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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 277, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 22, 2019LeFlore County, Oklahoma; Crawford County, Sebastian County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2019, 8:03 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma; Crawford County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 27 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 22, 2019, 8:03 PM CDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2019, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, LeFlore County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 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 194 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 2019-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 534 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 2019-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 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
534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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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 22, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 5:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
500 PM CDT Thu Aug 22 2019

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-231000-
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 Thu Aug 22 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Remainder of this Afternoon and Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This evening.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Mainly Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...

Scattered thunderstorms have started to develop this afternoon along
an outflow boundary which was located near Interstate 40...extending
northeast into portions of northwest Arkansas. Damaging winds and
very heavy rainfall will be possible in the strongest storms through
the evening hours.

More widespread showers and storms are expected overnight,
especially near and north of the outflow boundary. While a limited
severe weather threat will continue, the greatest threat overnight
will be heavy rainfall, which may result in some localized flash
flooding, especially across parts of northeast Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
The weather pattern will remain unsettled for the next several
days, with rain chances in the forecast through the first part of
next week. The clouds and rain will keep temperatures below
seasonal normals through at least Sunday, providing a welcome
break from the heat.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 5:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 7:58 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
758 PM CDT Thu Aug 22 2019

OKZ064-065-230145-
Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-
758 PM CDT Thu Aug 22 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CREEK AND
NORTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...

At 757 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles east of Sparks to 5 miles east of Little.
Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Boley...                          Paden...
Castle...                         Milfay...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma near mile marker 212.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 181.

LAT...LON 3590 9662 3550 9632 3537 9644 3546 9644
      3546 9647 3545 9649 3544 9648 3543 9650
      3543 9652 3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656
      3542 9656 3541 9654 3539 9654 3540 9657
      3545 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 207DEG 24KT 3559 9675 3534 9657

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee47 min
Aug 22, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee35 min
Aug 22, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okmulgee, Tulsa35 min
Aug 22, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa42 min
Aug 22, 9:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers40 min
Aug 22, 10:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
Aug 22, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Nowata, Rogers, Washington45 min
Aug 22, 10:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah4 hr
Aug 23, 12:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah3 hr
Aug 23, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah46 min
Aug 23, 1:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Sequoyah4 hr
Aug 23, 2:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Aug 23, 2:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee7 hr
Aug 23, 3:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 2 more6 hr
Aug 23, 5:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa116 min
Aug 23, 6:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Okmulgee, Tulsa117 min
Aug 23, 8:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek18 hr
Aug 23, 8:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg115 min
Aug 23, 9:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Creek, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee and 4 more12 hr
Aug 22, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin33 min
Aug 22, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian40 min
Aug 22, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin, Sebastian28 min
Aug 22, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford34 min
Aug 23, 1:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSABenton, Carroll, Madison3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2019Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.