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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 30, 2022Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Mar 30, 2022, 12:36 AM CDT for Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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
Mar 30, 2022, 12:36 AM CDT (05:36 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2022, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Okmulgee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2022-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 666 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2022-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
666 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-201 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1295 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

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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 Mar 30, 12:26 AM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 12:26 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 4:50 PM CDT, 7 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
450 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301000-
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-
450 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.

TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...After 10 PM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...After 10 PM.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...After 10 PM.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Northeastern Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably warm and windy conditions will persist the remainder
of the afternoon ahead of strong upper level storm system. Southerly
winds gusting in the 35 to 45 mph will increase the risk of
aggressively spreading grassland fires.

Thunderstorm chances will increase across across portions of
northeast Oklahoma late this evening as the storm system approaches.
A line of strong storms will likely develop, spreading east across
the remainder of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas overnight
through early Wednesday morning. The line of storms will be capable
of locally damaging winds and quickly developing tornadoes through
the late night hours.

Initial storms should move into portions of northeast Oklahoma northwest
of Tulsa between 10 pm and midnight, with a line of storms eventually
spreading across the remainder of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas
after 3 to 4 am.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
THURSDAY...High Wind Potential.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY...No Hazards.
SUNDAY and MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

Thunderstorms are likely to be ongoing Wednesday morning across
portions of western Arkansas, but will shift east of the region by
mid morning. Additional scattered storms may develop Wednesday
afternoon and may produce brief instances of small hail.

The next chance of storms arrives late Friday but severe weather
appears unlikely at this time. A stronger storm system will begin to
impact the region by Monday with another round of strong
thunderstorms, including the potential for more widespread heavy
rainfall. Severe weather chances will also begin to increase into
early next week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 11:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1122 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

OKZ054-300445-
Osage OK-
1122 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Osage
County through 1145 PM CDT...

At 1121 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 7 miles southeast of Cedar Vale to 4 miles south
of Foraker. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Elgin...                          Bigheart...
Pearsonia...                      Hulah...
Sunset Lake...                    Wah Sha She State Park...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9600 3689 9600 3681 9604 3672 9663
      3700 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 253DEG 39KT 3700 9644 3681 9654

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, Mar 29, 11:49 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1149 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

OKZ065-300530-
Okfuskee OK-
1149 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Okfuskee
County through 1230 AM CDT...

At 1149 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 5 miles east of Johnson to 2 miles south of
Little to 3 miles southwest of Seminole. Movement was east at 30 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...
Okemah...                         Boley...
Paden...                          Bearden...
Castle...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
221.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3558 9637 3542 9627 3529 9630 3529 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652
      3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656 3542 9656
      3541 9654 3540 9653 3539 9655 3541 9658
      3540 9662 3551 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 251DEG 27KT 3540 9674 3531 9668 3519 9671

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage41 min
Mar 29, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage23 min
Mar 29, 11:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee41 min
Mar 30, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee39 min
Mar 30, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee26 min
Mar 30, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes24 min
Mar 30, 2:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair24 min
Mar 30, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware42 min
Mar 30, 3:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa27 min
Mar 30, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg24 min
Mar 30, 3:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAtoka33 min
Mar 30, 4:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha30 min
Mar 30, 4:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pushmataha46 min
Mar 30, 4:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw37 min
Mar 30, 5:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha46 min
Mar 30, 5:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore, Sequoyah40 min
Mar 30, 5:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah45 min
Mar 30, 5:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Pushmataha49 min
Mar 30, 5:56 AM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore34 min
Mar 30, 6:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore33 min
Mar 30, 6:46 AM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore29 min
Mar 30, 2:02 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee41 hr
Mar 30, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington30 min
Mar 30, 4:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Madison, Washington57 min
Mar 30, 4:11 AM CDTTornado WarningTSABenton, Carroll, Madison, Washington49 min
Mar 30, 5:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACarroll23 min
Mar 30, 7:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin, Sebastian40 min

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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.