERN
WAGONER...EASTERN NOWATA...CHEROKEE AND NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
At 644 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of South Coffeyville to 3 miles
northwest of Cherokee State Park to 6 miles southeast of Peggs to 6
miles southeast of Taft. Movement was east at 25 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations in or near the path include...
Muskogee... Tahlequah...
Miami... Wagoner...
Vinita... Jay...
Pryor... Pryor Creek...
Grove... Fort Gibson...
Chouteau... Chelsea...
Locust Grove... Salina...
Fairland... Afton...
West Siloam Springs... Langley...
Colcord... Kansas...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 262 and 307.
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.
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LAT...LON 3664 9465 3614 9459 3580 9489 3565 9556
3600 9543 3642 9541 3696 9565 3700 9555
3700 9500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 249DEG 20KT 3693 9551 3651 9510 3601 9504 3570
9547Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:52 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Tulsa | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 22 min |
| Jul 2, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 5:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Tulsa | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 5:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 6:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 6:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 6:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 27 min |
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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.