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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 326, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 5, 20194 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 5, 2019, 9:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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: Oct 5, 2019, 9:42 PM CDT (02:42 UTC)
Expired: Oct 5, 2019, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 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.

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: 1143 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 5.0

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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 Oct 5, 8:59 PM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 8:59 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 8:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 5, 3:49 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
349 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2019

OKZ054>057-059>061-064-052130-
Tulsa OK-Craig OK-Osage OK-Rogers OK-Pawnee OK-Nowata OK-
Washington OK-Creek OK-
349 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAIG...NORTHWESTERN
ROGERS...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHERN CREEK...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND NORTHERN TULSA COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

At 348 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles northeast of Copan to 7 miles east of Hominy
to near Agra. Movement was east at 25 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Tulsa...                          Bartlesville...
Sand Springs...                   Bristow...
Nowata...                         Owasso...
Skiatook...                       Collinsville...
Dewey...                          Mannford...
Drumright...                      Barnsdall...
Sperry...                         Oologah...
Oilton...                         South Coffeyville...
Copan...                          Ramona...
Depew...                          Ochelata...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 183 and 201.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3640 9573 3580 9642 3581 9662 3615 9662
      3639 9635 3700 9593 3700 9530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 268DEG 24KT 3692 9589 3639 9626 3590 9684

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Special weather statement, Oct 5, 4:30 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
430 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2019

OKZ054-059>061-064-052215-
Tulsa OK-Osage OK-Rogers OK-Pawnee OK-Creek OK-
430 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS...
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...CREEK...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND CENTRAL TULSA
COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

At 430 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles northwest of Sand Springs to 3 miles south of
Shamrock. Movement was east at 25 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
Sand Springs...                   Claremore...
Bristow...                        Owasso...
Sapulpa...                        Jenks...
Glenpool...                       Catoosa...
Verdigris...                      Mannford...
Kiefer...                         Kellyville...
Depew...                          Slick...
Shamrock...                       Keystone State Park...
Jenks Riverside Airport...        Turley...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 247.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3595 9662 3627 9622 3629 9553 3616 9570
      3616 9576 3612 9576 3585 9612 3586 9619
      3580 9619 3577 9623 3577 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 267DEG 20KT 3619 9616 3586 9660

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Special weather statement, Oct 5, 5:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 5, 5:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 23 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
Oct 5, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	40 min
Oct 5, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	34 min
Oct 6, 3:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	3 hr
Oct 6, 6:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	3 hr
Oct 6, 8:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Delaware	33 hr
Oct 6, 8:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	46 hr
Oct 6, 8:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee	55 hr
Oct 6, 8:13 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	7 hr
Oct 6, 9:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	12 hr
Oct 6, 1:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	18 hr
Oct 6, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	39 min
Oct 6, 2:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	57 min
Oct 6, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	58 min
Oct 6, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	50 min
Oct 6, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	46 min
Oct 6, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	40 min
Oct 6, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	65 min
Oct 6, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	45 min
Oct 6, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	52 min
Oct 6, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	35 min
Oct 5, 11:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton, Washington	2 hr
Oct 5, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	47 min
Oct 5, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	45 min
Oct 6, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton	44 min
Oct 6, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll	45 min
Oct 6, 5:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton, Madison, Washington	3 hr
Oct 6, 5:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	4 hr
Oct 6, 7:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Madison	3 hr
Oct 6, 9:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	4 hr
Oct 6, 1:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Benton	4 hr
Oct 6, 1:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	12 hr
Oct 6, 3:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Carroll, Madison	3 hr
Oct 6, 5:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Benton, Washington	24 hr

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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.