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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 2, 2024Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2024, 12:02 AM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 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 2, 2024, 12:02 AM CDT (05:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2024, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:03 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
Apr 1, 2:13 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1105 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1087 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 343 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 455 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.0
Supercell composite: 14.1

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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 Apr 1, 9:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 9:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
923 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...New SHORT TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(The rest of tonight)
Issued at 919 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

A cold front is currently near the I-44 corridor this
evening with strong to severe storms generally occurring
behind the boundary across northeast Oklahoma. Additional
thunderstorms continue to develop near the boundary into
central Oklahoma. This activity will continue to spread to
the south and east into the early morning hours with the
potential for severe weather diminishing after midnight. Wind
will become a greater concern with these storms as the activity
becomes more linear. However, there will continue to be the potential
for a brief tornado within the line of storms. Large hail is still
possible as well.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tonight through Monday)
Issued at 156 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

Tuesday will be cloudy and drizzly/showery in spots as much
cooler air spills in behind the cold front. High temperatures will
only reach the mid 50s to low 60s for most areas, coolest in the
northwest. Skies are expected to clear out into Wednesday
morning, with low temperatures falling into the mid 30s to low
40s. A few of the most cold-prone spots could see a light frost.

The deep low pressure responsible for this cooler weather will
gradually move east through mid week with higher pressure building
in from the west. High temperatures will gradually warm, with highs
in the 60s Wed-Thu and 70s Fri-Sun. Meanwhile, as the next weather
system deepens in the west, breezy southerly winds will develop by
late in the week. This will once again increase the fire weather
potential across the area.

As this system approach the area next Saturday-Sunday, rain
chances will increase once again. The solar eclipse of April 8th
may be impacted by this weather system or another one that is set
to affect the area around next Tuesday. Ensemble cluster analysis
does not shed much light on the subject at this time, with models
split roughly 50- 50 into two camps for relatively better or
worse viewing conditions.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 638 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will affect all sites this
evening, with gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and hail possible with
the storms. A cold front will sweep across the area overnight,
with MVFR ceilings expected late tonight through Tuesday following
the passage of the front. Gusty northwest winds will also prevail
following the frontal passage.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   48  55  39  64 /  80  30   0   0
FSM   59  67  41  65 /  60  20  10   0
MLC   52  60  39  66 /  80  20   0   0
BVO   43  54  35  64 /  80  40   0   0
FYV   52  63  36  59 /  80  30  10   0
BYV   55  63  38  57 /  80  30  10   0
MKO   51  59  38  63 /  80  30   0   0
MIO   48  54  37  60 /  80  40   0   0
F10   48  56  39  64 /  60  30   0   0
HHW   55  66  41  66 /  60   0   0   0

&&

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

SHORT TERM...10
LONG TERM....06
AVIATION...05

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 4:43 PM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
443 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-021030-
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-
443 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

TORNADO.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA....Eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...Critical.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...This evening.

HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...This evening.

DISCUSSION...
Severe thunderstorms are expected through much of the evening.
The primary threat will be very large hail up to tennis ball size,
damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph and a few tornadoes.

The primary severe weather threat will evolve as a cold front and
dry line approach eastern Oklahoma late afternoon into the early
evening. Thunderstorms are expected to develop across eastern Oklahoma
between 5 and 7 pm and quickly become severe, with potential for very
large or damaging hail. Storms are expected to increase and spread eastward through the
evening with a continued threat of very large hail, and an
increasing damaging wind threat as storms grow upscale. Low level
winds are expected to strengthen near sunset, which may increase
the tornado potential for part of the evening. Most of the storms will exit the area
around midnight.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...High Wind Potential.
FRIDAY...No Hazards.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Breezy and cooler conditions will occur behind the system Tuesday
and Wednesday. Another low pressure system could bring a chance
of thunderstorms back to the region by the weekend.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 10:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1037 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

OKZ060-064>067-070-020400-
Tulsa OK-Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-Wagoner OK-
1037 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CREEK...SOUTHWESTERN
WAGONER...NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...SOUTHEASTERN TULSA AND
OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM CDT...

At 1037 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 2 miles southeast of Jenks to 4 miles northwest
of Cromwell. Movement was northeast at 60 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...
Broken Arrow...                   Okmulgee...
Okemah...                         Bixby...
Jenks...                          Okfuskee...
Glenpool...                       Coweta...
Henryetta...                      Haskell...
Kiefer...                         Morris...
Beggs...                          Boley...
Mounds...                         Weleetka...
Schulter...                       Bearden...
Slick...                          Castle...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
236.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3599 9610 3600 9545 3530 9613 3531 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652
      3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656 3542 9656
      3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658 3540 9661
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 247DEG 53KT 3597 9595 3537 9652

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 10:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1045 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

OKZ057-060>062-067-020430-
Tulsa OK-Craig OK-Rogers OK-Mayes OK-Wagoner OK-
1045 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG...ROGERS...
WESTERN MAYES...NORTHWESTERN WAGONER AND SOUTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES
THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...

