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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 8, 2017Washington County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2017, 7:28 AM CDT for Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 47 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
Jul 8, 2017, 7:28 AM CDT (12:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2017, 8:15 AM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2017-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1388 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2017-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 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
1388 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1461 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 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 Jul 8, 6:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
627 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2017

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
VFR conditions are expected outside of thunderstorm areas during
the valid forecast period. MVFR to IFR conditions are expected
with scattered thunderstorms affecting area TAF sites into this evening.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 329 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2017/

DISCUSSION...

Storm chances this weekend and a return to more typical summer
time heat will be the main items of interest this morning.

A cluster of thunderstorms developed near the synoptic front over
the Ozarks during the overnight. Another storm cluster developed
on the high Plains near the tail end of said front. The storm
activity is moving generally to the south and east. More storm
development is expected later today along outflow boundaries left
behind by the storms over western AR/far eastern OK and by an MCV
that the latest hi-res guidance suggests will develop from the
high Plains storm cluster. With these two mechanisms in play, the
greatest storm coverage should be across SE OK and perhaps
portions of west central AR. A marginal pulse severe hail/wind
risk will exist with the storms. Storm development and coverage
will be a bit more uncertain on Sunday, but at least low chances
for storms will exist near the tail end of the old front/deep
layer moist axis.

After being a fixture over the western CONUS thru June and into
early July, the data continues to suggest that the ridge aloft
will slide east over the southern tier of states for this upcoming
work week. Day after day of hot and humid weather is in the
offing, with some potential for isolated storms in the terrain,
though coverage/uncertainty precludes adding mentionable PoPs at
this point.

Bottom line, a return to more typical July heat is expected, and
will last for many days.

Lacy

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   91  74  92  74 /  50  20  20  10
FSM   91  74  92  73 /  40  10  30  10
MLC   91  72  91  73 /  50  20  30  10
BVO   91  69  92  70 /  30  10  20  10
FYV   88  67  88  69 /  20  10  20  10
BYV   88  67  88  70 /  10  10  20  10
MKO   90  71  90  72 /  40  20  20  10
MIO   91  69  90  73 /  10  10  20  10
F10   90  71  91  72 /  50  20  20  10
HHW   91  72  91  73 /  30  20  30  10

&&

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

AVIATION...10
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 4:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
455 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091000-
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-
455 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Mainly south of Interstate 40.
	ONSET...Ongoing and again later this Afternoon.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and west-central Arkansas.
	ONSET...This Afternoon.

DISCUSSION...
A thunderstorm complex will exit western Arkansas this morning with
another complex decaying across portions of central Oklahoma with a few
storms possibly straying into northeast Oklahoma before diminishing.
Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon in
the vicinity of the outflow boundaries left over from the morning storms.
The storms this afternoon will have the potential to become strong to
severe with strong gusty winds and large hail the main concern. Locally
heavy rainfall will also be possible.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY through Friday...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
The potential for thunderstorms will continue on Sunday especially
across southeast Oklahoma and west-central Arkansas in the vicinity
of any outflow boundaries.

High pressure will prevail for the work week with a return of hot
temperatures. High temperatures each afternoon will be in the 90s across
much of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 8, 6:58 AM CDT, 30 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes47 min
Jul 7, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes50 min
Jul 8, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa35 min
Jul 8, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa48 min
Jul 8, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware33 min
Jul 8, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware29 min
Jul 8, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware24 min
Jul 8, 3:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSADelaware3 hr
Jul 8, 3:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware40 min
Jul 8, 4:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSASequoyah3 hr
Jul 8, 7:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner51 min
Jul 8, 10:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha3 hr
Jul 7, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton32 min
Jul 8, 12:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Madison37 min
Jul 8, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACarroll, Madison54 min
Jul 8, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton43 min
Jul 8, 1:00 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSABenton, Carroll, Madison4 hr
Jul 8, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Madison28 min
Jul 8, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Madison, Washington45 min
Jul 8, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMadison, Washington33 min
Jul 8, 2:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin34 min
Jul 8, 4:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian41 min
Jul 8, 5:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian21 min
Jul 8, 6:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian46 min
Jul 8, 6:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian41 min
Jul 8, 7:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian31 min
Jul 8, 7:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford59 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.