2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 28, 1:06 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 206 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2001 MAIN CHALLENGE THIS FORECAST WILL BE FIRST PERIOD POPS AS CONVECTIVE COMPLEX DEVELOPS AND MOVES ACROSS PARTS OF AREA. 12Z AVN MODEL MAY HAVE BEST DEPICTION OF QPF FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. APPEARS THAT BEST CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD RAINS TONIGHT WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. CLUSTERS OF STORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG AND NORTH OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AT THIS TIME...AND THIS ACTIVITY MAY ORGANIZE THIS EVENING AND MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST. WILL GO WITH HIGHEST POPS IN THOSE ZONES NORTH AND EAST OF TULSA...WITH POPS TAPERING OFF TO 20 IN FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. MAY RAISE TONIGHTS POPS INTO LIKELY CATEGORY IN SOME ZONES BASED ON RADAR TRENDS AT 4 PM ISSUANCE TIME. AFTER COMPLEX OF STORMS DISSIPATES OR MOVES SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE PATTERN SHOULD RETURN TO HOT AND DRY FOR MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. UPPER RIDGING REDEVELOPS ACROSS OKLAHOMA BEHIND TONIGHTS SHORTWAVE...AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD AGAIN RISE TO NEAR THE CENTURY MARK IN WESTERN ZONES BEGINNING MONDAY. WILL KEEP EXTENDED DRY WITH HOT AFTERNOONS. COULD BE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE USUAL TERRAIN-FAVORED AREAS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...BUT OTHERWISE EXPECT HOT/HUMID AFTERNOONS WITH LITTLE DAY TO DAY TEMPERATURE CHANGE. FCSTID = 9 FIRST PERIOD POPS SUBJECT TO CHANGE... TUL 75 97 78 99 / 40 10 10 10 FSM 75 98 76 99 / 40 30 10 10 MLC 75 98 76 99 / 30 20 10 10 BVO 73 97 74 99 / 50 10 10 10 FYV 70 92 71 93 / 50 20 10 10 BYV 70 92 70 93 / 50 20 10 10 MIO 71 94 72 95 / 50 20 10 10 MKO 75 97 77 99 / 40 10 10 10 F10 75 97 77 99 / 40 10 10 10 HHW 75 96 76 98 / 20 30 10 10 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines and an amateur radio antenna.
Thunderstorm wind estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.
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, July 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: 5260589, 5260588.