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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 304, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2026, 6:14 PM CDT for Osage County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 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
- Jul 4, 2026, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Damage threat
- Destructive
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
County Osage County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 1944 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1008 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 4, 12:42 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 12:42 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 1:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 138 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071- 073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-051845- 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- 138 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Areawide, but highest threat in NE Oklahoma. ONSET...Mid to late evening. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Areawide, but highest threat in NE Oklahoma. ONSET...Mid to late evening. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Areawide. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Hot and humid weather will continue this afternoon and evening. A few showers and storms are expected this afternoon in the higher terrain of northwest Arkansas. The main impacts would be brief heavy rain, gusty winds, and lightning. Given the volume of outdoor activities this may still be impactful. During the mid to late evening a line of thunderstorms will move into northeast OK bringing the potential for very strong winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Isolated instances of large hail may also occur. In terms of timing, storms will arrive in northeast OK between 6-8 PM. Then they will arrive in Tulsa 8-11 PM, spreading south and east from there, with all areas under the threat of storm activity by midnight. Storms will last for a few hours before diminishing. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY TO TUESDAY...No Hazards. WEDNESDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. THURSDAY TO FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A few showers and storms will linger across southeast OK through Sunday before ending. Temperatures will be a bit cooler through Tuesday. Very hot and humid conditions return mid to late week along with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Heat headlines will likely return. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 3:06 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 51 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.