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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2026, 3:51 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, 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
- Apr 28, 2026, 3:51 PM CDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Choctaw County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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 28, 10:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 209 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 721 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -346 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 673 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 607 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 24.2
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 28, 12:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 1219 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
- Another round of thunderstorms and severe weather is expected this afternoon.
- A cold front will usher in cooler and drier air tonight, marking the beginning of an extended break from severe weather that is expected to last into the first part of May.
- A storm system is forecast to track east across Texas during the latter part of the week, increasing rain chances across the region, mainly near and south of Interstate 40.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 12:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1230 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1219 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 - Another round of thunderstorms and severe weather is expected this afternoon. - A cold front will usher in cooler and drier air tonight, marking the beginning of an extended break from severe weather that is expected to last into the first part of May. - A storm system is forecast to track east across Texas during the latter part of the week, increasing rain chances across the region, mainly near and south of Interstate 40. && .SHORT TERM... (Through tonight ) Issued at 1200 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 Showers and thunderstorms are ongoing early this afternoon as an upper wave passes overhead. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will continue to be the primary hazards associated with storms north of a warm front in southeast Oklahoma and NW AR. Along and south of the warm front, all severe hazards will be possible. Over time, the front will be forced back to the south with a decreasing thunderstorm and severe threat for our area. && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Tuesday) Issued at 1200 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 Precip ends entirely by tonight with high pressure filling into the region for Wednesday. This provides a break in the active weather pattern with drier and cooler conditions. Rain chances increase again late in the day Thursday as moist SW flow overruns the region ahead of an approaching western trough. This system eventually ejects east Friday into Friday evening with continued precipitation chances, mainly near and south of Interstate 40. Instability will be lacking with this feature and little in the way of thunder is expected with no severe threat. This weekend looks quiet weather-wise with near average temperatures returning by Sunday. Eastern troughing sets up for early next week with a weak disturbance providing low rain and thunder chances Monday night into Tuesday. For now, the severe weather potential through the extended period looks to remain low. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1230 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 MVFR and periodic IFR cigs will continue to prevail through this afternoon. Ceilings should improve from west to east late this afternoon and into this evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to overspread eastern OK and northwest AR early this afternoon. Additional storms are expected to to develop later this afternoon near a cold front that will pushing through the area. Storms that are able to move over any TAF site will be capable of producing erratic wind gusts, large hail, and heavy rainfall, with IFR and LIFR cigs/vsbys. Storms will gradually shift south and east with the cold front this evening. Aviation conditions and ceilings should improve late tonight and overnight tonight. However, conditions may be slower to improve at the northwest AR TAF sites. Mejia && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 49 69 47 70 / 0 0 0 10 FSM 55 73 52 70 / 40 10 10 10 MLC 53 70 52 70 / 20 10 10 20 BVO 44 69 42 70 / 0 0 0 10 FYV 50 69 44 69 / 40 0 0 0 BYV 51 68 44 68 / 50 0 0 0 MKO 51 70 49 70 / 10 0 0 10 MIO 47 66 43 68 / 20 0 0 0 F10 50 69 48 69 / 10 0 0 10 HHW 56 70 56 69 / 50 10 10 30 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && SHORT TERM...43 LONG TERM....43 AVIATION...67
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 12:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1242 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071- 073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-291745- Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford- Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford- Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha- Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers- Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair- Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage- Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage- Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage- Southern Le Flore- 1242 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 ...SEVERE STORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. TORNADO. RISK...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Thunderstorm chances will continue through the afternoon across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Storms early this afternoon will continue to pose a threat of large hail across the area. Another round of storms is expected later this afternoon, primarily south of a frontal boundary across southeast Oklahoma into west central Arkansas. All severe hazards will be possible with this activity, with cells merging into clusters as they push southeast across the area through the late afternoon and early evening. Thunderstorms and associated hazards are expected to push out of the local region by mid evening with more settled conditions arriving for the rest of the night. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY through MONDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Much more settled conditions will prevail Wednesday through much of the next week. Showers will be possible late Thursday and Friday, mainly near and south of Interstate 40, but little significant impact is expected from this system at this time. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 28, 3:12 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
312 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0223 PM Hail 3 SW Collinsville 36.33N 95.86W
04/28/2026 E1.25 Inch Tulsa OK Public
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
&&Local storm report, Apr 28, 3:13 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
313 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 PM Hail 3 SW Collinsville 36.33N 95.86W
04/28/2026 E1.00 Inch Tulsa OK Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
&&Local storm report, Apr 28, 3:15 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
315 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 PM Hail 4 E Tulsa 36.12N 95.86W
04/28/2026 E0.75 Inch Tulsa OK Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
&&Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:41 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
341 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
OKZ065-066-071-073-282115-
Pittsburg OK-Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-McIntosh OK-
341 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MCINTOSH...NORTHWESTERN
PITTSBURG AND SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...
At 341 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Hanna, 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...
Eufaula... Canadian...
Indianola... Hanna...
Stidham... Raiford...
Lake Eufaula State Park... Vivian...
Hitchita... Pierce...
Vernon... Onapa...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 244 and
261.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
southeastern, northeastern and east central Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3556 9571 3555 9571 3555 9565 3530 9545
3524 9545 3509 9595 3515 9600 3515 9598
3529 9598 3529 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 238DEG 36KT 3523 9592
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MejiaSpecial weather statement, Apr 28, 3:43 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
343 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
OKZ062-063-068-069-282115-
Adair OK-Cherokee OK-Delaware OK-Mayes OK-
343 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHEASTERN
MAYES...NORTHWESTERN ADAIR AND NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH
415 PM CDT...
At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Rose, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
West Siloam Springs... Colcord...
Kansas... Oaks...
Leach... Twin Oaks...
Rose... Natural Falls State Park...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
northwestern Arkansas...and northeastern and east central Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3623 9458 3614 9456 3608 9508 3625 9513
3640 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 258DEG 55KT 3619 9501
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 28, 3:44 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
344 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
OKZ071-073-282115-
Pittsburg OK-McIntosh OK-
344 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCINTOSH AND
NORTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...
At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 6 miles
south of Lamar, moving east 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...
Crowder... Canadian...
Indianola... Arrowhead State Park...
Scipio... Blocker...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3506 9607 3507 9606 3509 9606 3512 9603
3512 9601 3514 9601 3529 9567 3501 9551
3494 9609 3505 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 252DEG 40KT 3502 9609
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MejiaThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 9:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 9:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 9:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 9:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 11:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 11:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 12:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 10 min |
| Apr 28, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 17 min |
| Apr 28, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 1:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 14 min |
| Apr 28, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 10:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 11:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 20 min |
| Apr 28, 11:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sebastian | 15 min |
| Apr 28, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Madison | 18 min |
| Apr 28, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 15 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.