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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 15, 2020Tulsa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2020, 10:13 AM CDT for Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 32 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 15, 2020, 10:13 AM CDT (15:13 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2020, 10:45 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

County Tulsa County, OK

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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 15, 6:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 6:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
633 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
Flying conditions vary greatly across eastern Oklahoma
and western Arkansas as a thunderstorm complex moves
across northeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas this morning.
Flying conditions will continue to cover a wide range
through the valid period as the thunderstorm potential
continues.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 305 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020/

DISCUSSION...
Line of strong to severe thunderstorms, currently over southeast
Kansas, will continue to push south this morning into portions of
northeast Oklahoma/northwest Arkansas.  Main threat will be damaging
winds in the stronger bow segments, but a few storms could also
produce marginally severe hail. In addition, locally heavy rainfall
will be possible through the morning hours and will therefore keep
current flash flood watch. Still some uncertainty how far south
convective line/outflow pushes before stalling this afternoon, however
boundary could serve as a focus for additional redevelopment by
late afternoon/early evening.

Models remain fairly consistent with developing/lifting upper low
into northeast Texas during the day Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms
will likely persist across southeast Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas on northern periphery of upper low. With the slow storm
motions expected, locally heavy rainfall will also be possible.

Lingering precip chances will continue across far southeast Oklahoma
and northwest Arkansas on Sunday before upper low begins to shift
east with cold front sweeping through the region on backside of
system. Cool/dry weather expected through the early to middle part
of next week as high pressure ridge at the surface settles over
eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Slow warming trend
expected for the latter half of the work week. For now, kept rain
chances out of the forecast for the remainder of the extended
periods, staying close to NBM guidance.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flash Flood Watch until 1 PM CDT this afternoon for OKZ054>063.

AR...Flash Flood Watch until 1 PM CDT this afternoon for ARZ001-002.

&&

AVIATION.....10

Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 7:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
758 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-161015-
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-
758 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing...spreading southward through the day.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Primarily northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

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

DISCUSSION...
Widespread showers and storms are ongoing across northeast Oklahoma
with more scattered showers and storms across northwest Arkansas.
The heaviest rainfall has occurred near the Oklahoma Kansas border
and this area will remain prone to additional flooding through the
morning. Storms will continue to develop and spread into northeast
Oklahoma this morning, with additional development further south
across southeast Oklahoma later today into the evening.  Areas
of strong outflow winds and isolated large hail potential will
be the focus for severe weather potential through the day.
The risk of severe weather and flooding is likely to diminish
by mid evening with storms more focused further south and west
across southern Oklahoma and north Texas.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances will continue into the day Saturday as an
upper low lifts into northeast Texas. A few of these storms could
briefly become severe with locally heavy rainfall. Lingering
showers and thunderstorms could continue Sunday across far southeast
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas before shifting southeast of the
area by mid to late afternoon.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 15, 9:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
910 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

OKZ056-057-061-062-151445-
Craig OK-Rogers OK-Nowata OK-Mayes OK-
910 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG...NORTHEASTERN
ROGERS...NORTHWESTERN MAYES AND SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA COUNTIES UNTIL
945 AM CDT...

At 909 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast
of Watova, moving east at 45 mph. Dime to nickel size hail was
reported just to the northeast of Talala with this storm.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations in or near the path include...
Chelsea...                        Big Cabin...
New Alluwe...                     White Oak...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 272 and 280.

LAT...LON 3646 9565 3659 9568 3673 9523 3651 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1409Z 257DEG 41KT 3655 9559

Lacy

Special weather statement, May 15, 9:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
911 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

OKZ070-071-151445-
Muskogee OK-McIntosh OK-
911 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MCINTOSH AND CENTRAL
MUSKOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 945 AM CDT...

At 911 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 3 miles northeast of
Council Hill, moving east at 35 mph.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Muskogee...                       Warner...
Webbers Falls...                  Oktaha...
Braggs...                         Boynton...
Council Hill...                   Rentiesville...
Greenleaf State Park...           Keefeton...
Wainwright...                     Summit...

LAT...LON 3549 9567 3567 9570 3577 9517 3550 9513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 262DEG 32KT 3559 9560

Lacy

Special weather statement, May 15, 9:40 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
940 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

OKZ060-061-067-151515-
Tulsa OK-Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
940 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ROGERS...
NORTHWESTERN WAGONER AND SOUTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM
CDT...

At 940 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 3 miles northeast of
Bixby, moving east at 35 mph.

Nickel 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...
Bixby...                          Jenks...
Coweta...                         Inola...
Oneta...                          Redbird...
Leonard...

