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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 22, 2020Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2020, 10:55 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 65 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: May 22, 2020, 10:55 PM CDT (03:55 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2020, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Choctaw County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 202 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: 2660 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 10.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

857 
WUUS54 KTSA 230355
SVRTSA
OKC023-230500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0219.200523T0355Z-200523T0500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1055 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Choctaw County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1055 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
  Soper, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Hugo...                           Fort Towson...
  Sawyer...                         Soper...
  Goodland...                       Messer...
  Hugo Lake State Park...           Raymond Gary State Park...
  Grant...                          Ord...
  Fallon...                         Apple...
  Speer...                          Huskey...
  Unger...                          Gay...

LAT...LON 3390 9574 3389 9576 3403 9583 3416 9543
      3416 9530 3396 9523 3393 9525 3389 9555
      3391 9555 3393 9556 3394 9560 3392 9561
      3391 9564 3391 9567 3389 9569 3388 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 246DEG 20KT 3396 9570 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

3 follow-up statements

243 
WWUS54 KTSA 230416
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1116 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

OKC023-230500-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-200523T0500Z/
Choctaw OK-
1116 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 1116 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Goodland,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Hugo...                           Fort Towson...
Sawyer...                         Soper...
Goodland...                       Messer...
Hugo Lake State Park...           Raymond Gary State Park...
Grant...                          Ord...
Fallon...                         Apple...
Speer...                          Huskey...
Gay...                            

LAT...LON 3400 9572 3406 9570 3416 9543 3416 9530
      3396 9523 3393 9525 3389 9555 3391 9555
      3393 9556 3394 9560 3392 9561 3391 9564
      3391 9567 3389 9569 3392 9572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 262DEG 27KT 3398 9555 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

742 
WWUS54 KTSA 230430
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1130 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

OKC023-230500-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-200523T0500Z/
Choctaw OK-
1130 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR EASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 1130 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles southwest
of Sawyer, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Hugo...                           Fort Towson...
Sawyer...                         Hugo Lake State Park...
Raymond Gary State Park...        Goodland...
Messer...                         Grant...
Ord...                            Fallon...
Huskey...                         Gay...

LAT...LON 3402 9564 3407 9558 3411 9541 3413 9529
      3396 9523 3393 9525 3389 9555 3391 9555
      3393 9556 3394 9560 3392 9561 3396 9565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 256DEG 32KT 3399 9542 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

740 
WWUS54 KTSA 230448
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1148 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

OKC023-230500-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-200523T0500Z/
Choctaw OK-
1148 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR EASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 1147 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Raymond Gary
State Park, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Fort Towson...                    Sawyer...
Hugo Lake State Park...           Raymond Gary State Park...
Huskey...                         Fallon...

LAT...LON 3401 9545 3407 9544 3411 9539 3413 9529
      3396 9523 3393 9525 3391 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 266DEG 32KT 3399 9526 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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 May 22, 9:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 9:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
950 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms continue across parts of
southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas at this time. This
activity will continue into the overnight hours, with additional
storms moving into southeast Oklahoma from the west.

Have adjusted pops overnight based on current and expected trends,
with the rest of the forecast looking good at this time.

Update on the way.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
AR...None.

&&

SHORT TERM...23
LONG TERM....05

PLATE

Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 9:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
913 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

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-
913 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

TORNADO.
    RISK...Limited.
	AREA...South of Interstate 40.
    ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
    AREA...South of Interstate 40.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Far Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This Evening.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This Evening.

DISCUSSION...
Strong to severe thunderstorms have developed across southeast
Oklahoma and west central Arkansas this evening. The strongest
storms will be capable of producing golf ball hail and isolated,
brief tornadoes.  Storms currently across north central Texas and
southwest Oklahoma may impact southeast Oklahoma with additional
chances for severe weather as they move east or northeast later
this evening and into the overnight hours. Large hail and damaging
winds will be the main severe weather threats.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SUNDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
TUESDAY through THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
An unsettled weather pattern will bring daily thunderstorm
chances, mainly from the latter part of the holiday weekend on
into the following week. While some severe weather will be
possible, flooding may become the main threat. Pockets of locally
heavy rainfall, falling on areas likely to have received previous
rounds of heavy rainfall, may begin to cause river flooding and
localized flash flooding by early next week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 9:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
932 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0917 PM     HAIL             HARTFORD                35.02N 94.38W
05/22/2020  E1.50 INCH       SEBASTIAN          AR   OTHER FEDERAL

            REPORT RECEIVED VIA MPING

&&

MAT

Local storm report, May 22, 9:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
937 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0933 PM     HAIL             MANSFIELD               35.06N 94.25W
05/22/2020  M1.75 INCH       SEBASTIAN          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MAT

Special weather statement, May 22, 10:00 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1000 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

OKZ071-073-074-230330-
Haskell OK-Pittsburg OK-McIntosh OK-
1000 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL...
SOUTHEASTERN MCINTOSH AND NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 1030
PM CDT...

At 1000 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 3 miles northeast
of Arrowhead State Park, moving east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Quinton...                        Kinta...
Enterprise...                     Lewisville...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3537 9535 3530 9535 3530 9531 3511 9524
      3512 9558 3522 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 253DEG 16KT 3518 9557

Local storm report, May 22, 10:18 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1018 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1013 PM     HAIL             GREENWOOD               35.22N 94.26W
05/22/2020  E1.75 INCH       SEBASTIAN          AR   PUBLIC

&&

BLH

Local storm report, May 22, 10:29 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1029 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0832 PM     HAIL             HEAVENER                34.89N 94.60W
05/22/2020  E2.75 INCH       LE FLORE           OK   PUBLIC

&&

BLH

Local storm report, May 22, 10:49 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1049 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1038 PM     HAIL             ENTERPRISE              35.23N 95.38W
05/22/2020  E1.00 INCH       HASKELL            OK   PUBLIC

&&

BLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	49 min
May 22, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	47 min
May 22, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	45 min
May 22, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	50 min
May 22, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	49 min
May 22, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	47 min
May 22, 8:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	35 min
May 22, 8:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	LeFlore	58 min
May 22, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	25 min
May 22, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	54 min
May 22, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	50 min
May 22, 9:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Latimer	45 min
May 22, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	44 min
May 22, 9:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	LeFlore	38 min
May 22, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	52 min
May 22, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	49 min
May 22, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	30 min
May 22, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Pittsburg	41 min
May 22, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	50 min
May 22, 10:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	LeFlore	46 min
May 22, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	53 min
May 22, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Muskogee	50 min
May 22, 10:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	6 hr
May 22, 11:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	35 min
May 22, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	49 min
May 22, 11:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	49 min
May 22, 11:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	3 hr
May 22, 11:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	49 min
May 22, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	43 min
May 23, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	47 min
May 23, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	47 min
May 23, 1:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Pushmataha	44 min
May 23, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	25 min
May 23, 1:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	32 min
May 23, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	47 min
May 23, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	38 min
May 23, 1:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	35 min
May 23, 2:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	32 min
May 23, 2:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	36 min
May 23, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	55 min
May 23, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	19 hr
May 23, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	6 days

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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.