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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 393, NWS Tulsa, OK

September 23, 20234 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 23, 2023, 9:03 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 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: Sep 23, 2023, 9:03 PM CDT (02:03 UTC)
Expired: Sep 23, 2023, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 23, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 23, 8:36 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 23, 8:38 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 23, 8:40 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
840 PM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023

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

0815 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Chouteau                36.19N 95.34W
09/23/2023                   Mayes              OK   Emergency Mngr

            Power pole damaged near W570 and S428 Roads.

&&

Special weather statement, Sep 23, 8:45 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
845 PM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023

OKZ060-064-066-070-240215-
Tulsa OK-Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Creek OK-
845 PM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CREEK...OKMULGEE...
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE AND SOUTH CENTRAL TULSA COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM
CDT...

At 845 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles northwest of Bald Hill to 4 miles south
of Beggs to 3 miles northeast of Slick. Movement was east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Okmulgee...                       Morris...
Beggs...                          Mounds...
Boynton...                        Slick...
Preston...                        Bald Hill...
Okmulgee State Park...            Liberty...
Jamesville...                     Hectorville...
Eram...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 195 and 198.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southeastern, northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3591 9637 3592 9591 3588 9582 3586 9582
      3586 9577 3570 9556 3555 9574 3555 9618
      3564 9619 3564 9623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 291DEG 16KT 3577 9591 3569 9608 3583 9624

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Local storm report, Sep 23, 8:47 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 23, 8:49 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 23, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Tulsa, Wagoner	36 min
Sep 23, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	33 min
Sep 23, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	32 min
Sep 23, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	28 min
Sep 23, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Okmulgee	41 min
Sep 23, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers	25 min
Sep 23, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	49 min
Sep 23, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	45 min
Sep 23, 7:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	2 hr
Sep 23, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	30 min
Sep 23, 7:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa	2 hr
Sep 23, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	29 min
Sep 23, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	42 min
Sep 23, 8:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	116 min
Sep 23, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee	35 min
Sep 23, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes	32 min
Sep 23, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	31 min
Sep 23, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	44 min
Sep 23, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	24 min
Sep 23, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	37 min
Sep 23, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	30 min
Sep 23, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	44 min
Sep 23, 8:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	26 min
Sep 23, 8:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa	5 hr
Sep 23, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Pittsburg	53 min
Sep 23, 8:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	6 hr
Sep 23, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	31 min
Sep 23, 9:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee	5 hr
Sep 23, 9:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	6 hr
Sep 23, 9:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	60 min
Sep 23, 9:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	28 min
Sep 23, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	27 min
Sep 23, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	51 min
Sep 23, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	19 min
Sep 23, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Pittsburg	34 min
Sep 23, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	29 min
Sep 23, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	38 min
Sep 23, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Okfuskee	65 min
Sep 23, 10:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington	3 hr
Sep 23, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	40 min
Sep 23, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	59 min
Sep 23, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee	50 min
Sep 23, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	33 min
Sep 23, 11:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	113 min
Sep 23, 11:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	37 min
Sep 23, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	36 min
Sep 23, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	52 min
Sep 23, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	48 min
Sep 23, 11:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	29 min
Sep 23, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	65 min
Sep 23, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	28 min
Sep 23, 11:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	3 hr
Sep 24, 12:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	36 min
Sep 24, 12:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	41 min
Sep 24, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	49 min
Sep 24, 12:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Delaware	108 min
Sep 24, 12:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	54 min
Sep 24, 12:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pushmataha	13 min
Sep 24, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg	28 min
Sep 24, 12:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	2 hr
Sep 24, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee	45 min
Sep 24, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	25 min
Sep 24, 12:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee	50 min
Sep 24, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	37 min
Sep 24, 1:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	61 min
Sep 24, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer, Pushmataha	58 min
Sep 24, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	25 min
Sep 24, 1:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Hughes	30 min
Sep 24, 1:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	3 hr
Sep 24, 1:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	3 hr
Sep 24, 1:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	30 min
Sep 24, 1:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	36 min
Sep 24, 2:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	28 min
Sep 24, 2:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	40 min
Sep 24, 3:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	27 min
Sep 24, 3:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	30 min
Sep 24, 3:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah, Wagoner	3 hr
Sep 24, 4:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair	3 hr
Sep 24, 4:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 2 more	6 hr
Sep 24, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	25 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.