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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 3, 2023Adair County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2023, 1:21 PM CDT for Adair County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 24 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
Jun 3, 2023, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2023, 1:45 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
40

County Adair County, OK

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 123 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2023-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 280 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2023-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
280 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 3, 12:23 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 12:23 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1223 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(The rest of today)
Issued at 1049 AM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

Pretty strange upper air pattern in place over the CONUS today.
What is left of a shortwave trough that emanated from the
southwest CONUS in the subtropical jet flow now lies from
southeast CO south and east to southeast OK. This lobe of weak
vorticity is lifting slowly northeast with the bulk of the shower
and storm activity this morning being ahead of this feature. The
latest CAMs suggest that a combination of daytime heating and the
slow approaching and gradually dissipating wave will initiate
scattered to numerous showers and storms this afternoon across
eastern OK and western AR. An isolated severe wind gust is
possible, with pockets of locally heavy rainfall looking more
likely. Coverage should decrease this evening with the loss of
daytime heating.

Lacy

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tonight through Friday)
Issued at 200 AM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

Storm activity will quickly wane this evening as somewhat drier
air moves in from the east behind the storm activity. A few storms
could develop again on Sunday, but with diminished coverage and
intensity. For the next few days a rather stagnant pattern will be
in place with an anomalous upper level ridge across the northern
Plains inducing easterly flow through the entire troposphere. This
will result in warm afternoon temperatures each day in the upper
80s to low 90s with humidity levels staying reasonable for this
time of year. Precipitation chances will be fairly low during this
period, though a very isolated pop up afternoon storm could occur
any day.

This pattern will persist for much of next week, though with some
day to day variation as occasional weak shortwave troughs rotate
around the main high pressure area. Ensemble guidance is keying in
on the next feature for next Monday-Tuesday. This would not be a
heavy rain producer, but a slight uptick in PoPs will result. Some
model guidance also pushes some cooler and drier air into the region
as well, so that will be something to watch. otherwise, seasonably
warm and humid weather will return for the mid week period with
perhaps another shortwave trough towards Thursday or Friday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1223 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

The main issue for aviators this period will be storms this
afternoon and into the evening. Coverage is good enough today to
be more aggressive in the TAFs. Used TEMPOs to cover the most
likely time windows inside a prevailing VCTS mention. Coverage
should decrease enough by 03Z or 04Z to remove mention by then.
VFR conditions will prevail outside of storms.

Lacy

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   65  88  64  89 /  30  20  10  20
FSM   66  92  68  91 /  40  10  10  20
MLC   63  85  62  87 /  30  40  10  20
BVO   61  89  60  89 /  30  20  10  20
FYV   61  89  62  89 /  40  10  10  20
BYV   61  89  63  87 /  20  10  10  20
MKO   64  88  65  87 /  30  20  10  20
MIO   62  89  62  88 /  30  10  10  20
F10   63  85  62  87 /  30  30  10  20
HHW   64  84  65  87 /  20  40  10  20

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
AR...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...30
LONG TERM....06
AVIATION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 4:32 AM CDT, 8 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
432 AM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-040945-
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-
432 AM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

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.
	ONSET...This Afternoon.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This afternoon.

DISCUSSION...
Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected today, but they
will focus over Oklahoma. A few severe storms as well as areas of
heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding are possible.
For the storms that develop, heavy rain and frequent lightning
will be the greatest threats, with marginally severe hail or wind
less likely. Any lingering showers should diminish during the
evening.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation Is Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Drier air moves in Sunday, with rain chances lowering from today.
However, a low end thunderstorm risk will continue each afternoon through
the entire period. The main threats will be brief heavy rain,
dangerous lightning, and marginally severe hail or wind at times.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 1:10 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
110 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

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

1235 PM     Hail             5 WNW Afton             36.72N 95.05W
06/03/2023  M0.88 inch       Craig              OK   Law Enforcement

&&
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:14 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
114 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

OKZ057-031845-
Craig OK-
114 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Craig
County through 145 PM CDT...

At 114 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 8 miles
northwest of Welch, moving northwest at 15 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 damage to outdoor objects
         is possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Craig
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3694 9507 3688 9524 3697 9541 3700 9541
      3700 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 144DEG 11KT 3695 9522

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
121 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

ARZ010-OKZ069-031845-
Washington AR-Adair OK-
121 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Washington and central Adair Counties through 145 PM CDT...

At 120 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles
west of Lincoln. This storm was nearly propagating southwestward.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Stilwell...                       Lincoln...
Westville...                      Adair State Park...
Cincinnati...                     Baron...
Clyde...                          Canehill...
Summers...                        Morrow...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3607 9444 3589 9438 3573 9460 3603 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 073DEG 4KT 3596 9450

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 11:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair28 min
Jun 3, 11:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware36 min
Jun 3, 12:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Delaware3 hr
Jun 3, 12:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig37 min
Jun 3, 12:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware36 min
Jun 3, 12:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington34 min
Jun 3, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes35 min
Jun 3, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig31 min
Jun 3, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig42 min
Jun 3, 1:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair47 min
Jun 3, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSASequoyah44 min
Jun 3, 2:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
Jun 3, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata28 min
Jun 3, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah25 min
Jun 3, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair29 min
Jun 3, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers26 min
Jun 3, 3:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell37 min
Jun 3, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair27 min
Jun 3, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha35 min
Jun 3, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah38 min
Jun 3, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg36 min
Jun 3, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg35 min
Jun 3, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha41 min
Jun 3, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner32 min
Jun 3, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha28 min
Jun 3, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg25 min
Jun 3, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa32 min
Jun 3, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha30 min
Jun 3, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner41 min
Jun 3, 5:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Jun 3, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa28 min
Jun 3, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHughes35 min
Jun 3, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSATulsa, Wagoner21 min
Jun 3, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee33 min
Jun 3, 5:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha2 hr
Jun 3, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa37 min
Jun 3, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee28 min
Jun 3, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh37 min
Jun 3, 6:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee71 min
Jun 3, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee28 min
Jun 3, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSABenton23 min
Jun 3, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington31 min
Jun 3, 12:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian30 min
Jun 3, 12:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington23 min
Jun 3, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington37 min
Jun 3, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian48 min
Jun 3, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian42 min
Jun 3, 1:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Sebastian46 min
Jun 3, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford23 min
Jun 3, 2:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin34 min
Jun 3, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Franklin27 min
Jun 3, 3:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford35 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.