LAT...LON 3616 9544 3608 9544 3607 9543 3589 9541
      3589 9592 3607 9594
TIME...MOT...LOC 1440Z 264DEG 29KT 3599 9585

Lacy

Special weather statement, May 15, 10:04 AM CDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1004 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

OKZ066-070-071-151530-
Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-McIntosh OK-
1004 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MCINTOSH...WEST CENTRAL
MUSKOGEE AND SOUTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 AM CDT...

At 1003 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of
Hoffman, moving east at 15 mph.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Checotah...                       Oktaha...
Council Hill...                   Rentiesville...
Hoffman...                        Hitchita...
Pierce...                         Onapa...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 248 and
266.

LAT...LON 3544 9585 3557 9584 3562 9547 3538 9548
TIME...MOT...LOC 1503Z 272DEG 15KT 3551 9576

Lacy

Special weather statement, May 15, 10:10 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1010 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

OKZ068-070>072-074-151600-
Haskell OK-Muskogee OK-Sequoyah OK-Cherokee OK-McIntosh OK-
1010 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HASKELL...EAST
CENTRAL MCINTOSH...NORTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT...

At 1010 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Braggs to 4 miles east of Warner to 8 miles northwest
of Porum. Movement was east at 15 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations in or near the path include...
Sallisaw...                       Warner...
Vian...                           Gore...
Porum...                          Webbers Falls...
Marble City...                    Braggs...
Tamaha...                         Greenleaf State Park...
Brushy Lake State Park...         Lake Tenkiller State Park...
Box...                            Mc Key...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 272 and
305.

LAT...LON 3569 9481 3542 9481 3529 9517 3541 9546
      3552 9530 3570 9520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1510Z 280DEG 13KT 3566 9519 3551 9523 3544 9537

Lacy

Special weather statement, May 15, 10:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1013 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

OKZ060-061-067-151545-
Tulsa OK-Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
1013 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS...
NORTHWESTERN WAGONER AND EAST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM
CDT...

At 1013 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Tulsa, moving
east at 35 mph.

Penny 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...
Catoosa...                        Verdigris...
Tulsa International Airport...    Oneta...
Turley...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 217 and 243.

LAT...LON 3601 9565 3605 9603 3607 9603 3608 9606
      3616 9607 3616 9600 3624 9600 3627 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 267DEG 30KT 3614 9597

Lacy

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 3:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	59 min
May 15, 3:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	67 min
May 15, 3:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Ottawa	46 min
May 15, 4:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington	41 min
May 15, 5:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers	42 min
May 15, 5:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	26 min
May 15, 5:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Washington	4 hr
May 15, 5:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Mayes	46 min
May 15, 6:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	37 min
May 15, 6:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	44 min
May 15, 7:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	30 min
May 15, 7:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	28 min
May 15, 7:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
May 15, 7:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Washington	37 min
May 15, 8:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	34 min
May 15, 8:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	52 min
May 15, 8:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	37 min
May 15, 9:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner	3 hr
May 15, 9:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	35 min
May 15, 9:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	34 min
May 15, 9:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	4 hr
May 15, 9:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Rogers, Wagoner	3 hr
May 15, 9:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah	48 min
May 15, 9:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Wagoner	3 hr
May 15, 9:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	35 min
May 15, 9:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Washington	3 hr
May 15, 10:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	26 min
May 15, 10:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	50 min
May 15, 10:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	49 min
May 15, 10:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee	3 hr
May 15, 10:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	28 min
May 15, 10:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Tulsa	3 hr
May 15, 10:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	50 min
May 15, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	32 min
May 15, 10:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	30 min
May 15, 10:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh	39 min
May 15, 11:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee	4 hr
May 15, 11:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	3 hr
May 15, 11:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	48 min
May 15, 11:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Okfuskee	3 hr
May 15, 12:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	28 min
May 15, 12:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	38 min
May 15, 12:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	33 min
May 15, 12:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Sequoyah	3 hr
May 15, 12:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Pittsburg	39 min
May 15, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	31 min
May 15, 12:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers, Wagoner	9 hr
May 15, 1:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	9 hr
May 15, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	40 min
May 15, 1:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	4 hr
May 15, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	26 min
May 15, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	35 min
May 15, 1:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Sequoyah	50 min
May 15, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore	47 min
May 15, 1:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg	4 hr
May 15, 2:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	62 hr
May 15, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	26 min
May 15, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	53 min
May 15, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	41 min
May 15, 2:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee	9 hr
May 15, 3:08 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee	6 hr
May 15, 3:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Sequoyah	9 hr
May 15, 3:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	LeFlore, Pushmataha	2 hr
May 15, 4:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Choctaw	2 hr
May 15, 5:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	9 hr
May 15, 5:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg	9 hr
May 15, 2:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Madison, Washington	2 hr
May 15, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sebastian	39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.