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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 234, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 29, 2019Mayes County, Rogers County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2019, 5:51 PM CDT for Mayes County, Rogers County, Wagoner 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 29, 2019, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 2019, 6:28 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Mayes County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1565 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -161 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1356 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 3:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 4:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 12:04 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1204 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019

ARZ019-OKZ069-072-291745-
Crawford AR-Adair OK-Sequoyah OK-
1204 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...
NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH AND SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM
CDT...

At 1204 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of
Natural Dam, moving southwest at 15 mph.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Cedarville...                     Natural Dam...
Short...                          Uniontown...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3546 9457 3566 9475 3576 9448 3576 9445
      3559 9434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 059DEG 14KT 3567 9447

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
204 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019

OKZ049-291930-
Pushmataha OK-
204 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM CDT...

At 204 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 3 miles southwest of
Clayton Lake State Park, moving southwest at 20 mph.

Pea to 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...
Dunbar...                         Stanley...
Snow...

LAT...LON 3463 9533 3453 9518 3428 9544 3449 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 054DEG 22KT 3451 9536

Lacy

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:24 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 12:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	41 min
Jun 29, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	26 min
Jun 29, 2:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	47 min
Jun 29, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	48 min
Jun 29, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	36 min
Jun 29, 11:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford	32 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.