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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 18, 20255 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2025, 12:51 PM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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 18, 2025, 12:51 PM CDT (17:51 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2025, 1:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Nowata County, OK, Osage County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 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 nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 344 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 May 18, 12:42 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 12:42 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 5:03 AM CDT, 7 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
503 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191015-
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 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This Afternoon.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Significant.
    AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
    ONSET...This Afternoon.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Northeast Oklahoma.

HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...This Afternoon.

DISCUSSION...
Severe thunderstorms will become possible again by this afternoon
across the region a a storm system begins to move out into the
Plains this afternoon. Scattered thunderstorm development is
possible along a dryline in western/central Oklahoma this
afternoon, with storms moving east northeast toward eastern
Oklahoma by this evening. Ample instability and shear present will
support supercells capable of all hazards with potentially high
impact hazards such as very large hail and tornadoes. Additional
severe thunderstorms could move out of north Texas later this
evening and overnight across portions of southeast Oklahoma.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
The threat for severe weather increases further on Monday.
Unstable air is forecast to overspread the entire area as a storm
system approaches from the west. The degree of forecast
instability and the pattern of the winds aloft suggest the
potential for very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes
on both Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, the greater risk is
expected to be more confined to parts of northeast Oklahoma. The
higher-end potential on Monday is forecast to be over most of
eastern Oklahoma and northwest and west-central Arkansas. Severe
thunderstorm chances continue into early Tuesday as the system
exits the area to the east during the day.

Low to medium thunderstorm chances, including a limited risk of
severe weather, are reintroduced late this week after a couple of
days of fair weather.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
Emergency management and response agencies should be ready for 3 days
in a row of severe weather operations, and be ready to respond to
impacts.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 18, 12:06 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1206 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

ARZ010-OKZ069-181730-
Washington AR-Adair OK-
1206 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM CDT...

At 1206 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles
northeast of Bunch, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Adair State Park...               Strickler...
Maryetta...                       Clyde...
Rhea...                           Canehill...
Hogeye...                         Odell...
Stilwell...                       Bunch...
Summers...                        Morrow...
Lincoln...                        Prairie Grove...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3585 9420 3576 9441 3576 9449 3572 9449
      3564 9467 3564 9473 3573 9481 3577 9481
      3606 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 233DEG 36KT 3573 9469

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Local storm report, May 18, 12:09 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1209 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

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

1158 AM     Hail             1 NW Bunch              35.69N 94.77W
05/18/2025  E0.88 Inch       Adair              OK   Public

&&

Special weather statement, May 18, 12:13 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1213 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

OKZ062-063-068-181745-
Cherokee OK-Delaware OK-Mayes OK-
1213 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHEASTERN
MAYES AND NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM CDT...

At 1213 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles
west of Leach, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Colcord...                        Jay...
Leach...                          Twin Oaks...
Rose...                           Kansas...
Lake Eucha State Park...          Oaks...
Zena...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3630 9459 3625 9458 3607 9499 3616 9510
      3651 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 229DEG 38KT 3619 9497

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, May 18, 12:15 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1215 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

OKZ060-064-181745-
Tulsa OK-Creek OK-
1215 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CREEK AND EASTERN
TULSA COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM CDT...

At 1215 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Sapulpa, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Turley...                         Tulsa International Airport...
Sapulpa...                        Jenks...
Glenpool...                       Jenks Riverside Airport...
Kiefer...                         Tulsa...
Sand Springs...                   Broken Arrow...
Catoosa...                        Bixby...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 206 and 232.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 9607 3616 9600 3623 9600 3630 9592
      3620 9581 3616 9581 3616 9576 3607 9576
      3588 9610 3601 9624
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 228DEG 27KT 3600 9611

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Local storm report, May 18, 12:22 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1222 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

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

1220 PM     Hail             1 SW Stilwell           35.80N 94.65W
05/18/2025  E1.00 Inch       Adair              OK   Public

&&

Special weather statement, May 18, 12:31 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1231 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

ARZ019-OKZ069-072-181800-
Crawford AR-Adair OK-Sequoyah OK-
1231 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...
NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH AND SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM
CDT...

At 1231 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles
west of Short, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Alma...                           Figure Five...
Lee Creek...                      Natural Dam...
Uniontown...                      Furry...
Cedarville...                     Short...
Rudy...                           Van Buren...

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 11 and 13.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 22 and 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3547 9462 3562 9466 3576 9433 3576 9429
      3548 9420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 253DEG 27KT 3556 9454

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	38 min
May 17, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh	34 min
May 17, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Pittsburg, Pushmataha	49 min
May 17, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	33 min
May 17, 8:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	42 min
May 17, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	32 min
May 17, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	29 min
May 17, 8:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Pittsburg, Pushmataha	4 hr
May 17, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg, Pushmataha	50 min
May 17, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Atoka	15 min
May 17, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	16 min
May 17, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	37 min
May 17, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	19 min
May 17, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore, Pushmataha	19 min
May 17, 10:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Pushmataha	2 hr
May 17, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pawnee	35 min
May 17, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	41 min
May 17, 10:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	23 min
May 17, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	42 min
May 17, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	49 min
May 17, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	56 min
May 17, 11:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	54 min
May 17, 11:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	15 min
May 17, 11:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	37 min
May 17, 11:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee	37 min
May 18, 12:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	45 min
May 18, 12:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah	42 min
May 18, 12:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	67 min
May 18, 12:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	63 min
May 18, 1:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	66 min
May 18, 1:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	44 min
May 18, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	47 min
May 18, 2:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	57 min
May 18, 2:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	40 min
May 18, 2:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	51 min
May 18, 2:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	48 min
May 18, 3:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	42 min
May 18, 3:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 1 more	62 min
May 18, 3:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	26 min
May 18, 3:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg	31 min
May 18, 4:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore	26 min
May 18, 4:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah	49 min
May 18, 4:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	35 min
May 18, 4:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	33 min
May 18, 5:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	32 min
May 18, 5:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	30 min
May 18, 6:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	27 min
May 18, 7:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	3 hr
May 18, 7:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	25 min
May 18, 7:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	35 min
May 18, 8:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	34 min
May 18, 8:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	26 min
May 18, 8:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	23 min
May 18, 9:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	24 min
May 18, 11:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	27 min
May 18, 11:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	24 min
May 18, 11:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	34 min
May 18, 11:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	35 min
May 18, 11:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	32 min
May 18, 11:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	23 min
May 18, 12:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	29 min
May 18, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	24 min
May 18, 12:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair	50 min
May 18, 12:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	32 min
May 18, 12:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	30 min
May 18, 12:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Washington	42 min
May 18, 12:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	46 min
May 18, 12:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	41 min
May 18, 12:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	39 min
May 18, 12:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	32 min
May 18, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	40 min
May 18, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	44 min
May 18, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	16 min
May 18, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes	50 min
May 18, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers	41 min
May 18, 2:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	39 min
May 18, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	65 min
May 18, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	46 min
May 18, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	55 min
May 18, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	47 min

Nearby

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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.