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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 299, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2024, 1:38 AM CDT for Adair County, Cherokee County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 29 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
- May 26, 2024, 1:38 AM CDT (06:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2024, 2:07 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 1925 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 10.7
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 May 26, 12:38 AM CDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 12:38 AM CDT, 1 hour before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1238 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (The rest of tonight) Issued at 920 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 Update mainly is for adding tornado watch 311 which will include most of NE OK and far NW AR. Bulk of storm coverage is expected to stay north of I 40 tonight, though isolated to widely scattered storms that develop across SE OK and WC AR will still have severe potential. Made some adjustments to PoPs through 06 based on expected coverage, and just a few minor tweaks to PoPs in the 06-12z time frame. Overnight temperatures look reasonable at this time. Updated ZFP/AFM/PFM already sent && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Saturday) Issued at 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 Thunderstorms are expected to have waned and / or focused more east of the local region by early Sunday. However, the cold front associated with the passing wave will not clear western AR and SE OK until late afternoon and conditions will become increasingly unstable ahead of the boundary. Veered low level winds will limit frontal convergence and overall storm coverage is likely to be low, however at least isolated storms are possible along the boundary by mid to late afternoon before the front clears the forecast area to the east and south. Otherwise, dry weather and warm weather will prevail west of the front. Sfc high pressure builds across the region Monday providing a pleasant day area wide. The pattern transitions toward more northwesterly flow through the southern Plains by Tuesday with daily thunderstorm complexes likely to develop and track in or near the forecast area from Tuesday night through Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall and at least a limited risk of severe weather would accompany these events. By late week into next weekend the pattern reverts to more southwesterly flow aloft and likely remains unsettled with daily thunderstorm chances continuing. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1238 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 Supercell continues to track east early this morning across far northeast Oklahoma and will likely impact KXNA/KROG in the 06-07Z time range. LIFR conditions will be likely with the potential for severe gusts/large hail. Supercell located along the OK/KS state line should remain north of KBVO. Additional storms are developing across portions of eastern Oklahoma in strong low level jet and a few of these storms could also briefly impact NW AR TAF sites overnight. Otherwise, strong and gusty southwest winds will develop during the day Sunday. VFR conditions will prevail through the remainder of the TAF period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 89 62 87 62 / 0 0 0 0 FSM 91 66 89 63 / 20 20 0 10 MLC 91 64 89 62 / 0 10 0 10 BVO 88 58 86 58 / 10 0 0 0 FYV 87 61 85 59 / 20 10 0 0 BYV 88 61 84 59 / 30 10 0 0 MKO 90 62 85 60 / 0 0 0 10 MIO 86 59 83 59 / 10 10 0 0 F10 91 61 86 60 / 0 0 0 10 HHW 89 65 89 63 / 10 10 0 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && SHORT TERM...23 LONG TERM....07 AVIATION...12
Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 5:03 PM CDT, 8 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 503 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261015- 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- 503 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight. TORNADO. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...This evening. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...This evening. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Severe storms are underway across northwest Texas and southwest Oklahoma, with additional development across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles late this afternoon. As these storms move east towards central Oklahoma, the potential for severe thunderstorms across parts of eastern Oklahoma remains in place later this evening. The storms will likely be widely scattered, but will pose the threat of large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes. As activity moves further into eastern Oklahoma, storms are expected to weaken some as they move into Arkansas. Further north, an organized MCS that track east across southern Kansas may clip parts of far northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas late tonight. These storms will carry mainly a damaging wind threat along with an isolated tornado potential. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. MONDAY...No Hazards. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A couple of quiet days are expected for the remainder of the holiday weekend. A few thunderstorms will be possible on Sunday across far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as a cold front moves through, but will quickly shift eastward. Nightly thunderstorm chances will return by mid week as northwest flow aloft sets up and chances increase for storm complexes moving into the region overnight. Some severe potential will likely exist on those nights, along with the threat for heavy rainfall and isolated flooding. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
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Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 25, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 62 min |
| May 25, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 60 min |
| May 25, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 34 min |
| May 25, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 67 min |
| May 25, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 42 min |
| May 25, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 42 min |
| May 25, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington | 39 min |
| May 25, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington | 49 min |
| May 25, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers | 51 min |
| May 26, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 45 min |
| May 26, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 43 min |
| May 26, 12:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 49 min |
| May 26, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 24 min |
| May 26, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 34 min |
| May 26, 12:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 46 min |
| May 26, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 26 min |
| May 26, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah | 65 min |
| May 26, 12:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 48 min |
| May 26, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 17 min |
| May 26, 1:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 42 min |
| May 26, 1:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 15 min |
| May 26, 1:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 35 min |
| May 26, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 41 min |
| May 26, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 50 min |
| May 26, 2:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| May 26, 2:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 9 min |
| May 26, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 36 min |
| May 26, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 39 min |
| May 26, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 45 min |
| May 26, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 48 min |
| May 26, 1:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 49 min |
| May 26, 2:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 41 min |
| May 26, 2:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton | 3 hr |
| May 26, 2:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 41 min |
| May 26, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 14 min |
| May 26, 3:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 24 min |
| May 26, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison | 65 min |
| May 26, 3:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 3 hr |
| May 26, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton | 50 min |
| May 26, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 48 min |
| May 26, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 32 min |
| May 26, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 49 min |
| May 26, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.