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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 279, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 9, 2022Creek County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2022, 9:11 PM CDT for Creek County, 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
Aug 9, 2022, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Creek County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 9, 6:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 6:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 4:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
455 PM CDT Tue Aug 9 2022

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-101015-
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-
455 PM CDT Tue Aug 9 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Isolated thunderstorms will continue into the evening in association
with a weak frontal boundary over the region. Stronger cells will
be capable of marginally severe downburst winds and brief heavy
rainfall.

Some parts of eastern Oklahoma, mainly west of highway 75 that
see more sunshine this afternoon could see localized heat indices
between 100 and 105 degrees into the early evening.

Scattered thunderstorms may redevelop again late this evening or after
midnight. Severe weather is not expected, though locally heavy rainfall
will be possible with the stronger cells.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY through FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY and SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Scattered thunderstorms will remain possible on Wednesday, mainly
across southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas as the frontal
boundary slowly sags south.

Upper ridging builds back in by Thursday and through the weekend,
bringing a return to hot and dry weather. Temperatures will once
again return to above normal with heat headlines possible by late
in the weekend and early next week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
441 PM CDT Tue Aug 9 2022

OKZ054-092215-
Osage OK-
441 PM CDT Tue Aug 9 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Osage
County through 515 PM CDT...

At 441 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles
east of Ponca City, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Southwestern Kaw Lake...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3670 9703 3669 9702 3668 9694 3673 9691
      3675 9689 3675 9687 3674 9683 3661 9678
      3660 9704 3661 9705 3664 9705 3666 9706
      3668 9706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 278DEG 12KT 3672 9697

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
513 PM CDT Tue Aug 9 2022

OKZ054-092230-
Osage OK-
513 PM CDT Tue Aug 9 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Osage County
through 530 PM CDT...

At 512 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 7 miles
southeast of Ponca City, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of western Osage
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3670 9703 3668 9694 3670 9693 3658 9685
      3657 9689 3660 9692 3658 9698 3659 9703
      3663 9705 3664 9705 3668 9707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 327DEG 5KT 3663 9701

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee45 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.