1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Jul 12, 2:39 AM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 339 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 NOT MUCH TIME THIS MORNING TO WORK ON THE AFD. A VERY GOOD FORECAST TO START WITH AND WILL ONLY SMOOTH IT AND UPDATE THE FIRST PERIOD REFLECTING THE CURRENT TRENDS AND WATCH. LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE ACTION WILL BE THIS MORNING WITH THINGS TAPERING OFF AFTER THAT. TEMPS LOOK OK FOR THE TIME BEING. TUL 91 71 91 70 / 60 20 10 10 FSM 92 71 91 70 / 50 20 20 10 MLC 93 71 92 71 / 50 20 20 10 BVO 89 70 89 70 / 60 20 10 10 FYV 87 65 87 66 / 60 20 10 10 BYV 85 65 86 68 / 60 20 10 10 MKO 90 70 92 71 / 50 20 20 10 MIO 88 70 86 70 / 60 20 10 10 F10 91 70 92 71 / 50 20 20 10 HHW 93 71 91 72 / 30 20 20 10 FORECAST ID= 15 .TSA... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-121100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 440 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ...CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS IN THE VICINITY OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THE AIRMASS SOUTH OF THE FRONT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD APPROACHING NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY LATE EVENING. THE FAVORED AREA FOR OVERNIGHT SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. WINDS ALOFT AND ABUNDANT INSTABILITY ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WINDS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS NORTHERN LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT WITH CHANCES GRADUALLY SHIFTING SOUTHWARD DURING SATURDAY MORNING. 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE AIRMASS REMAINS MODERATELY UNSTABLE ACROSS THE AREA. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN TEXAS. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BE HOT AND DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT...MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA
ARZ010-120615-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1218 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON
AT 1218 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HARMON TO MAYFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
WALNUT GROVE...MAYFIELD...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...SAVOY...AND
JOHNSON.
THESE LINE OF STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.ARZ002-120830-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
229 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CARROLL
AT 229 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF COIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...DENVER...DELMAR...CONNOR...
CARROLLTON...RULE AND COIN.
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.ARZ001-010-120800-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
232 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES:
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BENTON AND WASHINGTON
AT 232 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
EAST OF GALLITIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WALNUT GROVE...HICKS...ROCKY
COMFORT...FAIRMOUNT...HARMON...GALLITIN...HIGHFILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
WEST FORK...PRAIRIE GROVE...FARMINGTON...HOGEYE...WOOLSEY...SULPHUR
CITY...BLACK OAK...GREENLAND...VINEY GROVE...WEDINGTON...SAVOY...
WHEELER AND TONTITOWN.
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.ARZ001>002-010>011-019-OKZ054>063-067>070-121300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 309 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #730 UNTIL 800 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD MADISON WASHINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS: FRANKLIN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES... IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: CHEROKEE MUSKOGEE IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA: ADAIR CRAIG DELAWARE MAYES NOWATA OSAGE OTTAWA PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARTLESVILLE...BENTONVILLE... BERRYVILLE...BROKEN ARROW...CEDARVILLE...CHARLESTON...CLAREMORE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...JAY...MIAMI... MOUNTAINBURG...MUSKOGEE...NATURAL DAM...NOWATA...OZARK...PAWHUSKA... PAWNEE...PRYOR...ROGERS...SAND SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS... SPRINGDALE...STILWELL...TAHLEQUAH...TULSA...VAN BUREN...VINITA AND WAGONER.
ARZ001-120900-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
332 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BENTON
AT 332 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PEA RIDGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
A LARGE PORTION OF EASTERN BENTON COUNTY WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS THROUGH 400 AM CDT.
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.OKZ062-063-068-069-121145-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
542 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
DELAWARE...MAYES AND ADAIR
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
CHEROKEE
AT 542 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALINA TO 2 MILES NORTHEAST
OF COLCORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MARIETTA...STILWELL...BARON...
CHRISTIE...PROCTOR...WESTVILLE...BALLARD...WATTS...OAKS...LEACH...
TWIN OAKS...KANSAS...COLCORD...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...TAHLEQUAH...
ELDON...PEGGS...SCRAPER...LOCUST GROVE...ROSE AND SALINA.
A LARGE PORTION OF DELAWARE...MAYES...CHEROKEE AND ADAIR COUNTIES
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 645 AM CDT.
THESE STORMS 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.The Tulsa radar (KINX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:50 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew numerous trees down in the Spavinaw area. One tree fell on a garage and a few others made glancing blows on vehicles. Shingles were also blown off a few roofs.
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, July 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: 5378840.