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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

December 4, 2017LeFlore County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Dec 4, 2017, 7:08 PM CST for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 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
Dec 4, 2017, 7:08 PM CST (01:08 UTC)
Expired
Dec 4, 2017, 7:45 PM CST
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County LeFlore County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 261 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 2017-12-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 507 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 00:00Z on 2017-12-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 342 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
507 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
342 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
415 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
4.5

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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 Dec 4, 5:36 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 5:36 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 4:45 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
445 PM CST Mon Dec 4 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-051115-
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-
445 PM CST Mon Dec 4 2017

|SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS 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...Limited.
	AREA...East of U.S, Highway 69.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...West of U.S. Highway 69.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms have developed along a Cold front and dry line that
continues to push across eastern Oklahoma. As the front overtakes
the dry line and continues to move east it will encounter a
moderately unstable but strongly sheared environment, with
thunderstorm coverage increasing during the late afternoon and
evening. A few supercell structures will be possible into the
early evening before storms become more linear along the front.
While damaging straight-line winds are the main hazard, the wind
shear in the lowest levels supports a very small tornado threat
during the late afternoon. The storms will quickly move east with
the threat of severe weather ending before 9 PM.

Strong and gusty south winds ahead of the front will shift to the
west and northwest, with gusts of 30 to 35 mph remaining possible
this evening. As drier air pushes east, there will be a period of
limited fire spread potential across parts of eastern Oklahoma
through early this evening.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
TUESDAY through SUNDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Noticeably colder temperatures will follow the cold front and
prevail for the remainder of the week. A secondary cold front will
arrive later in the week keeping temperatures below normal into
next weekend.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 4, 5:23 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
523 PM CST MON DEC 4 2017

OKZ073-075-050000-
Pittsburg OK-Latimer OK-
523 PM CST MON DEC 4 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LATIMER AND EAST
CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CST...

At 523 PM CST, a strong thunderstorm was located near Hartshorne,
moving east at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Wilburton...                      Hartshorne...
Damon...                          Robbers Cave State Park...
Haileyville...                    Gowen...
Panola...

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for
southeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3481 9556 3495 9560 3506 9531 3506 9520
      3483 9512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 257DEG 24KT 3487 9553
Special weather statement, Dec 4, 5:26 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
526 PM CST MON DEC 4 2017

ARZ010-019-OKZ069-072-050015-
Washington AR-Crawford AR-Adair OK-Sequoyah OK-
526 PM CST MON DEC 4 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTH
CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH AND SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR
COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CST...

At 526 PM CST, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of
Short, moving east at 35 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Cedarville...                     Mountainburg...
Natural Dam...                    Chester...
Lee Creek...                      Devils Den State Park...
Short...                          Uniontown...
Odell...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 26 and 44.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for
northwestern Arkansas...and northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3557 9469 3572 9471 3582 9417 3556 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 262DEG 30KT 3565 9461
Local storm report, Dec 4, 5:35 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 4, 5:46 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 4, 5:57 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 4, 5:59 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 4, 6:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha29 min
Dec 4, 6:35 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha25 min
Dec 4, 7:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore35 min
Dec 4, 6:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford42 min
Dec 4, 6:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll36 min
Dec 4, 6:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian38 min
Dec 4, 7:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian29 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

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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.