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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 28, 2024Latimer County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2024, 5:44 PM CDT for Latimer County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 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: Apr 28, 2024, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2024, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Latimer County, OK, Pushmataha 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
Apr 28, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 28, 2:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 2:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 4:44 PM CDT, 1 hour before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
444 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-291015-
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-
444 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Along and southeast of Interstate 44.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Along and southeast of Interstate 44.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

POOR VISIBILITY.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma.
	ONSET...After midnight.

DISCUSSION...
Numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through early evening
primarily along and southeast of Interstate 44. Scattered severe storms
are possible with a risk of large hail, locally damaging winds, and a
few tornadoes. The risk of severe weather is gradually spread eastward
and diminish by mid evening. Additionally, flash flooding remains a concern
with areas of heavy rain through mid evening. Main stem river flooding
is ongoing across portions of the region due to the recent heavy rains.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Another storm system will arrive Tuesday, continuing to affect the
area through Friday. The main impact will be repeated chances for
thunderstorms and severe weather potential. Due to the previously
wet conditions and additional rainfall, flooding concerns may again
develop.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 3:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 4:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
450 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

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

1212 AM     Tornado          Morris                  35.61N 95.86W
04/28/2024                   Okmulgee           OK   NWS Storm Survey

&&

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 5:04 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
504 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

OKZ060-061-064-067-282245-
Tulsa OK-Rogers OK-Creek OK-Wagoner OK-
504 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS...EAST
CENTRAL CREEK...NORTHWESTERN WAGONER AND EASTERN TULSA COUNTIES
THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 504 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Jenks, moving northeast at 30 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...
Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
Owasso...                         Bixby...
Jenks...                          Glenpool...
Catoosa...                        Kiefer...
Tulsa International Airport...    Jenks Riverside Airport...
Liberty...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 218 and 241.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm 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 3586 9600 3595 9614 3633 9587 3614 9556
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 222DEG 25KT 3601 9596

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

Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:37 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:41 PM CDT, 3 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
Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	32 min
Apr 27, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	28 min
Apr 27, 7:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	21 min
Apr 27, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	29 min
Apr 27, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	62 min
Apr 27, 10:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek	39 min
Apr 27, 10:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Okfuskee	43 min
Apr 27, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	63 min
Apr 27, 11:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	45 min
Apr 27, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	44 min
Apr 27, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	55 min
Apr 27, 11:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	26 min
Apr 27, 11:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	16 min
Apr 27, 11:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington	57 min
Apr 27, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	45 min
Apr 27, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	56 min
Apr 27, 11:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	30 min
Apr 27, 11:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa	16 min
Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee	32 min
Apr 28, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	52 min
Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	47 min
Apr 28, 12:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Okfuskee	3 hr
Apr 28, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Wagoner	57 min
Apr 28, 12:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	39 min
Apr 28, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	66 min
Apr 28, 12:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
Apr 28, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	62 min
Apr 28, 12:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner	43 min
Apr 28, 12:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	63 min
Apr 28, 1:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg	43 min
Apr 28, 1:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah and 1 more	64 min
Apr 28, 1:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	45 min
Apr 28, 1:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	43 min
Apr 28, 1:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	3 hr
Apr 28, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	32 min
Apr 28, 1:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg	60 min
Apr 28, 1:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Nowata	32 hr
Apr 28, 1:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware	39 min
Apr 28, 1:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Muskogee	3 hr
Apr 28, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	63 min
Apr 28, 2:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	3 hr
Apr 28, 2:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	65 min
Apr 28, 2:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee	3 hr
Apr 28, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Sequoyah	43 min
Apr 28, 3:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	56 min
Apr 28, 3:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	55 min
Apr 28, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	45 min
Apr 28, 3:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	41 min
Apr 28, 3:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	28 min
Apr 28, 4:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	49 min
Apr 28, 4:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah	3 hr
Apr 28, 4:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, LeFlore, Sequoyah	3 hr
Apr 28, 4:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	53 min
Apr 28, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	28 hr
Apr 28, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	17 hr
Apr 28, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Sequoyah	30 hr
Apr 28, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	27 min
Apr 28, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg	44 min
Apr 28, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	41 min
Apr 28, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	47 min
Apr 28, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg	46 min
Apr 28, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	40 min
Apr 28, 5:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg	50 min
Apr 28, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg	43 min
Apr 28, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Wagoner	40 min
Apr 28, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	40 min
Apr 28, 5:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	3 hr
Apr 28, 5:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner	47 min
Apr 28, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	30 min
Apr 28, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	38 min
Apr 28, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	50 min
Apr 28, 6:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	4 hr
Apr 28, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	48 min
Apr 28, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah	21 min
Apr 28, 6:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg	38 min
Apr 28, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Pushmataha	47 min
Apr 28, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	23 min
Apr 28, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	47 min
Apr 28, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	24 min
Apr 28, 2:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Benton, Washington	60 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.