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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 4, 2026Haskell County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 4, 2026, 12:13 AM CDT for Haskell County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2026, 12:13 AM CDT (05:13 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2026, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Haskell County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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: 2098 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 8.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 3, 11:31 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 11:31 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 4:47 PM CDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
447 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-042200-
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-
447 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOODING THREAT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD AND HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
 	ONSET...Mid Evening.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
A line of thunderstorms is ongoing late this afternoon across
western and central Oklahoma and is expected to sweep eastward
through the evening and into early Saturday morning across eastern
Oklahoma and western Arkansas. During the early to middle part of
the evening, a large hail and damaging wind threat will exist,
along with a low, but nonzero chance of tornadoes. The primary
threats will transition to damaging wind, heavy rain and flash
flooding mid to late evening and into early Saturday morning
across areas south of Interstate 44.

In addition, isolated to scattered thunderstorm development will
remain late this afternoon and into the early evening ahead of the
main line of storms. This activity will have a lesser potential to
be severe.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
SATURDAY...High Wind Potential.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...No Hazards.
WEDNESDAY...High Wind Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm and High Wind Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Showers will be ongoing early Saturday across southeast Oklahoma
and portions of western Arkansas, ending by late Saturday
morning. Quiet weather is then expected before thunderstorm
chances return by the end of next week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:19 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:30 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1130 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

OKZ060>063-067-068-070-040515-
Tulsa OK-Muskogee OK-Cherokee OK-Rogers OK-Delaware OK-Mayes OK-
Wagoner OK-
1130 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ROGERS...
SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE...MAYES...WAGONER...NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE AND SOUTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM
CDT...

At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 3 miles south of Pensacola to 3 miles northwest
of Stonebluff. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Pensacola...                      Inola...
Peggs...                          Rose...
Mazie...                          Snowdale State Park...
Locust Grove...                   Okay...
Lost City...                      Strang...
Leach...                          Hoot Owl...
Stonebluff...                     Chouteau...
Pryor Creek...                    Haskell...
Leonard...                        Porter...
Murphy...                         Tullahassee...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3630 9472 3571 9544 3584 9577 3586 9577
      3585 9580 3589 9589 3647 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 281DEG 21KT 3641 9515 3593 9576

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:45 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1145 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

OKZ058-063-040515-
Delaware OK-Ottawa OK-
1145 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...

At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Wyandotte to 8 miles northeast of Grove to 4
miles southeast of Honey Creek State Park. Movement was east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Cayuga...                         Dodge...
Grove...                          Wyandotte...
Honey Creek State Park...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3651 9462 3652 9485 3686 9472 3688 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 269DEG 29KT 3681 9471 3667 9465 3653 9473

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:53 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1153 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

OKZ073-075-040530-
Pittsburg OK-Latimer OK-
1153 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LATIMER AND EAST
CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...

At 1153 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 2 miles northwest of Crowder to 3 miles north of
Mcalester. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Quinton...                        Krebs...
Blocker...                        Mcalester...
Featherston...                    Crowder...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3513 9571 3515 9535 3510 9535 3490 9546
      3493 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 259DEG 20KT 3514 9571 3497 9579

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1213 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

OKZ070>075-040545-
Haskell OK-Pittsburg OK-Muskogee OK-Latimer OK-Sequoyah OK-
McIntosh OK-
1213 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HASKELL...NORTHEASTERN
MCINTOSH...NORTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH...NORTH CENTRAL LATIMER...EAST
CENTRAL PITTSBURG AND SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM
CDT...

At 1212 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from Warner to near Porum to 4 miles east of Blocker.
Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects.

Locations in or near the path include...
Kanima...                         Briartown...
Vian...                           Whitefield...
Webbers Falls...                  Kinta...
Porum...                          Quinton...
Warner...                         Featherston...
Stigler...                        Enterprise...
Gore...                           Tamaha...
Lequire...                        Lewisville...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 272 and
297.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
southeastern and east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3504 9554 3533 9536 3557 9542 3558 9496
      3534 9493 3502 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 268DEG 33KT 3550 9532 3533 9528 3507 9548

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	37 min
Apr 3, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	35 min
Apr 3, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	27 min
Apr 3, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Washington	50 min
Apr 3, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	33 min
Apr 3, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	46 min
Apr 3, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	41 min
Apr 3, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	45 min
Apr 3, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	45 min
Apr 3, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	49 min
Apr 3, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee	26 min
Apr 3, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	26 min
Apr 3, 11:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes, Wagoner	45 min
Apr 3, 11:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg	37 min
Apr 3, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	30 min
Apr 3, 11:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	37 min
Apr 4, 12:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Delaware, Mayes, Rogers	2 hr
Apr 4, 12:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	26 min
Apr 4, 12:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	48 min
Apr 4, 12:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	38 min
Apr 4, 1:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	36 min
Apr 4, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah	46 min
Apr 4, 1:36 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Sequoyah	24 min
Apr 4, 1:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg	4 hr
Apr 4, 1:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	3 hr
Apr 4, 2:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	3 hr
Apr 4, 4:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	2 hr
Apr 4, 5:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	25 min
Apr 4, 1:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Crawford, Sebastian	26 min
Apr 4, 1:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Crawford	24 min
Apr 4, 1:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Benton, Washington	3 hr
Apr 4, 2:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian	27 min
Apr 4, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Franklin	49 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.