At 1045 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 5 miles northwest of Foyil to 2 miles west of
Broken Arrow. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
Claremore...                      Vinita...
Pryor...                          Bixby...
Jenks...                          Coweta...
Pryor Creek...                    Catoosa...
Verdigris...                      Chouteau...
Chelsea...                        Inola...
Oologah...                        Adair...
Foyil...                          Big Cabin...
White Oak...                      Taiwah...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 229 and 282.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3666 9515 3600 9540 3598 9595 3657 9564
      3660 9549 3660 9543 3661 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 253DEG 25KT 3649 9560 3601 9583

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 10:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1051 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

OKZ060-064>067-070-020430-
Tulsa OK-Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-Wagoner OK-
1051 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CREEK...SOUTHWESTERN
WAGONER...NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...SOUTHEASTERN TULSA AND
OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...

At 1051 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Bixby to 2 miles north of Bearden. 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...
Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
Okmulgee...                       Okemah...
Bixby...                          Jenks...
Okfuskee...                       Glenpool...
Coweta...                         Henryetta...
Haskell...                        Morris...
Beggs...                          Mounds...
Weleetka...                       Dewar...
Schulter...                       Bearden...
Castle...                         Clearview...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
239.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3546 9644 3600 9598 3601 9542 3529 9608
      3529 9644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 267DEG 22KT 3597 9587 3539 9639

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 11:26 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1126 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

OKZ066>068-070>072-020515-
Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Sequoyah OK-Cherokee OK-Wagoner OK-
McIntosh OK-
1126 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MCINTOSH...NORTHWESTERN
SEQUOYAH...SOUTHEASTERN WAGONER...SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE
AND SOUTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...

At 1126 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles west of Taft to near Hoffman. Movement
was east at 60 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...
Muskogee...                       Fort Gibson...
Checotah...                       Warner...
Vian...                           Gore...
Webbers Falls...                  Oktaha...
Braggs...                         Taft...
Boynton...                        Council Hill...
Rentiesville...                   Hoffman...
Tullahassee...                    Greenleaf State Park...
Pumpkin Center...                 Lake Tenkiller State Park...
Keefeton...                       Wainwright...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 243 and
296.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southeastern, northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3584 9494 3547 9496 3541 9591 3583 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 256DEG 50KT 3577 9562 3548 9581

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Local storm report, Apr 1, 11:51 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1151 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

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

1117 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NE Okmulgee           35.65N 95.94W
04/01/2024                   Okmulgee           OK   Public

&&

CAS

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 11:55 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1155 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

ARZ010-OKZ068>070-020530-
Washington AR-Adair OK-Muskogee OK-Cherokee OK-
1155 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
ADAIR...CHEROKEE AND NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM
CDT...

At 1155 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 6 miles east of Peggs to 6 miles southwest of
Tahlequah to 5 miles north of Keefeton. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Tahlequah...                      Stilwell...
Westville...                      Watts...
Adair State Park...               Eldon...
Proctor...                        Christie...
Cincinnati...                     Pumpkin Center...
Maryetta...                       Cookson...
Cherokee Landing State Park...    Scraper...
Bunch...                          Baron...
Ballard...                        Wedington...
Summers...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northwestern Arkansas...and northeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 9448 3564 9478 3564 9491 3575 9525
      3585 9514 3611 9503 3612 9455 3610 9455
      3610 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 274DEG 51KT 3606 9498 3585 9507 3567 9533

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	50 min
Apr 1, 7:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	3 hr
Apr 1, 7:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	38 min
Apr 1, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	32 min
Apr 1, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	32 min
Apr 1, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	30 min
Apr 1, 7:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	32 min
Apr 1, 8:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	30 min
Apr 1, 8:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	13 min
Apr 1, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	21 min
Apr 1, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig	24 min
Apr 1, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	49 min
Apr 1, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	47 min
Apr 1, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	27 min
Apr 1, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	35 min
Apr 1, 9:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	33 min
Apr 1, 9:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	24 min
Apr 1, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	37 min
Apr 1, 9:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	34 min
Apr 1, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	38 min
Apr 1, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	29 min
Apr 1, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig	26 min
Apr 1, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa	29 min
Apr 1, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	42 min
Apr 1, 10:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	35 min
Apr 1, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	30 min
Apr 1, 10:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	23 min
Apr 1, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	45 min
Apr 1, 10:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa	3 hr
Apr 1, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	39 min
Apr 1, 11:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner	41 min
Apr 1, 11:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	49 min
Apr 1, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Delaware	51 min
Apr 1, 11:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	35 min
Apr 2, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	36 min
Apr 2, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah	49 min
Apr 2, 12:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	41 min
Apr 2, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	40 min
Apr 2, 1:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	40 min
Apr 2, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington	40 min
Apr 2, 1:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Madison, Washington	56 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.