1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 Aug 6, 1:45 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 245 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 .DISCUSSION... ONCE AGAIN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... AND SO FAR THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION HAS BEEN OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SE OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE APPEARS TO BE MORE LIMITED THAN LAST NIGHT AS MID CLOUDS HAVE LOCALLY INHIBITED INSTABILITY. OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS ALL BUT WASHED OUT AND LEFT A DEEP NEAR SATURATED LAYER IN PLACE. THUS THERE WILL BE SOME DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE...BUT HIGHER CHANCES NEAR THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH A WEAK SUBTROPICAL WAVE...ACTUALLY MORE LIKE A WEAK SPOT IN THE UPPER RIDGE...MEANDERING OVER THE AREA THROUGH ABOUT MID WEEK KEEPING MOIST AIR AROUND AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION. UPPER HIGH BECOMES BETTER ESTABLISHED BY LATE IN THE WEEK WITH TEMPS HEATING UP. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 70 95 72 96 / 20 20 20 10 FSM 69 95 72 95 / 30 30 30 30 MLC 71 94 72 94 / 30 30 30 20 BVO 66 95 67 96 / 20 10 10 10 FYV 66 89 67 89 / 30 20 20 30 BYV 67 89 68 89 / 30 20 20 20 MKO 68 95 70 96 / 30 20 20 20 MIO 68 95 70 96 / 20 10 10 10 F10 69 94 71 95 / 20 30 30 20 HHW 73 94 73 94 / 20 40 40 30 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM FORECASTER ID= 5 LONG TERM FORECASTER ID= 14
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
101 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-071000-
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-
1250 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...
SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE CONDITIONS TODAY WILL LEAD TO LESS THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...ISOLATED PULSE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SEVERE LOCALIZED DOWN BURST WINDS. MOST
THUNDERSTORMS WILL SHOW VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT FROM THE TIME THEY INITIATE
UNTIL THEY DISSIPATE. BECAUSE OF THIS...BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WARMING TEMPERATURES
NEXT WEEK WILL PUSH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEXES TO NEAR 105 FROM TUESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
124 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
ARZ010-011-061900-
MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-
124 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
MADISON AND WASHINGTON
AT 124 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HICKS...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS STORM INCLUDE...HICKS...TUTTLE...WESLEY...DELANEY...CROSSES...
ELKINS...BRENTWOOD...WOOLSEY...WYOLA...ARNETT...DURHAM...SULPHUR
CITY...BLACK OAK AND GREENLAND.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
132 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
ARZ029-061900-
SEBASTIAN AR-
132 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SEBASTIAN
AT 132 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES
SOUTH OF MANSFIELD...STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CROSSROADS...ARKOLA...HUNTINGTON...MIDLAND...
DAYTON...WITCHERVILLE AND MANSFIELD.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
155 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
OKZ075-061930-
LATIMER OK-
155 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
LATIMER
AT 155 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GOWEN...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WILBURTON...HIGGINS...DAMON AND
GOWEN.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
245 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
OKZ076-062015-
LE FLORE OK-
245 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
LE FLORE
AT 245 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BOKOSHE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SHADY POINT...CAMERON...
PANAMA...BOKOSHE...ROCK ISLAND...SPIRO...POCOLA...SCULLYVILLE AND
BRADEN.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
432 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
OKZ072-062200-
SEQUOYAH OK-
432 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SEQUOYAH
AT 432 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES
EAST OF BOX...STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS STORM INCLUDE...MC KEY...MARBLE CITY AND BOX.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
440 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
OKZ069-062215-
ADAIR OK-
440 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ADAIR
AT 440 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BUNCH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BUNCH.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.The Springfield radar (KSGF), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. Some of the trees blocked roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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