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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 16, 20176 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2017, 11:12 PM CDT for 6 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 16, 2017, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2017, 12:15 AM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 16, 8:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 8:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
833 PM CDT Wed Aug 16 2017

...UPDATE...

.DISCUSSION...
Line of strong to severe thunderstorms continue to push into
northeast Oklahoma this evening with the threat for damaging winds
of 60-70 mph. Strongest cell moving through the Ralston area,
which is likely producing wind damage along leading edge of cold
pool. Convection should begin to slowly weaken as line approaches
the I-44 corridor where surface instability drops off. It appears
that band of storms is narrow and moving fast enough to not create
a significant threat for flooding at this time. Will continue to
monitor for now, but may be able to drop portions of the flash
flood watch depending on latest radar trends.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flash Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT Thursday for OKZ054>072.

AR...Flash Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT Thursday for ARZ001-002-010-011-
     019-020.

&&

SHORT TERM...12

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 9:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
925 PM CDT Wed Aug 16 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-171045-
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-
925 PM CDT Wed Aug 16 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
    AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...

Line of strong to severe thunderstorms, capable of producing wind
gusts to 60 mph will continue moving through northeast Oklahoma this
evening. Storms should begin to slowly weaken as line pushes south
if I-44 into a more stable air-mass. A few strong storms however
will remain possible with gusty winds as line moves into southeast
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas overnight. Locally heavy rain will
also be likely with localized flooding in a few areas possible.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat
						  Potential.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances will remain in the forecast Thursday across
Southeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas as the cold front makes
its way through the region. A limited severe potential could be
possible over far Southeast Oklahoma ahead of the front.
Additional thunderstorm chances return Friday as an upper level
low pressure system moves across the Plains. Periods of heavy
rainfall will again be possible Friday with this next system.

A more typical August weather pattern looks to set up over the
weekend and into the start of next week. This will allow for warm
and humid conditions along with small daytime thunderstorm
chances to be possible across Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest
Arkansas this weekend into early next week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 9:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 9:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 9:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
954 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

OKZ064-065-170345-
Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-
954 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CREEK AND
NORTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

At 954 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles southeast of Agra to near Oilton. Movement was
east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Bristow...                        Drumright...
Oilton...                         Depew...
Shamrock...                       Milfay...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 202.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3610 9662 3611 9661 3591 9614 3556 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 282DEG 29KT 3584 9682 3606 9657

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 10:21 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1021 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

ARZ001-010-OKZ060>070-170415-
Benton AR-Washington AR-Tulsa OK-Rogers OK-Delaware OK-Okfuskee OK-
Mayes OK-Adair OK-Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Cherokee OK-Wagoner OK-
Creek OK-
1021 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON...SOUTHERN ROGERS...MAYES...NORTHERN ADAIR...CHEROKEE...
TULSA...DELAWARE...EASTERN CREEK...WAGONER...NORTHERN MUSKOGEE...
OKMULGEE AND NORTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

At 1021 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles north of South West City to 2 miles south of
Chloeta to 2 miles southeast of Catoosa to 5 miles southwest of
Kellyville. Movement was southeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
Rogers...                         Muskogee...
Bentonville...                    Sand Springs...
Claremore...                      Tahlequah...
Siloam Springs...                 Okmulgee...
Wagoner...                        Jay...
Pryor...                          Owasso...
Bella Vista...                    Bixby...
Sapulpa...                        Jenks...
Glenpool...                       Coweta...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 194 and 263.
 Interstate 49 near mile marker 76, between mile markers 78 and 84,
and between mile markers 86 and 93.

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 severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
northeastern and east central Oklahoma...and northeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3650 9462 3650 9387 3645 9387 3595 9456
      3545 9612 3606 9648 3616 9621 3616 9600
      3624 9600 3651 9513 3651 9501 3655 9500
      3667 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 326DEG 24KT 3659 9463 3639 9497 3617 9571 3588
9627

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 10:22 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1022 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

OKZ064>066-170430-
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-
1022 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CREEK...SOUTHWESTERN
OKMULGEE AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...

At 1022 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles east of Sparks to 3 miles northeast of
Bristow. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Okmulgee...                       Bristow...
Okemah...                         Okfuskee...
Morris...                         Beggs...
Boley...                          Schulter...
Depew...                          Paden...
Bearden...                        Slick...
Castle...                         Okmulgee State Park...
Welty...                          Milfay...
Mason...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 229.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 198.

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 severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3577 9662 3594 9633 3556 9580 3531 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3545 9655
      3544 9657 3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658
      3540 9660 3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 303DEG 29KT 3560 9674 3586 9635

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 11:12 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1112 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ060>071-170515-
Madison AR-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Washington AR-Tulsa OK-Rogers OK-
Delaware OK-Okfuskee OK-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Adair OK-Muskogee OK-
Okmulgee OK-Cherokee OK-Wagoner OK-Creek OK-
1112 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...SOUTH CENTRAL ROGERS...
SOUTHERN MAYES...ADAIR...CHEROKEE...SOUTHEASTERN TULSA...SOUTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN CREEK...NORTHERN MCINTOSH...WAGONER...MUSKOGEE...
OKMULGEE AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

At 1111 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles south of Paden to 5 miles north of Bald Hill
to 8 miles south of Chouteau to near Oaks to near Hiwasse. Movement
was southeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Broken Arrow...                   Fayetteville...
Springdale...                     Rogers...
Muskogee...                       Bentonville...
Tahlequah...                      Siloam Springs...
Okmulgee...                       Wagoner...
Berryville...                     Stilwell...
Okemah...                         Eureka Springs...
Bella Vista...                    Bixby...
Okfuskee...                       Coweta...
Lowell...                         Farmington...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 265.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 57 and 84, and between mile
markers 86 and 93.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
portions of northeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3578 9453 3570 9500 3522 9598 3529 9598
      3529 9644 3546 9644 3543 9650 3545 9655
      3539 9654 3540 9662 3566 9662 3619 9536
      3650 9430 3650 9339
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 326DEG 18KT 3546 9655 3582 9582 3607 9530 3615
9483 3642 9431

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 16, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	61 min
Aug 16, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	58 min
Aug 16, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	56 min
Aug 16, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Osage, Washington	53 min
Aug 16, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	62 min
Aug 16, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	66 min
Aug 16, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Washington	60 min
Aug 16, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	56 min
Aug 16, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa	47 min
Aug 16, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	51 min
Aug 16, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Okmulgee, Tulsa and 1 more	54 min
Aug 16, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	68 min
Aug 17, 12:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Sequoyah	38 min
Aug 17, 1:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Sequoyah	29 min
Aug 17, 1:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	42 min
Aug 17, 1:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	23 min
Aug 17, 2:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	54 hr
Aug 17, 2:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	28 min
Aug 17, 2:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	5 hr
Aug 17, 3:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	40 min
Aug 17, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Sequoyah	15 hr
Aug 17, 9:58 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Crawford, Franklin	24 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.