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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 4, 20254 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 4, 2025, 5:39 AM CST for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 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: Mar 4, 2025, 5:39 AM CST (11:39 UTC)
Expired: Mar 4, 2025, 6:30 AM CST
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties McIntosh County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -433 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 534 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 486 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 Mar 4, 4:22 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 4:22 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 5:05 AM CST, 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
505 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-051115-
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-
505 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH MID MORNING SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Significant.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma into West Central Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Far Southeast Oklahoma.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Mid morning...Higher Wind Gusts Mid Afternoon Through
			Tonight.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Early Afternoon.

DISCUSSION...
A broad area of showers and thunderstorms will continue to spread
across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas through late
morning ahead of a cold front moving through the area. The greater
storm potentials are across southeast Oklahoma where higher
instability and low level moisture were located. These conditions
will elevate severe potentials through mid morning with damaging
wind gusts to 70 mph the primary threat and large hail a secondary
threat. A tornado threat also exists across southeast Oklahoma
through mid morning. The majority of these storms are forecast to
exit by early afternoon with the severe potentials tapering off
late morning.

Additional rain chances along with slight chances of thunder
continue this afternoon across mainly northeast Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas as moisture wraps around the upper low back
into the region. This additional precipitation should tapper off
through the evening hours, with precipitation chances mainly over
far northwest Arkansas overnight. Temperature profiles indicate
the potential for rain to mix with light snow for portions of far
northwest Arkansas late tonight and then taper off early
Wednesday morning. Little to no accumulations are forecast.

Gusty southwesterly winds become common during the day today
behind the exiting cold front. This will help to transport drier
air into southeast Oklahoma and elevate fire weather concerns
this afternoon. The southwesterly winds become west to northwest
behind a stronger cold front late afternoon and evening with gusts
of 40 to 50 mph possible. These wind shifts could impact any
ongoing wildfire suppression efforts. The strong northwesterly
winds continue through tonight across the region with the
strongest winds in northeast Oklahoma and the higher elevations of
far northwest Arkansas and far southeast Oklahoma.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...High Wind Potential.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Gusty northwesterly winds in excess of 40 mph continue Wednesday
morning and should weaken through the day as surface high pressure
moves into the region. Gusty southerly winds quickly return
during the day Thursday behind the exiting surface high pressure
and ahead of another cold front forecast to move into the area
Friday. An upper level low pressure system looks to move across
the Southern Plains Saturday with the return of rain chances. A
slight chance of thunder is possible across southeast Oklahoma
during the day Saturday.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
Watches and warnings should be expected through mid- morning
Tuesday.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 2:25 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
225 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ054>056-060-061-064-067-040915-
Tulsa OK-Osage OK-Rogers OK-Nowata OK-Washington OK-Creek OK-
Wagoner OK-
225 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ROGERS...EASTERN OSAGE...
NORTHEASTERN CREEK...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...WESTERN WAGONER AND TULSA
COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CST...

At 224 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 2 miles east of Bigheart to 4 miles north of
Cushing. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Barnsdall...                      Sand Springs...
Wann...                           Sapulpa...
Inola...                          Collinsville...
Jenks Riverside Airport...        Osage Hills State Park...
Mounds...                         Stonebluff...
Vera...                           Nelagoney...
Leonard...                        Wolco...
Owasso...                         Delaware...
Ochelata...                       Sunset Lake...
Tulsa...                          Bartlesville...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 203 and 255.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3582 9549 3583 9564 3586 9565 3585 9591
      3588 9624 3693 9625 3700 9558 3700 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 254DEG 44KT 3686 9617 3605 9673

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 3:13 AM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
313 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ054>057-060-061-041000-
Tulsa OK-Craig OK-Osage OK-Rogers OK-Nowata OK-Washington OK-
313 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CRAIG...NORTHWESTERN
ROGERS...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA AND NORTHERN TULSA
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CST...

At 312 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles south of Dearing to 2 miles northeast of
Keystone State Park. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 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...
Wann...                           Dewey...
Collinsville...                   Sperry...
Skiatook...                       Watova...
Ramona...                         Vera...
Talala...                         Wolco...
Owasso...                         Lenapah...
South Coffeyville...              Delaware...
Ochelata...                       Turley...
Tulsa International Airport...    Nowata...
Bartlesville...                   Oologah...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 231 and 234.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3615 9579 3616 9630 3617 9627 3620 9624
      3622 9625 3623 9628 3700 9587 3700 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 267DEG 29KT 3699 9573 3616 9624

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

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 3:14 AM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
314 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ059-060-064>066-041000-
Tulsa OK-Okmulgee OK-Pawnee OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-
314 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CREEK...NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHWESTERN TULSA AND WESTERN OKFUSKEE
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CST...

