1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 11, 1:48 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
248 PM CDT WED APR 11 2001
GUSTY SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD AREA AS DEEP
MIXING OCCURS IN DRY SLOT OF STRONG KANSAS CYCLONE. WILL EXTEND THE
WIND ADVISORY INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
ARKANSAS AND MOST OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AS SURFACE GRADIENT DIMINISHES. SKIES SHOULD
BE MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT WRAPAROUND CLOUDINESS
STAYING WELL TO THE NORTH.
A RELATIVELY WEAK SHORTWAVE IS PROGGED BY SHORT RANGE MODELS TO MOVE
ACROSS OKLAHOMA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. EXPECT ONLY SOME MID/HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS WITH THIS FEATURE...WITH BEST LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF WARM FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN OR
CENTRAL TEXAS. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO MONITOR MOISTURE RETURN
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA FOR LATE THURSDAY.
FRIDAY SHOULD BE CONTINUED DRY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER AS SHORTWAVE
MOVES EAST OF AREA AND LOW LEVELS WARM.
IN EXTENDED...NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE OVER THE WEEKEND. DEEP AND
RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD RETURN TO ALL AREAS ON SATURDAY AS A
SHORTWAVE APPROACHES IN THE WESTERLY UPPER FLOW. STORMS COULD BE
NUMEROUS ACROSS THE AREA IF WARM FRONT CAN BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AS DEPICTED BY AVN MODEL. SIGNIFICANT PATTERN
CHANGE WILL TAKE PLACE LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
UPPER RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS WESTERN U.S...WITH
MODERATELY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS CENTRAL U.S.
MRF AND ECMWF MODELS IN AGREEMENT THAT A SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER
AIRMASS WILL WORK INTO THE AREA BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AND PERSISTING
UNTIL ABOUT TUESDAY. AFTER A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/STORMS ON
SUNDAY...THE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PERIOD SHOULD BE DRY AND
NOTICEABLY COOLER.
FCSTID = 9
TUL 47 72 50 78 / 0 0 10 10
FSM 47 75 50 80 / 0 10 10 10
MLC 46 74 51 80 / 0 0 10 10
BVO 45 73 47 78 / 0 0 10 10
FYV 45 69 45 75 / 0 0 10 10
BYV 45 68 44 75 / 0 0 10 10
MIO 45 71 46 76 / 0 0 10 10
MKO 47 73 50 79 / 0 0 10 10
F10 47 72 49 79 / 0 0 10 10
HHW 50 76 52 80 / 0 10 10 10
.TSA...
AR...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ZONES
ARZ001>002...ARZ010>011.
OK...WIND ADVISORY IN EF FECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ZONES
OKZ054>071.ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-121100- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 115 PM CDT WED APR 11 2001 A SURFACE DRYLINE THAT WAS THE FOCUS FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS MORNING WAS CONTINUING TO PUSH FURTHER EAST INTO ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER WEST KANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO USHER DRY AND STABLE AIR ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST /OKCNPWTUL/ FOR DETAILS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW PULLS NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER EXISTS AS A RESULT OF THE WINDY CONDITIONS. PLEASE SEE/OKCFWMTUL/ FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS. 7
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
300 PM CDT WED APR 11 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0700 AM 7 W MUSKOGEE OK WIND DAMAGE
04/11/01 MUSKOGEE ROOFS BLOWN OFF SEVERAL
BUILDINGS FROM 7 MILES
WEST OF MUSKOGEE ALONG
A 2 1/2 MILE PATH
TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST.
[MUSKOGEE CD]
0750 AM 2 S CHOUTEAU OK WIND DAMAGE
04/11/01 MAYES BARN DESTROYED. 10 TO
15 TREES UPROOTED.
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE.
[MAYES CD]
0810 AM FT SMITH AR 60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/11/01 SEBASTIAN SIGNS DOWN [FORT SMITH
WSO]PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
354 PM CDT WED APR 11 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0735 AM 2 W VIAN OK WIND DAMAGE
04/11/01 SEQUOYAH 2 CAR GARAGE ROOF TORN
OFF TREE UPROOTED
0737 AM 2 N VIAN OK WIND DAMAGE
04/11/01 SEQUOYAH PORCH ROOF BLOWN OVER
HOUSE ROOF OFF
MANUFACTURED HOMEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
407 PM CDT WED APR 11 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCAT>ION....
0724 AM 3 WNW STIGLER OK 85 MPH TSTM GUST
04/11/01 HASKELL REPORTED BY THE OK
MESONETPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
528 PM CST WED APR 11 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
125 PM 5 NE WOLCO OK 1 INCH HAIL
04/10/01 OSAGE [PUBLIC REPORT]The Tulsa radar (KINX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew out windows in an office building and ripped a piece of tin off the roof of another building.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, April 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5241515.