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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 273, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 28, 20224 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2022, 9:26 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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
Jul 28, 2022, 9:26 PM CDT (02:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2022, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2022-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1546 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1546 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2469 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 28, 8:44 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 8:44 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
844 PM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022

...New SHORT TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(The rest of tonight)
Issued at 838 PM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022

Thunderstorms are ongoing this evening across roughly the northern
two-thirds of the forecast area, largely focused near the surface
boundary stretched along I-40. More isolated activity can be found
north of there along the I-44 corridor. Expect the surface
boundary to continue to be a focus this evening, with coverage
expanding across parts of far northeast Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas mainly after midnight as mid level warm advection
increases and focuses in these areas. The ongoing localized
damaging wind threat should diminish some toward late evening,
with a heavy rainfall threat increasing with the early Friday
morning activity. The main forecast updates this evening - which
are already out - were to POPs to adjust according to current
trends and the latest short-range model data.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tomorrow through Thursday)
Issued at 231 PM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022

Tomorrow will see more of a repeat of today, with morning showers
and storms likely north of the boundary across northeast Oklahoma
and northwest Arkansas. A zone of enhanced mid level flow could
increase storm coverage during the morning hours across northeast
Oklahoma before shifting off to the east by the afternoon. THe
boundary should make slow progression to the south during the day
tomorrow, focusing any afternoon/evening shower and storm
activity a little further south than today.

A stronger impulse is forecast to move across northern portions
of the forecast area on Saturday, bringing more widespread chances
of showers and storms and a heavy rain threat to northeast
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Scattered thunderstorms will also
be possible across far southeast Oklahoma again near the boundary
Saturday afternoon during the peak heating. Upper ridging begins
to build back into the area on Sunday, causing rain chances to
wane throughout the day Sunday with low end chances continuing
into Monday morning before exiting. Early next week will see a
return to warmer temperatures, with temps near 100 again expected
by Tuesday and Wednesday. Kept temps a little lower than most
guidance due to expected rainfall this weekend limiting the warmup
potential. The center of the upper ridge looks to shift a little
north and east heading into the latter part of next week, which
could bring some more slight chances for scattered thunderstorms
areawide.

Bowlan

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 649 PM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022

Latest surface analyses indicate the frontal boundary extends across
east central Oklahoma and west central Arkansas. Indications continue
that convection will increase in coverage this evening near this
boundary where strong instability and persistent low level moisture
convergence exists. Carried TEMPO groups FSM/MLC in the short term.
Convection expands a bit further northward overnight and looks to
impact other sites late tonight through Friday morning. Conditions
will be VFR outside of TSRA, which will bring VSBY down to MVFR.
There is a signal for MVFR ceilings BVO and nwrn AR sites late
tonight into Friday morning. Conditions become VFR by Friday
afternoon all sites, with another round of scattered TSRA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   74  85  71  85 /  60  60  70  70
FSM   75  90  74  88 /  60  60  50  70
MLC   74  91  72  91 /  40  60  40  60
BVO   71  83  67  83 /  60  50  70  70
FYV   69  83  69  83 /  80  70  70  80
BYV   71  81  69  80 /  80  70  70  80
MKO   72  87  71  85 /  70  60  60  70
MIO   70  81  68  80 /  60  50  70  80
F10   72  88  71  88 /  60  50  50  60
HHW   77  95  74  94 /  10  60  20  40

&&

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

SHORT TERM...22
LONG TERM....04
AVIATION...69
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 9:02 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
902 PM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-291030-
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-
902 PM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Primarily southeast of Interstate 44.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Late Evening.

DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms are ongoing this evening across parts of eastern
Oklahoma and west central Arkansas, with the greatest coverage
focused along Interstate 40. These storms will continue to pose a
localized damaging wind threat, although the potential will
decrease toward midnight. Additional storms will continue to
develop into early Friday morning, primarily across parts of
northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, where locally heavy
rainfall may occur.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY...No Hazards.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue
Friday into the weekend, with northeast Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas seeing the greatest coverage of storms. Locally heavy
rainfall will remain possible.

Storm chances will end by early next week, with hot and humid
weather returning.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 9:25 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
925 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2022

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

0910 PM     HAIL             4 W WESTPORT            36.22N 96.39W
07/28/2022  M1.00 INCH       PAWNEE             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY THE HOMINY EMERGENCY MANAGER ON
            HIGHWAY 412 NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH
            HIGHWAY 48. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

KAH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg49 min
Jul 28, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg51 min
Jul 28, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek42 min
Jul 28, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell26 min
Jul 28, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek44 min
Jul 28, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah36 min
Jul 28, 9:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware, Mayes, Rogers39 min
Jul 28, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee48 min
Jul 28, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner44 min
Jul 28, 10:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah26 min
Jul 28, 10:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa3 hr
Jul 28, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa44 min
Jul 28, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Wagoner37 min
Jul 28, 10:40 PM CDTTornado WarningTSARogers, Wagoner21 min
Jul 28, 11:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee25 min
Jul 28, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers, Wagoner27 min
Jul 28, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair37 min
Jul 29, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw28 min
Jul 29, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw36 min
Jul 28, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian27 min
Jul 28, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian48 min
Jul 28, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison33 min
Jul 29, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMadison, Washington57 min
Jul 29, 12:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAFranklin, Madison, Washington3 hr

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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.