At 313 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 2 miles southwest of Westport to 4 miles east of
Johnson. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Sand Springs...                   Keystone State Park...
Shamrock...                       Bristow...
Boley...                          Mannford...
Sapulpa...                        Paden...
Okemah...                         Depew...
Okfuskee...                       Silver City...
Milfay...                         Mason...
Castle...                         Bearden...
Welty...                          Slick...
Kellyville...                     Kiefer...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 219.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 222.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3587 9662 3618 9646 3618 9626 3616 9627
      3616 9600 3618 9600 3618 9591 3533 9635
      3535 9644 3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650
      3545 9655 3544 9657 3541 9654 3539 9654
      3541 9658 3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 261DEG 26KT 3619 9635 3539 9677

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 3:51 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
351 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ056>058-060>062-067-041045-
Tulsa OK-Craig OK-Rogers OK-Ottawa OK-Nowata OK-Mayes OK-Wagoner OK-
351 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CRAIG...ROGERS...NORTHWESTERN
OTTAWA...NORTHWESTERN MAYES...SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA...NORTHERN WAGONER
AND NORTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CST...

At 350 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 4 miles south of Edna to 3 miles east of Sand
Springs. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 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...
Vinita...                         Inola...
Commerce...                       Picher...
Big Cabin...                      Talala...
Chelsea...                        White Oak...
Welch...                          Foyil...
Bushyhead...                      Owasso...
New Alluwe...                     Hollow...
Verdigris...                      Claremore...
Tulsa International Airport...    Cardin...
Oologah...                        Catoosa...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 230 and 286.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3613 9553 3614 9599 3700 9536 3700 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 261DEG 26KT 3700 9536 3612 9605

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

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 4:02 AM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
402 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ060-061-064>067-041100-
Tulsa OK-Okmulgee OK-Rogers OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-Wagoner OK-
402 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ROGERS...
SOUTHEASTERN CREEK...NORTHWESTERN WAGONER...NORTHERN OKMULGEE...
SOUTHEASTERN TULSA AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM CST...

At 402 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 3 miles east of Tulsa to 5 miles south of Paden.
Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Beggs...                          Broken Arrow...
Preston...                        Boley...
Sapulpa...                        Inola...
Paden...                          Jenks Riverside Airport...
Liberty...                        Mounds...
Clearview...                      Stonebluff...
Hectorville...                    Leonard...
Jenks...                          Bixby...
Okmulgee...                       Okemah...
Bald Hill...                      Okfuskee...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 228.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 207 and 231.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3615 9604 3617 9544 3612 9544 3585 9571
      3585 9577 3580 9577 3529 9628 3530 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3545 9655
      3544 9657 3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658
      3540 9660 3540 9662 3550 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 1002Z 264DEG 28KT 3613 9586 3542 9656

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 5:34 AM CST, 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
534 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

OKZ064>066-041215-
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-Creek OK-
534 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CREEK...
SOUTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM CST...

At 534 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 6 miles northeast of Little to 4 miles northwest
of Yeager. Movement was northeast 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...
Boley...                          Paden...
Okemah...                         Okfuskee...
Clearview...                      Mason...
Okmulgee State Park...            Castle...
Bearden...                        Welty...
Pharoah...                        Schulter...
Slick...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
232.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 9629 3552 9595 3529 9628 3529 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652
      3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656 3542 9656
      3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658 3540 9660
      3540 9662 3547 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 226DEG 46KT 3540 9658 3522 9638

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
Mar 4, 12:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	49 min
Mar 4, 2:25 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington	50 min
Mar 4, 3:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Washington	47 min
Mar 4, 3:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Tulsa	46 min
Mar 4, 3:51 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Rogers	54 min
Mar 4, 4:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa	58 min
Mar 4, 5:34 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	41 min
Mar 4, 5:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	40 min
Mar 4, 5:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Pittsburg, Pushmataha	47 min
Mar 4, 6:13 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okmulgee	36 min
Mar 4, 6:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	46 min
Mar 4, 6:15 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Rogers, Tulsa	5 hr
Mar 4, 6:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	38 min
Mar 4, 6:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 2 more	50 min
Mar 4, 6:30 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	45 min
Mar 4, 6:39 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	36 min
Mar 4, 6:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	49 min
Mar 4, 6:43 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee	34 min
Mar 4, 6:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	45 min
Mar 4, 7:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more	51 min
Mar 4, 7:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah	44 min
Mar 4, 7:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, LeFlore, Sequoyah	48 min
Mar 4, 9:01 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	3 hr
Mar 4, 3:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	34 min
Mar 4, 3:51 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	24 min
Mar 4, 3:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore	52 min
Mar 4, 3:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	33 min
Mar 4, 4:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	63 min
Mar 4, 4:13 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Ottawa	32 min
Mar 4, 4:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	58 min
Mar 4, 8:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	61 min
Mar 4, 8:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Benton, Washington	43 min
Mar 4, 9:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	46 min
Mar 4, 9:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	45 min
Mar 4, 9:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Carroll	46 min
Mar 4, 4:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Crawford, Franklin	62 min
Mar 4, 5:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Madison	64 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.