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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 267, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 18, 2019Craig County, Nowata County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2019, 4:12 AM CDT for Craig County, Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 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
Aug 18, 2019, 4:12 AM CDT (09:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2019, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 18, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2019-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2279 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 2019-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 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
2279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1439 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
6.6

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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 Aug 17, 11:50 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 11:50 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1150 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2019

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
Limited potential for convection between 11-15z across KBVO.
Outside of thunderstorms and the remaining sites, VFR TAF
elements will prevail through the period.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 940 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2019/

..UPDATE...

DISCUSSION...
Ongoing storms across western OK continue to weaken and are not
likely to make it into the forecast area overnight. Additional
isolated storms have recently developed over SE KS and this area
may gradually expand in coverage downstream of smaller complex
currently across western KS. The southward extent of storms
through the overnight hours is uncertain thus only low precip
chances mentioned. Warm overnight lows continue with heat advisory
for Sunday continuing to appear warranted.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Heat Advisory from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Sunday for OKZ049-053>057-
     059>062-064>067-070>076.

AR...Heat Advisory from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Sunday for ARZ019-029.

&&

AVIATION.....23
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 5:00 PM CDT, 11 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
500 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2019

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-181030-
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-
500 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This Evening.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing...improving after sunset.

DISCUSSION...
Dangerous heat is ongoing across much of eastern Oklahoma
and west central Arkansas this afternoon.  Heat will gradually
subside after sunset.

Thunderstorm chances will remain across northeast Oklahoma
and far northwest Arkansas this evening through the overnight
hours.  Any storms which do spread into the region will pose a
limited risk of damaging winds.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY through WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm and Dangerous Heat Potential.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Dangerous heat is expected to persist into early next week as a
ridge of high pressure aloft builds over the region. Afternoon
heat indices between 105 and 110 degrees will be common over much
of the region through Wednesday.

Storm chances will persist on Sunday primarily across
northeast Oklahoma through northwest Arkansas.  Winds aloft coupled
with strong afternoon instability will be sufficient for a few
severe storms Sunday afternoon and evening.  Daily thunderstorm chances
will persist through much of next week, with slightly cooler temperatures
expected for the latter part of the work week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
309 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2019

OKZ054>056-180845-
Osage OK-Nowata OK-Washington OK-
309 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OSAGE...WASHINGTON
AND WESTERN NOWATA COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM CDT...

At 308 AM CDT, an outflow boundary was located near Bigheart, moving
southeast at 40 to 50 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this outflow
boundary as it moves through.

Locations in or near the path include...
Bartlesville...                   Pawhuska...
Dewey...                          Barnsdall...
South Coffeyville...              Copan...
Ramona...                         Wynona...
Ochelata...                       Avant...
Lenapah...                        Wann...
Elgin...                          Foraker...
Bigheart...                       Bartlesville Municipal Airport...
Osage Hills State Park...         Pearsonia...
Hulah...                          Sunset Lake...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3700 9555 3643 9590 3651 9667 3700 9654
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 310DEG 45KT 3682 9618

Lacy
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 4:01 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Washington36 min
Aug 18, 3:47 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more41 hr
Aug 18, 4:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata29 min
Aug 18, 4:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa53 min
Aug 18, 11:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee42 min
Aug 18, 11:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee40 min
Aug 18, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee48 min
Aug 18, 12:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Sequoyah39 min
Aug 18, 12:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah38 min
Aug 18, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell35 min
Aug 18, 1:46 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAOttawa18 hr
Aug 18, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore35 min
Aug 18, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore46 min
Aug 18, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford26 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.