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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 422, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 4, 2023, 6:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 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
- Oct 4, 2023, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2023, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 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 23:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 727 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -180 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
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 Oct 4, 6:29 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 6:29 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 629 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Through Tonight) Issued at 215 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023 Multiple areas are favored for thunderstorm development in the near term. The most robust development at the moment is along the outflow boundary from the morning storms, extending along a corridor just south of I-44. Coverage is also expanding across south central and southeast Oklahoma within a region of low to mid level warm advection. Finally, a few storms are trying to develop ahead of the main cold front in north central Oklahoma just northwest of the forecast area. Coverage is likely to continue to expand along the outflow boundary and also the warm advection region through the afternoon as faster upper level flow approaches from the west. Instability and shear will support an isolated strong to severe threat this afternoon for storms in eastern Oklahoma. Of more importance, however, is that any afternoon storms that move across southeast Oklahoma could set the stage for localized flooding overnight. The primary severe weather risk for southeast Oklahoma will accompany a thunderstorm complex expected to organize from storms developing to the west this afternoon ahead of the main upper level trough. Waning instability should limit the hail potential, with damaging winds being the main concern. Additional heavy rain, given precipitable water values around 3 standard deviations above normal, will increase the threat for flooding in far southeast Oklahoma. A Flood Watch has been issued for Pushmataha and Choctaw counties this evening and into pre-dawn Thursday. The approach of the upper level trough should also lead to expanded thunderstorm coverage farther north along the cold front itself as it begins to move southward across the region, although the evolution of the storms to the south could impact how much expansion actually occurs. && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Wednesday) Issued at 215 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023 Showers and thunderstorms should continue into tomorrow morning in southeast Oklahoma and into western Arkansas before moving out mid to late afternoon. The heavy rain and severe weather threats should be gone by then, however. With upper level troughing continuing over the Northern Plains, a secondary, stronger cold front will push through the area during the day Friday and into Friday night, bringing much cooler conditions to the region for the weekend. Northerly winds should be breezy immediately following the front also. While an increase in cloudiness should accompany the front, the low to mid levels are expected to be dry enough to preclude any shower or thunderstorm threat. Lows Saturday morning should dip into the 30s for parts of northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas, with an outside chance of some frost. Northwest flow aloft will persist into early next week, keeping seasonable temperatures and dry conditions in the area. An upper level trough is expected to organize in the Rockies mid to late week, leading to a return to southerly winds, increasing moisture, near to above normal temperatures and shower and thunderstorm chances. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 624 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023 Several clusters of strong thunderstorms are moving across eastern OK at this time, and will be accompanied by MVFR to occasionally IFR conditions at E OK TAF sites through around 03z. Some potential for sfc wind gusts of 30-40 knots with a more immediate threat of this at KTUL/KRVS. Storms will eventuality spread into western AR in a weakened state this evening, in the 02-05z time frame, also with MVFR to occasional IFR conditions. A period of widespread IFR conditions is possible later tonight into early Thursday morning in much of the area, with improving conditions from the northwest from late morning into the afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 64 80 52 72 / 90 20 0 0 FSM 67 78 57 77 / 90 60 0 0 MLC 64 77 54 75 / 90 30 0 0 BVO 59 81 47 71 / 80 10 0 0 FYV 61 76 48 72 / 90 60 0 0 BYV 62 75 50 69 / 80 70 0 0 MKO 64 78 53 73 / 80 40 0 0 MIO 63 78 49 68 / 80 30 0 0 F10 63 78 53 73 / 90 30 0 0 HHW 65 78 57 78 / 100 40 0 0 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for OKZ049-053-073-075. AR...None. && SHORT TERM...22 LONG TERM....22 AVIATION...14
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 4, 4:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 445 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-051030- 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- 445 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOODING THREAT TONIGHT IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Southeast and East Central Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Southeast Oklahoma. DISCUSSION... Strong to severe thunderstorms are ongoing across parts of eastern Oklahoma to the south of Interstate 40 late this afternoon. Additional strong to severe thunderstorms across western and central Oklahoma are expected to continue to push eastward, organizing into a complex, posing a continued threat of severe weather to parts of southeast and east central Oklahoma through the evening. Large hail up to the size of golf balls and damaging winds in the 60 to 70 mph range could occur with the strongest storms. The severe weather threat should diminish late evening into early Thursday morning. In addition to the severe weather threats, heavy rainfall will remain a concern for much of eastern Oklahoma through the evening. Repeated rounds of heavy rain are expected in southeast Oklahoma tonight, leading to an increasing threat for flash flooding that should continue into early Thursday morning. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. FRIDAY...High Wind Potential. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms will likely be ongoing Thursday morning across parts of the area southeast of Interstate 44. Cooler and drier air will move in from the northwest during the day behind a cold front, bringing a prolonged period of dry weather to the region. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 4, 5:58 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
558 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023
OKZ054-059-064-042330-
Osage OK-Pawnee OK-Creek OK-
558 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHWESTERN
CREEK AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...
At 558 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 3 miles west of Hominy to 4 miles west of
Drumright. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Hominy... Cleveland...
Drumright... Oilton...
Jennings... Osage...
Hallett... Terlton...
Shamrock... Silver City...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3647 9649 3651 9622 3588 9652 3588 9662
3616 9662 3616 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 251DEG 22KT 3643 9646 3597 9667
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHLocal storm report, Oct 4, 6:10 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
610 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0604 PM Hail 3 SSE Catoosa 36.12N 95.73W
10/04/2023 E1.50 inch Wagoner OK Public
&&
JDSLocal storm report, Oct 4, 6:12 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 3:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 22 min |
| Oct 4, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 28 min |
| Oct 4, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 42 min |
| Oct 4, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 12:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 49 min |
| Oct 4, 1:29 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 12 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 37 min |
| Oct 4, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 35 min |
| Oct 4, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Hughes | 33 min |
| Oct 4, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 38 min |
| Oct 4, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 49 min |
| Oct 4, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 26 min |
| Oct 4, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 52 min |
| Oct 4, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 30 min |
| Oct 4, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 54 min |
| Oct 4, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 46 min |
| Oct 4, 4:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 60 min |
| Oct 4, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 27 min |
| Oct 4, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 41 min |
| Oct 4, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 24 min |
| Oct 4, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 39 min |
| Oct 4, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 32 min |
| Oct 4, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Wagoner | 49 min |
| Oct 4, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 55 min |
| Oct 4, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 37 min |
| Oct 4, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 16 min |
| Oct 4, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 52 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.