8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 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 Aug 23, 1:10 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 210 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2003 VERY HOT WEATHER TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH LITTLE RELIEF IN SITE THROUGH MID WEEK. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A HEAT ADVISORY FOR TULSA COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY. DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE IN THE 105 AND 110 DEG RANGE WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS AROUND 80 IN THE TULSA METRO FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS. SECOND CONCERN IS THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA/ NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NEAR A TULSA/FYV LINE. SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY LIS RUNNING AROUND -8 DEG C WITH SBCAPES AROUND 3000 J/KG. EXPECT THUNDERSTORM INITIATION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS ALONG THE FRONT AND FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST IN THE DEEPER MOISTURE/HIGHER TERRAIN. MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...ALTHOUGH COULD SEE A FEW LARGE HAIL PRODUCING STORMS. BUMPS TEMPS UP MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY GIVEN VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN OVERALL PATTERN WITH LIMITED CLOUD COVER. NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DECENT CHANCE FOR PRECIP WITH FROPA... COOLER TEMPS INTO SATURDAY (HOPEFULLY). PRELIM NUMBERS: TUL 79 103 80 103 / 20 10 10 10 FSM 75 102 75 102 / 20 20 10 10 MLC 73 100 73 100 / 30 10 10 10 BVO 72 103 72 103 / 10 10 10 10 FYV 70 98 71 98 / 20 10 10 10 BYV 70 96 70 96 / 20 20 10 10 MKO 73 102 73 102 / 30 10 10 10 MIO 70 102 72 101 / 20 10 10 10 F10 73 100 73 100 / 30 10 10 10 HHW 73 98 74 98 / 30 10 10 10 FORECAST ID= 12 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY FOR ZONE OKZ060.
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1250 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...MAINLY SOUTH OF A FAYETTEVILLE TO MCALESTER LINE. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIATE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS AND ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THE OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS IN ARKANSAS. THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE AIDED BY A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH 70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET WITH THE LOSS OF SURFACE HEATING. THE SPELL OF VERY HOT WEATHER WILL ALSO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL AGAIN RUN IN THE 104 TO 110 RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HOT AND GENERALLY DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE WILL BE LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AROUND TUESDAY...AND THEN AGAIN LATE IN THE WEEK BY FRIDAY. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
OKZ073-075-232015-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
231 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN PITTSBURG AND WESTERN LATIMER
AT 231 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GOWEN...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...GOWEN...HARTSHORNE...
HAILEYVILLE...DOW...BLOCKER AND FEATHERSTON.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.ARZ020-232030-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
252 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHERN FRANKLIN
AT 252 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
REDDING...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CASS...PARADISE...TAFT...JETHRO...
MOUNTAIN TOP...BARNES...TURNERS BEND AND REDDING.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0315 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0550 PM 2 S WISTER OK 0.75 IN HAIL
08/22/03 LE FLORE
0459 PM 2 W TALIHINA OK WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 LE FLORE TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
TALIHINA PD
HMNThe Tulsa radar (KINX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines. Several buildings also received roof damage.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew trees down and also blew shingles off a few roofs of homes.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew some shingles off a roof.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, August 2003
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: 5376810, 5376814, 5376811, 5376812, 5376813, 5376815, 5376816, 5376817, 5376818, 5376819, 5376820, 5376821, 5376822.