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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 321, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2026, 10:08 PM CDT for 7 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2026, 10:08 PM CDT (03:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 8:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 243 days |
| Jul 4, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 2380 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2113 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.9
The text
As transmitted.
498
WUUS54 KTSA 050308
SVRTSA
OKC061-077-079-101-121-127-135-050400-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0321.260705T0308Z-260705T0400Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1008 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Haskell County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Southwestern Sequoyah County in east central Oklahoma...
Latimer County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Northern Le Flore County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Southeastern Muskogee County in east central Oklahoma...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1008 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Vian to 2 miles south of Whitefield to 6 miles
southeast of Blocker to 3 miles northeast of Stuart, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations in or near the path include...
Mcalester... Wilburton...
Stigler... Spiro...
Hartshorne... Krebs...
Vian... Panama...
Quinton... Gore...
Kiowa... Porum...
Savanna... Webbers Falls...
Keota... Red Oak...
Mccurtain... Bokoshe...
Crowder... Fanshawe...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 283 and
302.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3459 9588 3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9609
3513 9561 3532 9538 3529 9535 3535 9535
3560 9507 3523 9454 3460 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 323DEG 29KT 3549 9497 3522 9523 3499 9550 3492
9604
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
631
WWUS54 KTSA 050335
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1035 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
OKC101-050345-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-260705T0400Z/
Muskogee OK-
1035 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southeastern and east central Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9609 3513 9561
3532 9538 3527 9523 3546 9505 3553 9513
3560 9507 3523 9454 3460 9526 3459 9588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 270DEG 29KT 3532 9481 3505 9507 3482 9534 3475
9588
$$
OKC061-077-079-121-127-135-050400-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-260705T0400Z/
Pushmataha OK-Haskell OK-Sequoyah OK-Latimer OK-Le Flore OK-
Pittsburg OK-
1035 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA...HASKELL...SOUTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH...
LATIMER...NORTHERN LE FLORE AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
At 1035 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northeast of Keota to 4 miles southeast of
Lequire to 3 miles southwest of Damon to 2 miles northeast of Kiowa,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations in or near the path include...
Mcalester... Wilburton...
Stigler... Spiro...
Hartshorne... Krebs...
Vian... Panama...
Quinton... Gore...
Kiowa... Savanna...
Keota... Red Oak...
Mccurtain... Bokoshe...
Crowder... Fanshawe...
Whitefield... Alderson...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 290 and
302.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9609 3513 9561
3532 9538 3527 9523 3546 9505 3553 9513
3560 9507 3523 9454 3460 9526 3459 9588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 270DEG 29KT 3532 9481 3505 9507 3482 9534 3475
9588
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$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, 6:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 636 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
- Hot and humid conditions peak today. Heat Advisory remains in effect for much of eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas.
- Low storm chances continue this afternoon primarily across southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Higher storm chances/coverage and severe weather potential is expected Saturday evening and overnight and may impact the Independence Day holiday festivities in parts of northeast Oklahoma.
- Near normal temperatures Sunday into early next week, increasing again mid to late week.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 6:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
641 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 636 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
- Hot and humid conditions peak today. Heat Advisory remains in
effect for much of eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas.
- Low storm chances continue this afternoon primarily across
southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Higher storm
chances/coverage and severe weather potential is expected
Saturday evening and overnight and may impact the Independence
Day holiday festivities in parts of northeast Oklahoma.
- Near normal temperatures Sunday into early next week, increasing
again mid to late week.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Through tonight )
Issued at 1237 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
An outflow boundary from storms well to the north in eastern
Kansas is making its way south into northeast Oklahoma early this
afternoon. It is likely that this boundary will slow/stall and
eventually begin to wash out later this afternoon. Strong to
severe thunderstorm development is expected by late this afternoon
or early evening from southern Kansas into north central
Oklahoma, with the storms likely organizing into a complex this
evening that will then move southeast across much of eastern
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas late this evening and overnight.
Large hail and damaging winds will be the main severe weather
threats early this evening, with a transition to mainly a damaging
wind threat by mid to late evening as the storms organize and
spread southeast. The severe weather threat will likely lessen
somewhat overnight as the storms push farther south into southeast
Oklahoma and western Arkansas. Locally heavy rainfall will also
accompany these storms this evening and overnight. The timing of
the storms may impact Independence Day holiday festivities in
parts of northeast Oklahoma this evening.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Sunday through Saturday)
Issued at 1224 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
A few showers and storms may linger into Sunday morning, with at
least a low chance for some redevelopment Sunday afternoon and
evening from southeast Oklahoma into west central Arkansas.
Temperatures Sunday will be cooler than today, with afternoon
highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s in most places.
Dry weather with near seasonable temperatures will prevail Monday
and Tuesday. An uptick in temperatures is expected later in the
week, but likely not quite as hot as the NBM currently suggests.
At least low rain chances will also return by the end of the week
into next weekend.
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 636 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
The immediate concern is the organized cluster of storms moving
into northeast OK at this time. Activity is forecast to continue
spreading east and south through the evening with convective
impacts and strong gusts at least at northeast OK terminals. More
uncertainty exists with northwest AR and especially KFSM TAF
sites with potential for activity to shift more southward with
time lessening impacts there. Some SCT MVFR clouds possible in
the wake of the activity across northern locations through mid
Sunday morning. Better chance of all other locations remaining
VFR outside of convection through the period. Winds will shift to
the northwest late morning into the afternoon Sunday.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 70 88 69 91 / 90 30 10 10
FSM 72 93 72 92 / 50 30 10 10
MLC 72 92 71 92 / 60 30 20 10
BVO 68 87 66 90 / 80 30 0 0
FYV 68 88 66 89 / 60 30 10 10
BYV 68 87 67 87 / 60 30 10 10
MKO 72 89 69 91 / 60 30 10 10
MIO 68 86 67 89 / 70 30 10 10
F10 71 90 69 91 / 60 30 10 10
HHW 72 94 72 92 / 50 30 30 10
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ055-063-073-074-
154-176-254-272.
Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ059>062-
064>067-070-071-354.
AR...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for ARZ129-219-220.
&&
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...24Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 1:38 PM CDT, 8 hours 30 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 4, 9:13 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
913 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0912 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Hulbert 35.93N 95.14W
07/04/2026 M59 MPH Cherokee OK Emergency Mngr
&&Local storm report, Jul 4, 9:21 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
921 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Sperry 36.30N 95.99W
07/04/2026 Tulsa OK Public
Multiple trees down in Sperry. Public report
from broadcast media Facebook page. Time
estimated from radar.
&&Local storm report, Jul 4, 9:24 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
924 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0918 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WNW Tahlequah 35.93N 95.00W
07/04/2026 M61 MPH Cherokee OK AWOS
&&Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:32 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
932 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
ARZ001-050300-
Benton AR-
932 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY
THROUGH 1000 PM CDT...
At 932 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Pea
Ridge, moving east at 15 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...
Rogers... Bentonville...
Bella Vista... Pea Ridge...
Garfield... Avoca...
Hill Top...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3642 9397 3638 9417 3650 9422 3650 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 247DEG 12KT 3648 9411
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHLocal storm report, Jul 4, 9:34 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
934 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSE Hectorville 35.82N 95.91W
07/04/2026 Okmulgee OK Emergency Mngr
Roof damage.
&&Local storm report, Jul 4, 9:35 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
935 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Tiawah 36.25N 95.56W
07/04/2026 Rogers OK Public
Roof torn off a greenhouse in Tiawah. Public
report posted on County EM Facebook page.
Time estimated from radar.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Pawnee | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 8:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 8:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 4 more | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 11:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 48 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.