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 23, 2:15 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA 315 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PLENTY OF MOISTURE IS ALREADY PRESENT AT LOW LEVELS...EVIDENCED BY DEWPOINTS COMMONLY IN THE MID 70S THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST AREA. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TROUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AS WELL. ALTHOUGH UPPER FLOW WILL REMAIN QUITE WEAK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...A SURFACE FRONT ALONG WITH LOW PRESSURE AT LOWER LEVELS WILL PROVIDE THE LIFT FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY AND WEAK SHEAR...COUPLED WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION...SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THIS SHOULD BE PRIMARILY A RAINFALL EVENT. WOULD EXPECT TO SEE STORM TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS FAIRLY HIGH...REFLECTING THE RECENT SPATE OF HOT AND DRY WEATHER. THEREFORE AM NOT EXPECTING ANY FLOODING PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES DECREASING RAPIDLY FROM THE WEST. THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL SEE THE RETURN OF WARM AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS. GENERALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE CONTINUED WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL GIVE US A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ABOUT MIDWEEK. PRELIM NUMBERS: TUL 68 77 62 78 / 70 80 40 20 FSM 72 86 65 78 / 50 70 60 40 MLC 72 85 65 78 / 40 60 30 30 BVO 66 73 61 79 / 80 80 40 20 FYV 67 77 62 77 / 60 80 70 40 BYV 66 75 61 75 / 70 80 70 40 MKO 70 81 64 78 / 60 70 50 30 MIO 66 73 60 79 / 70 90 70 20 F10 70 81 64 77 / 60 70 30 20 HHW 74 91 68 81 / 20 50 30 30 FORECAST ID= 06 .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 100 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241000- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 100 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A FEW STORMS THAT MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH 50 MPH WIND GUSTS...HOWEVER ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO WEAK WIND FIELDS ALOFT OVER THE REGION. AREAL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES TO THE SOUTH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF THE FRONT GIVEN THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE BOUNDARY. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN HIGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WITH THE FRONT WILL LIKELY NOT CLEARING THE ENTIRE AREA UNTIL LATE SUNDAY. COOLER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL AT LEAST INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF WORK WEEK. A WARM ADVECTION PATTERN COUPLED WITH A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES OVERNIGHT TUESDAY. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
342 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
ARZ001-232145-
BENTON AR-
342 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BENTON
AT 342 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ROGERS...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WALNUT HILL...BLAND...HILL TOP...
ROGERS...PEA RIDGE...GATEWAY...WAR EAGLE...MONTE NE...LOOKOUT...
LARUE...AVOCA...GARFIELD AND BEAVER LAKE.
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
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
348 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
OKZ054-059-232145-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
348 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 348 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WESTPORT...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...OSAGE...HOMINY...WYNONA...
BARNSDALL...PAWNEE...JENNINGS...TERLTON...HALLETT...MARAMEC...
BLACKBURN...SKEDEE...CLEVELAND...RALSTON AND WESTPORT.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
412 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S WHITE OAK 36.62N 95.26W
07/23/2004 CRAIG OK BROADCAST MEDIA
POSSIBLE DOWNBURST...TREE LIMBS DOWN.
&&
HMNSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
414 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
OKZ057-232215-
CRAIG OK-
414 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CRAIG
AT 414 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BIG CABIN...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...VINITA...KETCHUM...BIG CABIN AND
WHITE OAK.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
432 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
OKZ062-232230-
MAYES OK-
432 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
MAYES
AT 432 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES
NORTH OF ADAIR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SALINA...STRANG...ADAIR...
PENSACOLA AND LANGLEY.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
450 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
OKZ054-059-232300-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
450 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 450 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF APPERSON TO 30 MILES WEST
OF PAWNEE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS HAVE
WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 30 MINUTES...REINTENSIFICATION MAY BE
POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS MOVE INTO OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. OUTFLOW
AHEAD OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS GUSTS TO
50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED...AND RESIDENTS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:56 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated near 80 miles an hour uprooted several trees, destroyed a portable carport and damaged outbuildings and fences.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 2004
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: 5415244.