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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Oct 7, 2018, 6:20 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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
- Oct 7, 2018, 6:20 PM CDT (23:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Oct 7, 3:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 3:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 459 PM CDT Sun Oct 7 2018 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-081015- 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- 459 PM CDT Sun Oct 7 2018 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Primarily eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing...gradually decreasing after sunset. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Potential continues through overnight hours. DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms will continue through the evening hours, with the higher coverage of storms trending toward northeast Oklahoma and points westward overnight. A few severe storms will remain possible primarily through the evening hours with locally strong winds the primary concern. A few storms earlier this afternoon exhibited brief tornadic potential, and that potential may remain present through early evening however the chances remain very low for any specific location. Locally heavy rainfall will remain possible with the ongoing storms, with the location of the heaviest rains focusing to areas northwest of Interstate 44 and points further west. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY through SATURDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms will remain possible across eastern Oklahoma on Monday with higher chances remaining further west. A stronger storm system will eject into the Plains on Tuesday with widespread thunderstorms expected Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. Severe weather potential will increase with this period of higher thunderstorm chances. Drier and cooler weather prevails for late week. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 7, 3:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 345 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018 ARZ001-072115- Benton AR- 345 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... At 345 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast of Rogers, moving north 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... Rogers... Pea Ridge... Garfield... Gateway... Avoca... Larue... Hill Top... Walnut Hill... Monte Ne... LAT...LON 3627 9395 3630 9416 3650 9415 3650 9387 TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 189DEG 32KT 3637 9404
Local storm report, Oct 7, 3:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
350 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0316 PM HAIL SILOAM SPRINGS 36.19N 94.54W
10/07/2018 E1.00 INCH BENTON AR BROADCAST MEDIA
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JBMSpecial weather statement, Oct 7, 4:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 424 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018 OKZ049-075-072200- Latimer OK-Pushmataha OK- 424 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... At 424 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Clayton Lake State Park, moving north at 30 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations in or near the path include... Clayton... Clayton Lake State Park... Tuskahoma... Higgins... Yanush... Sardis... LAT...LON 3445 9525 3448 9542 3483 9548 3481 9515 TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 184DEG 25KT 3452 9535
Local storm report, Oct 7, 4:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
436 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0316 PM TSTM WND DMG SILOAM SPRINGS 36.19N 94.54W
10/07/2018 BENTON AR PUBLIC
LARGE TREE BRANCH DOWN. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
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JBMSpecial weather statement, Oct 7, 5:43 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
543 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018
OKZ049-072330-
Pushmataha OK-
543 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM CDT...
At 543 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
Snow, moving north at 40 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations in or near the path include...
Clayton... Clayton Lake State Park...
Stanley... Tuskahoma...
Snow... Sardis...
LAT...LON 3464 9552 3468 9551 3468 9522 3425 9534
3425 9547
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 181DEG 34KT 3433 9539Special weather statement, Oct 7, 6:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 620 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018 OKZ073-080000- Pittsburg OK- 620 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT... At 620 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Wardville, moving north at 35 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations in or near the path include... Kiowa... Ashland... Haywood... Arpelar... LAT...LON 3504 9609 3504 9585 3468 9591 3468 9609 TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 184DEG 31KT 3464 9604
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 51 min |
| Oct 7, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 50 min |
| Oct 7, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 45 min |
| Oct 7, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 34 min |
| Oct 7, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 42 min |
| Oct 7, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 36 min |
| Oct 7, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 47 min |
| Oct 7, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 51 min |
| Oct 7, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 46 min |
| Oct 7, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 30 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.