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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 184, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 15, 2023Creek County, Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2023, 9:15 PM CDT for Creek County, Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 60 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: Jun 15, 2023, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2023, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

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

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 15, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1068 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -198 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1891 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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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 Jun 15, 6:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 6:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 5:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
512 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-161000-
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-
512 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Early Evening.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Southeast Oklahoma.

DISCUSSION...
A complex of strong to severe storms will move into parts of eastern
Oklahoma early this evening, and will continue into the late
evening hours across southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
Damaging winds of 70 to 80 miles an hour will be possible in the
stronger bow segments, especially across far southeast Oklahoma
where instability will be maximized. A limited tornado and hail
threat will also exist across this same area, primarily with any
discrete storms.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A few lingering storms will be possible into Friday, a few of
which may be strong.

Another round of strong to severe storms appears likely across
parts of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Saturday evening
into the overnight hours. Large hail, damaging winds, and locally
heavy rainfall will be likely in the stronger storms.

Hot and humid conditions are expected into the early part of next
week with heat index values approaching or exceeding the century
mark both Monday and Tuesday afternoon.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 8:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
810 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

OKZ049-073-075-076-160215-
Pittsburg OK-Latimer OK-Pushmataha OK-Le Flore OK-
810 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

...Showers and isolated thunderstorms will impact portions of
northern Pushmataha, Latimer, southern Le Flore and southeastern
Pittsburg Counties through 915 PM CDT...

At 808 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and isolated
thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles south of Higgins
to 4 miles south of Muse. Movement was east at 45 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...
Wilburton...                      Clayton...
Heavener...                       Hartshorne...
Talihina...                       Red Oak...
Albion...                         Octavia...
Talimena State Park...            Higgins...
Tuskahoma...                      Big Cedar...
Stanley...                        Kiamichi...
Whitesboro...                     Clayton Lake State Park...
Damon...                          Bengal...
Yanush...                         Muse...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3453 9566 3501 9558 3487 9445 3451 9446
      3450 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 281DEG 39KT 3476 9545 3461 9475

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

69

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 8:42 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
842 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

OKZ049-053-160245-
Choctaw OK-Pushmataha OK-
842 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Pushmataha and
northeastern Choctaw Counties through 945 PM CDT...

At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 3 miles west of Kellond to 3 miles southeast of
Hugo Lake State Park. Movement was northeast at 15 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...
Antlers...                        Fort Towson...
Sawyer...                         Rattan...
Snow...                           Hugo Lake State Park...
Kellond...                        Kent...
Messer...                         Moyers...
Raymond Gary State Park...        Kosoma...
Dunbar...                         Oleta...
Cloudy...                         Fallon...
Sobol...                          Darwin...
Eubanks...                        Corinne...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3416 9579 3450 9578 3451 9578 3451 9567
      3453 9567 3446 9505 3425 9505 3424 9515
      3394 9516 3396 9523 3394 9525 3390 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 217DEG 15KT 3424 9570 3404 9533

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

69

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 9:13 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
913 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

OKZ053-160300-
Choctaw OK-
913 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Choctaw
County through 1000 PM CDT...

At 912 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles
south of Bennington, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Boswell...                        Soper...
Unger...                          Gay...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3387 9584 3391 9588 3392 9591 3395 9594
      3403 9594 3405 9558 3393 9558 3394 9560
      3392 9561 3391 9564 3391 9567 3389 9569
      3388 9571 3390 9575 3387 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 271DEG 33KT 3394 9603

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 8:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore	65 min
Jun 15, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	63 min
Jun 15, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	47 min
Jun 15, 10:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	67 min
Jun 15, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Washington	59 min
Jun 15, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	44 min
Jun 15, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	52 min
Jun 15, 11:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington	39 min
Jun 15, 11:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	46 min
Jun 16, 12:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	30 min
Jun 16, 12:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	47 min
Jun 16, 6:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	27 min
Jun 16, 6:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	42 min
Jun 16, 7:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore	32 min
Jun 16, 7:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	50 min
Jun 16, 7:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	47 min
Jun 16, 8:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	41 min
Jun 16, 8:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	36 min
Jun 16, 8:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	26 min
Jun 16, 10:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	45 min
Jun 16, 11:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Crawford, Sebastian	112 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.