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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 30, 2019McIntosh County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Mar 30, 2019, 3:39 AM CDT for McIntosh County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2019, 3:39 AM CDT (08:39 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2019, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties McIntosh County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 137 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2019-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 505 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2019-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 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
505 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-230 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
275 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 30, 3:30 AM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 3:30 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 4:53 PM CDT, 10 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
453 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2019

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301030-
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-
453 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
    AREA...Mostly Northeast Oklahoma
    ONSET...This evening, and again late tonight.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...This evening, and again late tonight.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Mostly Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...After Midnight.

DISCUSSION...
There remains a limited risk of a few severe thunderstorms mainly
across northeast Oklahoma this evening as a cold front enters the
region. Half dollar size hail and wind gusts to 60 mph are the
main threats. Behind the front, additional storms are expected to
develop and move into northeast Oklahoma after 2 am. The strongest
storms late tonight will be capable of producing severe hail.

Additionally, strong and gusty northwest winds are expected
behind the cold front after midnight tonight across northeast
Oklahoma.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
SUNDAY through TUESDAY...No Hazards.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Some post frontal thunderstorms will be sweeping east across far
eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas Saturday morning. Severe
weather is not expected with this activity. Strong and gusty north
winds will continue across the region Saturday behind the cold
front.

The next storm system to affect the region will arrive during the
middle to latter part of next week. This system will bring gusty
south winds ahead of it Wednesday followed by potential for storms
Wednesday night into Thursday.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 2:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 2:41 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
241 AM CDT Sat Mar 30 2019

OKZ054-059-060-064-300815-
Tulsa OK-Osage OK-Pawnee OK-Creek OK-
241 AM CDT Sat Mar 30 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHERN
CREEK...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND CENTRAL TULSA COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM
CDT...

At 241 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 3 miles southwest of
Mannford, moving east at 50 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...
Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
Sand Springs...                   Owasso...
Mannford...                       Sperry...
Westport...                       Terlton...
Keystone State Park...            Jenks Riverside Airport...
Turley...                         Tulsa International Airport...
Gray...                           Silver City...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 213 and 232.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3598 9649 3619 9654 3632 9586 3606 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 258DEG 45KT 3610 9640

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 3:11 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 30, 3:17 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 30, 3:22 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 3:39 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 1:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee32 min
Mar 30, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee33 min
Mar 30, 2:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee31 min
Mar 30, 2:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa34 min
Mar 30, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa34 min
Mar 30, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes33 min
Mar 30, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg31 min
Mar 30, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer34 min
Mar 30, 4:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah23 min
Mar 30, 5:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah33 min
Mar 30, 5:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah36 min
Mar 30, 3:33 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryTSAChoctaw17 hr
Mar 30, 3:33 PM CDTFreeze WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 15 more17 hr
Mar 30, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll, Madison30 min
Mar 30, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll, Madison28 min
Mar 30, 7:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin10 min

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Special Weather Statements in Oklahoma, 2019Every special weather statement in 2019

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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.