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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 30, 2018Adair County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Aug 30, 2018, 5:28 PM CDT for Adair County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 32 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
Aug 30, 2018, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Adair County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2018-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1450 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 2018-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 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
1450 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-147 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
792 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 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 Aug 30, 2:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 2:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
253 PM CDT Thu Aug 30 2018

.DISCUSSION...
Area of convection remains ongoing across parts of northeast
Oklahoma with another area exiting northwest Arkansas. Outflow
boundary generated from the aforementioned convection showing up
nicely on KINX, however current thinking is chances for additional
storm development along this boundary will be quite limited as
upper level high pressure continues to build into the area from
the south. That said, convective chances look to be confined to
the same areas for the remainder of the afternoon. Expect
diminishing coverage around 00Z across far northwest Arkansas, so
at this time will not include pops for the first period, but
instead use a pre first period to keep a mention going through
the afternoon. Upper level high pressure will build into the area
for Friday and Saturday, likely resulting in the hottest days for
this forecast cycle. Much of the area will see afternoon heat
index values between 100-105 Friday, with the potential for a few
degrees less for Saturday. The upper high begins to shift east
late in the weekend, leaving the area on the periphery of slightly
better flow. Several disturbances moving around the periphery of
the high will increase chances for scattered thunderstorms, mainly
during the afternoon beginning Sunday and continuing into Labor
Day. The pattern into the middle of the week doesn't look to
change much, so will maintain low pops across the entire area with
warm and humid conditions to continue.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   75  95  76  94 /   0   0   0  10
FSM   73  93  76  92 /   0   0   0  10
MLC   74  95  76  94 /   0   0   0  10
BVO   73  95  75  94 /   0   0   0  10
FYV   69  91  70  90 /  10   0   0  10
BYV   70  91  71  90 /  10  10   0   0
MKO   73  94  74  93 /   0   0   0  10
MIO   73  94  75  93 /  10   0   0  10
F10   74  95  75  94 /   0   0   0  10
HHW   73  96  75  95 /   0   0   0  10

&&

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

SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....23
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 5:15 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
515 PM CDT Thu Aug 30 2018

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311000-
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-
515 PM CDT Thu Aug 30 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Mainly East Central Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
A line of showers and thunderstorms will continue to weaken as
it moves southeast across northwest Arkansas and east central
Oklahoma early this evening. A limited severe weather risk will
continue until near sunset with the storms on the western end of
the line in east central Oklahoma. Hail to quarter size and 60
mile an wind gusts will be the main threat.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential.
SATURDAY...No Hazards.
SUNDAY through WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
An upper ridge will build across the region on Friday and
Saturday, with a return to hot and humid conditions. By Sunday,
there will be at least some chance for widely scattered showers
and storms in the afternoon, mainly across southeast Oklahoma and
western Arkansas.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 5:04 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
504 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

OKZ068>070-302230-
Adair OK-Muskogee OK-Cherokee OK-
504 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ADAIR...CHEROKEE AND NORTHEASTERN
MUSKOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

At 503 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Tahlequah,
moving southeast at 35 mph.

Dime to penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible
with this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Tahlequah...                      Stilwell...
Hulbert...                        Eldon...
Adair State Park...               Proctor...
Christie...                       Greenleaf State Park...
Pumpkin Center...                 Maryetta...
Cookson...                        Cherokee Landing State Park...
Scraper...                        Baron...
Lost City...

LAT...LON 3578 9453 3564 9502 3564 9512 3561 9513
      3559 9518 3602 9523 3604 9522 3615 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 335DEG 31KT 3594 9494
Special weather statement, Aug 30, 5:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
528 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

OKZ068>070-072-074-302300-
Haskell OK-Adair OK-Muskogee OK-Sequoyah OK-Cherokee OK-
528 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HASKELL...
SEQUOYAH...ADAIR...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND EAST CENTRAL MUSKOGEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

At 527 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
Eldon, moving south at 35 mph.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Sallisaw...                       Stilwell...
Vian...                           Gore...
Webbers Falls...                  Marble City...
Brushy...                         Adair State Park...
Maryetta...                       Cookson...
Brushy Lake State Park...         Cherokee Landing State Park...
Bunch...                          Lake Tenkiller State Park...
Baron...                          Short...
Box...                            Mc Key...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 285 and
311.

LAT...LON 3538 9519 3570 9513 3589 9491 3596 9453
      3546 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 338DEG 32KT 3584 9481

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee53 min
Aug 29, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa57 min
Aug 29, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington36 min
Aug 30, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa38 min
Aug 30, 3:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Ottawa35 min
Aug 30, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa33 min
Aug 30, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers41 min
Aug 30, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware30 min
Aug 30, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes33 min
Aug 30, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers16 min
Aug 30, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware, Mayes45 min
Aug 30, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee26 min
Aug 30, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton42 min
Aug 30, 1:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton43 min
Aug 30, 1:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton36 min
Aug 30, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian38 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.