16 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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 21, 9:39 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1039 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006 .DISCUSSION... SUBTLE SHORTWAVE AND/OR MCS FROM OVERNIGHT CONVECTIVE COMPLEX CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT FORCING FOR ONGOING CONVECTION...AND THIS TREND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AS DOWNSTREAM AIRMASS LOSES INHIBITION WITH HEATING. CURRENTLY THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS LOW...HOWEVER DOWNSTREAM CONDITIONS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED SHOULD A TREND TOWARD MORE SURFACED BASED CONVECTION DEVELOP. SEVERAL UPDATES HAVE BEEN SENT THIS MORNING TO ACCOUNT FOR CONVECTIVE TRENDS...WITH LITTLE SUPPORT FROM RECENT SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE. FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE HEAVILY WAITED TOWARD RADAR TRENDS AND MESOSCALE ANALYSIS. TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENTS WERE TO COOL THE NORTH SLIGHTLY...WITH HOT TEMPS AGAIN EXPECTED SOUTH. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM FORECASTER ID= 07 LONG TERM FORECASTER ID= 23
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1118 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221000- 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- 1107 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006 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...ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...AFTER 1 PM. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...PRIMARILY OVER FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE THE HIGHEST BY MID AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY IMPACT. EXCESSIVE HEAT CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND POSSIBLY NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS. THURSDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY IN THE WEAK NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. HOT WEATHER WILL RETURN BY LATE WEEK...WITH 100 DEGREE HEAT LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO THE REGION BY THE WEEKEND...BRINGING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
909 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006
OKZ054-059-211515-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
909 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 909 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES WEST OF APPERSON TO 11 MILES WEST OF
PAWNEE TO 37 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARAMEC...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...SHIDLER...
FAIRFAX...BURBANK...APPERSON...WEBB CITY...PAWNEE...JENNINGS...
TERLTON...HALLETT...MARAMEC...BLACKBURN...SKEDEE...CLEVELAND AND
RALSTON.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1118 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006
OKZ060-064-211645-
CREEK OK-TULSA OK-
1118 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
TULSA AND CREEK
AT 1118 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES NORTH OF SAPULPA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TULSA...SAND SPRINGS
...JENKS...OWASSO...KIEFER AND SAPULPA.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL
AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 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
1147 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006
OKZ060-061-067-211715-
ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
1147 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ROGERS...TULSA AND WAGONER
AT 1147 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN TULSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM
INCLUDE...TULSA...BROKEN ARROW...CATOOSA...AND CLAREMORE.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN.The Tulsa radar (KINX), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:35 UTC.
16 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a house causing a fire in the attic.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree fell on a house.
The Oklahoma mesonet site near Inola recorded a 58 mile an hour wind gust.
Thunderstorm wnds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power poles.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. The falling trees damaged a few houses.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. A few of the trees fell on homes. One person was injured. In addition, the metal roof of the sanitation plant was damaged.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. A few of the trees blocked streets.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. The trees blocked a road.
Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged a barn.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down three trees.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. A number of the trees blocked roads.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged a few roofs of buildings.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, August 2006
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: 5533087, 5533001, 5533002, 5533003, 5533004, 5533076, 5533077, 5533078, 5533079, 5533080, 5533088, 5533081, 5533082, 5533083, 5533084, 5533085, 5533086.