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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 4, 2020Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2020, 7:06 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2020, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2020, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

County Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2020-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 135 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 2020-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 436 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
135 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-464 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
494 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
436 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
495 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 4, 6:34 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 6:34 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
634 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
MVFR to VFR conditions are expected Tonight even with scattered
severe thunderstorms affecting KMLC and the western Arkansas
sites through 6z. VFR conditions are anticipated on Tuesday.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 231 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020/

..SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
Atmosphere has become extremely unstable this afternoon with
MLCAPES approaching 4500 J/KG just west of the area across north-
central Oklahoma. Cold front currently moving into far northwest
Osage county with pre-frontal boundary located slightly further
south, near a Ralston, Copan line. Latest CAMs and surface
analysis trends indicate scattered supercells will quickly
develop along frontal boundary in the 3-5 PM range just north of
I-44 with 0-6 KM deep layer shear remaining in 40 to 50 knot
range. Very large hail to baseballs and damaging winds to 70 mph
will be possible in the stronger cells. Although low level wind
fields in the 0-1 KM range are not overly impressive, given the
extreme instability, any deviant storm motion, with a more
southern track, would likely enhance SRH/tornado threat. In
addition, winds are little more backed/stronger across far
northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas near warm front, where a
tornado or two will also be possible. Storms will likely become
more linear with time with multiple strong to severe thunderstorm
clusters pushing into southeast Oklahoma and northeast Arkansas
this evening, transitioning towards a damaging wind threat.

Significantly cooler weather expected behind front Tuesday into
Wednesday as surface high pressure builds over the region. Models
remain in good agreement with stronger upper shortwave moving out
of the northern Rockies and into the central Plains on Thursday.
Shower/thunderstorm chances will begin to ramp up Thursday
afternoon into Thursday night with widespread rain expected with
FROPA. NBM guidance looks good for the remainder of the extended
periods.

&&

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

AVIATION.....10
Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 5:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
522 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-051000-
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-
522 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS EVENING...VERY
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ONE OR TWO STRONG TORNADOES...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

TORNADO.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Critical.
	AREA...Mainly Southeast of Interstate 44.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms have developed late this
afternoon along and just ahead of a strong cold front that is
nearing the Interstate 44 corridor. A few tornadoes, with one or
two strong tornadoes, are possible into the early evening hours.
Very large hail to baseball size and winds to 70 miles an hour
will also be possible with the strongest storms. Locally heavy
rainfall may also result in some localized flooding issues.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
TUESDAY...High Wind Potential.
WEDNESDAY...No Hazards.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY and SUNDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
After a dry Tuesday and Wednesday, thunderstorm chances along with
a severe weather threat return for Thursday into early Friday.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 4, 6:42 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
642 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2020

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

0639 PM     HAIL             6 SE PRYOR              36.25N 95.24W
05/04/2020  E2.50 INCH       MAYES              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED IN SPORTSMEN ACRES

&&

MAT
Special weather statement, May 4, 6:50 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
650 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

OKZ065-066-050015-
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-
650 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND CENTRAL
OKFUSKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

At 650 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 3 miles northeast of
Castle, moving southeast at 35 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Okemah...                         Boley...
Castle...                         Clearview...
Pharoah...                        Bryant...
Mason...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 219 and
234.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3548 9648 3563 9638 3551 9599 3533 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 294DEG 32KT 3552 9635
Local storm report, May 4, 6:54 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
654 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2020

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

0650 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PRYOR                   36.31N 95.32W
05/04/2020                   MAYES              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING IN PRYOR

&&

MAT
Local storm report, May 4, 6:56 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
656 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2020

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

0640 PM     HAIL             3 N LOCUST GROVE        36.24N 95.17W
05/04/2020  E2.00 INCH       MAYES              OK   STORM CHASER

&&

MAT
Local storm report, May 4, 6:59 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
659 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2020

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

0629 PM     HAIL             2 SW TIAWAH             36.24N 95.59W
05/04/2020  E1.75 INCH       ROGERS             OK   PUBLIC

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware31 min
May 4, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware26 min
May 4, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee37 min
May 4, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner31 min
May 4, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner36 min
May 4, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa20 min
May 4, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Wagoner46 min
May 4, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee, Muskogee29 min
May 4, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee27 min
May 4, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee41 min
May 4, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Sequoyah45 min
May 4, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSASequoyah35 min
May 4, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah34 min
May 4, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSASequoyah27 min
May 4, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSASequoyah25 min
May 5, 12:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer34 min
May 5, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Pushmataha46 min
May 5, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore27 min
May 5, 4:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha52 min
May 5, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw47 min
May 5, 5:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw46 min
May 4, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Carroll56 min
May 4, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton37 min
May 4, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Washington41 min
May 4, 8:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAWashington119 min
May 4, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford36 min
May 4, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Franklin31 min
May 4, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian29 min
May 4, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin, Sebastian33 min
May 4, 10:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian23 min
May 4, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin, Sebastian17 min
May 4, 11:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford23 min
May 4, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian32 min
May 4, 11:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin37 min
May 4, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin29 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.