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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 316, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 3, 2024LeFlore County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma; Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2024, 1:50 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma; Crawford County, Franklin County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 25 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
Jun 3, 2024, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2024, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, LeFlore County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 2024-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 759 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 2024-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 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
759 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-205 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1079 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
183 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 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 Jun 3, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
118 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041030-
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-
118 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

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 Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
A complex of showers and thunderstorms will continue to move east
and southeast over eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas
this afternoon. Severe weather potentials remain with
these storms across southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
Damaging winds are the primary threat with a secondary threat of
large hail. Locally heavy rainfall will also be a concern with the
storms today, which may result in some localized flooding issues.
Majority of these storms should be exiting by late this afternoon.

Additional storm chances return overnight tonight for eastern
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, with another potential storm
complex developing and moving through the region. Limited severe
potentials along with additional locally heavy rainfall would be
capable with any storm development overnight.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
TUESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
THURSDAY...No Hazards.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Another round of thunderstorms is expected Tuesday evening and
overnight as a weak cold front moves into the area from the north.
Some of these storms will likely be severe, and locally heavy
rainfall will also be possible. Thunderstorm chances will return
by Friday night through the weekend as storms that develop in the
high plains each afternoon move southeast towards our area each
night.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 12:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 3, 12:51 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1251 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

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

1212 PM     Hail             3 E Enterprise          35.25N 95.33W
06/03/2024  E1.00 Inch       Haskell            OK   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

&&

KAH
Local storm report, Jun 3, 12:58 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1258 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

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

1206 PM     Hail             3 E Enterprise          35.25N 95.33W
06/03/2024  E1.00 Inch       Haskell            OK   Public

&&

JDS
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:10 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
110 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

ARZ019-029-OKZ049-068-069-072-074>076-031900-
Sebastian AR-Crawford AR-Haskell OK-Adair OK-Latimer OK-Sequoyah OK-
Cherokee OK-Pushmataha OK-Le Flore OK-
110 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...
PUSHMATAHA...EASTERN HASKELL...SEQUOYAH...CENTRAL LATIMER...SOUTHERN
ADAIR...LE FLORE AND SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM
CDT...

At 110 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 3 miles northeast of Bunch to 5 miles north of
Wister to 3 miles east of Antlers. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Fort Smith...                     Van Buren...
Sallisaw...                       Poteau...
Cedarville...                     Clayton...
Natural Dam...                    Greenwood...
Alma...                           Barling...
Pocola...                         Muldrow...
Heavener...                       Roland...
Spiro...                          Arkoma...
Panama...                         Mansfield...
Talihina...                       Wister...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 0 and 13.
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 297 and 328.
 Interstate 540 between mile markers 1 and 14.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 27.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 9577 3509 9503 3573 9490 3575 9421
      3508 9420 3506 9425 3497 9424 3493 9445
      3471 9445 3451 9465 3451 9504 3425 9505
      3424 9515 3417 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 272DEG 29KT 3573 9473 3505 9473 3423 9556

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Local storm report, Jun 3, 1:42 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
142 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

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

0130 PM     Hail             Spiro                   35.25N 94.62W
06/03/2024  M0.75 Inch       Le Flore           OK   Trained Spotter

&&

JDS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw33 min
Jun 3, 6:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh29 min
Jun 3, 7:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg43 min
Jun 3, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore39 min
Jun 3, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage34 min
Jun 3, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata31 min
Jun 3, 8:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee45 min
Jun 3, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware23 min
Jun 3, 8:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig29 min
Jun 3, 8:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa27 min
Jun 3, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek29 min
Jun 3, 9:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee, Washington39 min
Jun 3, 9:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee26 min
Jun 3, 9:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Rogers, Tulsa41 min
Jun 3, 9:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig20 min
Jun 3, 9:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee29 min
Jun 3, 10:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner39 min
Jun 3, 10:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee36 min
Jun 3, 10:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Jun 3, 10:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner34 min
Jun 3, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg45 min
Jun 3, 11:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee3 hr
Jun 3, 11:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg30 min
Jun 3, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, Muskogee48 min
Jun 3, 12:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Wagoner3 hr
Jun 3, 12:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha39 min
Jun 3, 12:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell18 min
Jun 3, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah41 min
Jun 3, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah32 min
Jun 3, 12:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah4 hr
Jun 3, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah50 min
Jun 3, 2:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
Jun 3, 6:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian33 min
Jun 3, 1:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian4 hr
Jun 3, 2:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Franklin, Sebastian52 min
Jun 3, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Franklin38 min
Jun 3, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin25 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2024Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.