1 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 Aug 6, 2:55 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 355 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2002 MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS THE MOIST AXIS WHICH WILL ADVECT SOUTHWEST FROM MISSOURI INTO THE FORECAST AREA. SMALL CONVECTIVE VORT MAX MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI MAY ALSO ENHANCE CONVECTION. NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH REDEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OCCURRING FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST NEAR THE CLOUD/SUN BOUNDARY. WILL GO AT OR ABOVE THE HIGHEST GUIDANCE POPS AS MODELS SEEM TO BE UNDERESTIMATING THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRICKY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION PLAYING HAVOC WITH THEM. EXPECT ENOUGH SUNSHINE BY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY TO GET MOST PLACES INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH DRIER AIR WORKING IN FROM THE EAST BEHIND IT. WILL MAINTAIN LOW POPS INTO THURSDAY IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE THE FRONT MAY HANG UP. CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED IS NOT TOO HIGH TODAY. IT APPEARS THAT SOME TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL WORK ITS WAY NORTH INTO THE AREA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME OF THIS IS BERTHA MOISTURE SO THIS COULD BECOME AN EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCER AND MAY ALSO HOLD TEMPERATURES DOWN BUT WILL NOT GET TOO CARRIED AWAY AT THIS POINT IN TIME. A SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL ALLOW A WEAK COLD FRONT TO DROP DOWN INTO KANSAS AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE WASHING OUT. MUCH OF THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT SHOULD REMAIN TO THE WEST AND NORTH WITH THE BIGGER RISK BEING THE TROPICAL MOISTURE SPREADING UP FROM THE SOUTH. WILL LOWER POPS MONDAY AND TUESDAY BUT NOT DROP THEM ENTIRELY AS MOISTURE NEVER REALLY GETS SCOURED OUT. STAYED FAIRLY CLOSE TO GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. TUL 75 90 68 91 / 40 40 20 10 FSM 75 89 67 92 / 50 50 20 10 MLC 73 93 71 92 / 30 40 30 20 BVO 72 89 62 91 / 40 40 20 10 FYV 72 86 60 88 / 50 50 10 5 BYV 71 86 58 88 / 50 50 10 5 MIO 74 87 63 90 / 50 50 10 5 MKO 74 90 68 92 / 40 50 20 10 F10 74 92 70 92 / 30 40 30 10 HHW 73 94 72 93 / 30 40 30 20 FORECAST ID= 5 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE. PLATE
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-071200- EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 100 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2002 ...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF LINE FROM FORT SMITH TO TAHLEQUAH TO VINITA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON TO THE WEST OF THIS LINE. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT AS DAYTIME HEATING CAUSES THE ATMOSPHERE TO DESTABILIZE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEAK WIND PROFILES WILL KEEP SEVERE STORMS TO A MINIMUM...HOWEVER A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 50 MPH WIND GUSTS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. RELATED GRAPHICAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:09 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A collapsing thunderstorms produced microburst winds estimated at 70 miles an hour. These winds blew down several trees and destroyed a trailer house. The four people inside the trailer house were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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