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 Nov 27, 10:20 AM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 1020 AM CST THU NOV 27 2003 HAVE ALREADY UPDATED GRIDS...ZONES...TAFS AND HWO TO REFLECT THE INCREASING CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL. VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES ALOFT ARE MOVING ACROSS THE FRONT AND THE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. STRONG Q-VECTOR FORCING IS OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE SHORT WAVE THAT IS MOVING ACROSS OKLAHOMA...WITH WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNDER THE RIGHT REAR REAR QUADRANT OF THE UPPER JET SEGMENT...FURTHER ENHANCING LIFT. ENOUGH INSTABILITY IS IN PLACE NEAR AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO SUPPORT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. WHILE THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM HAIL...STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT BRIEF MESOCYCLONES...WHICH WILL NOT ONLY ENHANCE HAIL POTENTIAL...BUT ALSO RESULT IN THE CHANCE OF A FEW DOWNBURSTS. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE EXITING THE AREA BETWEEN 00-02 UTC. PRELIM NUMBERS: TUL 48 30 49 27 / 70 0 0 0 FSM 53 31 50 25 / 70 10 0 0 MLC 54 30 51 26 / 40 0 0 0 BVO 47 25 48 19 / 40 0 0 0 FYV 49 26 45 19 / 70 10 0 0 BYV 48 30 45 23 / 70 10 0 0 MKO 50 29 49 24 / 70 5 0 0 MIO 46 27 46 22 / 40 10 0 0 F10 50 29 49 26 / 70 0 0 0 HHW 61 33 53 28 / 40 5 0 0 FORECAST ID= 08 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-281200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 957 AM CST THU NOV 27 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTERAL ARKANSAS. THE STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND CATCHES UP WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THESE AREAS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 50S TO PRODUCT ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. WIND FIELDS ALOFT ARE STRONG AND WILL SUPPORT BRIEF MESOCYCLONES IN THE STRONGER CELLS...WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HAIL...ALTHOUGH WIND GUSTS NEAR SEVERE LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL END EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM AND FRONT MOVE EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY...HOWEVER NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ARZ020-029-271630-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1003 AM CST THU NOV 27 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN
AT 1003 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BURNVILLE TO 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF JENSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MILL
CREEK...OZARK...CHARLESTON...BRANCH...URSULA...PETER
PENDER...VESTA...MEG...CECIL...ALTUS...TONEY...WIEDERKEHR
VILLAGE...FORT SMITH...HACKETT...GREENWOOD...BARLING...LAVACA...
BURNVILLE...JENSON...EXCELSIOR...BONANZA...JENNY LIND...RYE
HILL...BLOOMER AND CENTRAL CITY.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL.ARZ020-271700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1030 AM CST THU NOV 27 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FRANKLIN
AT 1029 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BRANCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALIX...TAFT...OZARK...CHARLESTON...
BRANCH...PETER PENDER...VESTA...MEG...DENNING...CECIL...ALTUS...
WATALULA...AND MOUNTAIN TOP.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL.ARZ029-271715-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1049 AM CST THU NOV 27 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN
AT 1049 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WITCHERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CROSSROADS...MILLTOWN...
GREENWOOD...HUNTINGTON...DAYTON...WITCHERVILLE...WASHBURN...BURNVILLE
AND MANSFIELD.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL.The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:45 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the roof of a metal building.
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