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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 7, 2025Rogers County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at May 7, 2025, 7:41 PM CDT for Rogers County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
May 7, 2025, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2025, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
50

County Rogers County, OK

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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 7, 7:02 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 7:02 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 5:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
501 PM CDT Wed May 7 2025

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-081130-
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-
501 PM CDT Wed May 7 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will persist through sundown,
especially in northeast Oklahoma. A few marginally severe storms
are possible, mainly for hail up to 1" in diameter. A very
isolated cold core funnel is also possible, but not expected. No
other hazardous weather is expected.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY TO FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY TO SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
TUESDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A few afternoon showers and thunderstorms may develop Thursday and
to a lesser degree Friday. No severe weather is expected and
overall impacts should be minor. Quiet weather returns over the
weekend, but temperatures will warm quickly. A few thunderstorms
could return to the area Monday from a passing system.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 7, 6:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 6:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 6:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 6:59 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
659 PM CDT Wed May 7 2025

OKZ066-070-071-080045-
Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-McIntosh OK-
659 PM CDT Wed May 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCINTOSH...EAST
CENTRAL OKMULGEE AND NORTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...

At 659 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Boynton, moving east at 25 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...
Wainwright...                     Warner...
Council Hill...                   Boynton...
Rentiesville...                   Jamesville...
Eram...                           Oktaha...
Summit...                         Taft...
Keefeton...                       Muskogee...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 276 and
279.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3581 9576 3579 9564 3578 9563 3576 9559
      3578 9556 3573 9519 3546 9525 3559 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 281DEG 23KT 3567 9569

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

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Special weather statement, May 7, 7:04 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
704 PM CDT Wed May 7 2025

OKZ054>056-060-061-080100-
Tulsa OK-Osage OK-Rogers OK-Nowata OK-Washington OK-
704 PM CDT Wed May 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ROGERS...EAST
CENTRAL OSAGE...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN NOWATA AND
NORTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Avant, moving east at 20 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...
Ramona...                         Vera...
Talala...                         Oologah...
Avant...                          Ochelata...
Wolco...                          Collinsville...
Skiatook...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3643 9615 3663 9610 3663 9566 3635 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 278DEG 17KT 3651 9604

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

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Special weather statement, May 7, 7:41 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
741 PM CDT Wed May 7 2025

OKZ056-057-061-062-080130-
Craig OK-Rogers OK-Nowata OK-Mayes OK-
741 PM CDT Wed May 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG...
NORTHEASTERN ROGERS...NORTHWESTERN MAYES AND SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA
COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM CDT...

At 741 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles
south of Watova, moving east at 15 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...
Chelsea...                        New Alluwe...
Watova...                         Foyil...
Bushyhead...                      Oologah...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 260 and 268.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3642 9571 3666 9565 3662 9528 3636 9537
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 286DEG 14KT 3657 9567

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington56 min
May 7, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah44 min
May 7, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah49 min
May 8, 2:59 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Mayes and 1 more6 hr
May 7, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASebastian34 min
May 7, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Sebastian40 min
May 7, 9:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAFranklin41 min
May 7, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAFranklin, Sebastian48 min

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.