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 May 13, 10:25 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1125 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005 .MESOSCALE UPDATE... ALL COUNTIES IN OUR FORECAST AREA HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM SPC WATCHES. RADAR TRENDS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DOWN AND WHILE STORM CORES BRIEFLY CYCLE UP...THEY DO NOT STAY SUSTAINED. SO UNLESS WE NOTE A MORE SUSTAINED RADAR APPEARANCE...WE WILL HANDLE CELLS THAT CYCLE UP WITH SIG WEATHER ALERTS AND OR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES. THE FINAL PUSH OF COOLER AIR WILL SOON BEGIN TO SHOVE THE CONVECTION SOUTH. THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS CONTINUED TO SLOWLY INCREASE...SO OVERNITE WE SHOULD HAVE A LARGE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM AREA COVERING MUCH OF THE AREA AND SHIFTING SOUTHEAST WITH TIME. WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN EXPECTED TO MOVE SOON...THE HEAVY RAINS SHOULD NOT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1135 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-141000- 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- 1135 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 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 OF A JAY TO HENRYETTA LINE. ONSET...ONGOING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OF A JAY TO HENRYETTA LINE. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WAS APPROACHING NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY AT 1130 PM. THE INTENSITY OF THE STORMS HAS DIMINISHED SINCE 10 PM BUT ISOLATED STORMS MAY STILL POSE A THREAT OF HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE AND WINDS TO 60 MILES AN HOUR...MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A JAY TO HENRYETTA LINE. AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHED SOUTHEAST...THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL END FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STORMS OVERNIGHT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL END EARLY SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY WEATHER. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1144 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005
OKZ063-068-069-140530-
ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-DELAWARE OK-
1144 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
DELAWARE AND ADAIR
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
CHEROKEE
AT 1144 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCRAPER TO ELDON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...PROCTOR...BALLARD...WATTS...OAKS...TWIN OAKS...
KANSAS...COLCORD...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...ELDON AND SCRAPER.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1151 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005
OKZ049-140545-
PUSHMATAHA OK-
1151 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PUSHMATAHA
AT 1151 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF EUBANKS TO 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MOYERS TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF DARWIN...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
ANTLERS...CLAYTON...CORINNE...DELA...RATTAN...CLOUDY...MOYERS...
FINLEY...KOSOMA...SNOW...NASHOBA...STANLEY...TUSKAHOMA...KIAMICHI...
ALBION...OLETA...DARWIN...KELLOND...EUBANKS AND DUNBAR.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1155 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005
OKZ070-072-074-140600-
HASKELL OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
1155 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
MUSKOGEE AND SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
HASKELL
AT 1155 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF WARNER TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ENTERPRISE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...STIGLER...ENTERPRISE...
WHITEFIELD...KEOTA...KANIMA...TAMAHA...SALLISAW...GANS...MC KEY...
VIAN...GORE...BRUSHY...MARBLE CITY...BOX...BRIARTOWN...PORUM...WARNER
AND WEBBERS FALLS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1209 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005
ARZ001-140600-
BENTON AR-
1209 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BENTON
AT 1209 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHEROKEE CITY TO 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SILOAM SPRINGS TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE FRANCIS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THESE STORMS INCLUDE...ROCKY COMFORT...FAIRMOUNT...MILLER...
BENTONVILLE...SILOAM SPRINGS...SULPHUR SPRINGS...GENTRY...GRAVETTE...
PEA RIDGE...LAKE FRANCIS...GALLITIN...HEALING SPRINGS...SPRINGTOWN...
HIGHFILL...CAVE SPRINGS...CHEROKEE CITY...VAUGHN...DECATUR...
CENTERTON...HIWASSE AND BELLA VISTA.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1229 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005
ARZ019-029-OKZ072-076-140630-
CRAWFORD AR-LE FLORE OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-
1229 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE
AT 1229 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRUSHY TO 13 MILES WEST OF
COWLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THESE COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS...
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
110 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005
ARZ020-140715-
FRANKLIN AR-
110 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FRANKLIN
AT 110 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONELM TO 15 MILES WEST OF
CHARLESTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...CASS...PARADISE...ALIX...TAFT...
OZARK...CHARLESTON...BRANCH...CECIL...ALTUS...TONEY...LONELM...JETHRO...
MOUNTAIN TOP...BARNES...TURNERS BEND...REDDING AND WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, May 2005
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: 5449445.