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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 30, 2019Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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
Apr 30, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2019, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC13 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 12:00Z on 2019-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1237 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 12:00Z on 2019-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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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 Apr 30, 3:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 3:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
339 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

.DISCUSSION...
Active late April severe weather ongoing with numerous warnings at
this time. Surface boundary has remained quasi-stationary from
parts of northeast OK just north of Tulsa into southwestern OK,
with discrete/semi-discrete thunderstorms within the large warm
sector across the region. Southwesterly 0-6km bulk shear on the
order of 40-50 kts has been favorable for rotating supercells both
near and ahead of the surface boundary, and this will persist
through the remainder of the afternoon. Bulk of CAM solutions
suggests that the activity will eventually develop into a few
lines/clusters of storms, with the activity eventually surging
east/southeast into parts of western Arkansas and southeast OK.

Deep-layered southwesterly flow parallel to the surface boundary
along with unseasonably high PWATs on the order of 2 inches will
also result in areas of heavy rainfall and flooding. A Flash Flood
Watch will remain in effect through the night, and later shifts
may need to extend into Wednesday if deemed necessary.

Coverage/severity of convection on Wednesday remains quite
uncertain at this time. While ongoing convection early Wednesday
may work over the atmosphere to some degree, atmospheric
conditions will remain favorable tomorrow afternoon for additional
severe weather.

Weather pattern will remain active late week with the forecast
area remaining along the southerly edge of the stronger
westerlies. Storm chances appear to favor the southern portions of
the region during the Thursday/Friday time-frame. Low storm chance
were maintained for most of the extended forecast as the active
westerly/northwesterly upper flow persists.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   64  79  63  76 /  90  40  50  50
FSM   66  80  65  79 /  90  60  60  60
MLC   65  78  64  79 /  90  60  60  50
BVO   61  78  59  72 /  80  40  60  30
FYV   64  77  62  76 /  90  60  50  60
BYV   63  79  62  76 /  90  60  50  60
MKO   64  79  63  77 /  90  50  50  50
MIO   63  78  61  73 /  80  50  60  50
F10   65  78  63  78 /  90  50  50  50
HHW   66  79  65  78 /  80  60  70  60

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flash Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for OKZ049-053>076.

AR...Flash Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for ARZ001-002-010-
     011-019-020-029.

&&

LONG TERM....18
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 4:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
450 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-011030-
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-
450 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

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

...Severe Weather Ongoing with Flooding Possible Late This
Afternoon into Tonight...
...Flash Flood Watch in Effect Through Tonight...

.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Critical.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Strong to severe thunderstorms will persist along and ahead of
a stalled frontal boundary across northeast Oklahoma late this
afternoon and into the evening hours. These storms pose a tornado
threat into the early evening hours, especially for any storms
near the stalled front or any discrete cells. Thunderstorms are
expected to eventually develop into several clusters or lines
later this evening and overnight, and shift into portions of
southeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The main threat will
transition to damaging winds, although isolated tornadoes will
remain possible along the leading edge of any thunderstorm line.

Locally heavy rainfall will also occur as thunderstorms train
from southwest to northeast. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2
to 4 inches are expected, along with locally higher amounts.
This will result in some flash flooding along with some main
stem river flooding as well.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
THURSDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential.
FRIDAY through MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances are forecast to continue into Wednesday with
the greater potential shifting into southeast Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas Wednesday afternoon and night. Large hail, damaging winds
and very heavy rainfall will again be possible in the stronger
storms.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
Emergency management officials should be prepared for the
potential of severe weather and flooding today into Wednesday.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage24 min
Apr 30, 7:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage32 min
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek38 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa41 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Delaware48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee70 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore34 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore4 days
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware23 hr
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware31 hr
Apr 30, 9:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa21 days
Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage33 min
Apr 30, 11:34 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Washington41 min
Apr 30, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata49 min
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata43 min
Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa48 min
Apr 30, 12:44 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig16 min
Apr 30, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa39 min
Apr 30, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee26 min
Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee4 hr
Apr 30, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington40 min
Apr 30, 1:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Washington43 min
Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee6 hr
Apr 30, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Wagoner46 min
Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAPushmataha72 hr
Apr 30, 2:30 PM CDTTornado WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Washington45 min
Apr 30, 2:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers53 min
Apr 30, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner46 min
Apr 30, 3:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata25 min
Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Wagoner38 min
Apr 30, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee49 min
Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Ottawa47 min
Apr 30, 3:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington6 hr
Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Delaware39 min
Apr 30, 3:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair47 min
Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa49 min
Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa19 min
Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa40 min
Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOttawa2 hr
Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers117 min
Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa32 min
Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata44 min
Apr 30, 6:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa6 hr
Apr 30, 6:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Apr 30, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers39 min
Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa51 min
Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa32 min
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin18 hr
Apr 30, 1:08 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMadison30 min
Apr 30, 1:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMadison20 min
Apr 30, 4:07 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACarroll26 min
Apr 30, 4:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSABenton, Washington3 hr
Apr 30, 4:40 PM CDTTornado WarningTSABenton, Carroll50 min
Apr 30, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford27 min
Apr 30, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningTSABenton, Washington39 min
Apr 30, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton28 min
Apr 30, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington26 min
Apr 30, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison43 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.