A narrow, moist axis developed over eastern Oklahoma ahead of a strong dry line that moved into the area during the morning. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the dry line but due to limited instability, severe weather was isolated with the storms.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
A narrow, moist axis developed over eastern Oklahoma ahead of a strong dry line that moved into the area during the morning. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the dry line but due to limited instability, severe weather was isolated with the storms.
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 Feb 24, 3:20 AM CST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
320 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007
.DISCUSSION...
DESPITE A VERY DYNAMIC UPPER SYSTEM AND DECENT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE
(OVER PARTS OF FORECAST AREA)...PARAMETERS JUST HAVENT LINED UP
OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER. SLUG OF DRY
LOW-LEVEL AIR OVER NE OK/WRN AR HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO
DISLODGE...AND ONGOING CNTRL OK CONVECTION HAS EFFECTIVELY PUSHED
EAST OF THE MAIN AXIS OF INSTABILITY. COMBINE THIS SITUATION WITH
THE EXTREME BULK SHEAR PUSHING INTO THE REGION...AND DEEP SUSTAINED
UPDRAFTS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. ONGOING STORMS REMAIN
STRONG THOUGH...SO AN ISOLATED SEVERE WIND EVENT WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. STORMS ARE MOVING A BIT QUICKER THAN
SUGGESTED BY LATEST SHORT RANGE MODELS...SO WILL TAKE A LOOK AT
RADAR BEFORE DECIDING ON NEAR TERM POPS.
BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER MAY VERY WELL HOLD OFF UNTIL EARLY
AFTERNOON AS UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD CORE (500MB TEMPS AROUND
-27C) PUSH INTO FAR NE OK/NW AR. WILL MAINTAIN HIGHEST POPS IN THESE
AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AS
MUCH DRIER LOW-LEVEL AIR OVERSPREADS THE REGION AND VERY STRONG SWLY
WINDS DEVELOP. DESPITE SOME WIDESPREAD MORNING RAINFALL...GUSTY SWLY
WINDS ON THE ORDER OF 20 TO 30 MPH (WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH) WILL
QUICKLY DRY ANY DORMANT FINE FUELS. WHILE RED FLAG WARNING
CONDITIONS WONT TECHNICALLY BE MET...BELIEVE STRENGTH OF SURFACE
WINDS WARRANT THE ISSUANCE OF A WARNING. THUS...WILL UPGRADE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING AS WELL.
WRAPAROUND CLOUDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF NE OK/NW AR THIS EVENING
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. MAY SEE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS NEAR THE KS AND
MO BORDERS OVERNIGHT...AND THERE REMAINS THE SMALL POSSIBILITY THAT
PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW.
SEASONABLY COOL DAY IN STORE ON SUNDAY...WITH CHILLIEST READINGS
OVER FAR NE OK/NW AR WHERE CLOUDS WILL LIKELY LINGER.
WEAK SURFACE LOW SHOULD MOVE EAST ALONG THE RED RIVER ON MONDAY.
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN NEGLIGIBLE...SO NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED.
FEW...IF ANY...CHANGES MADE TO FORECAST BEYOND MONDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 68 37 48 32 / 60 20 10 10
FSM 67 38 55 33 / 80 10 10 10
MLC 70 36 55 34 / 50 10 10 10
BVO 64 34 48 27 / 60 20 10 10
FYV 66 35 44 27 / 90 10 10 10
BYV 62 35 43 30 / 90 10 10 10
MKO 64 36 50 31 / 60 10 10 10
MIO 67 34 42 27 / 80 20 10 10
F10 65 35 52 34 / 50 10 10 10
HHW 73 38 60 38 / 60 10 10 10
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM SATURDAY FOR OKZ049-
OKZ053-OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-
OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-
OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM SATURDAY FOR OKZ049-
OKZ053-OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-
OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-
OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
AR...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM SATURDAY FOR ARZ001-
ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM SATURDAY FOR ARZ001-
ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....18HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 502 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251100- 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- 502 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 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...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. SIGNIFICANT WINDS (NON THUNDERSTORM). RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...LATE MORNING. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...SIGNIFICANT...SPREADINDEX=67. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...LATE MORNING. DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING EARLY THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. LIMITED INSTABILITY HAS KEPT STORMS WELL BELOW SEVERE LEVELS BUT AN ISOLATED SEVERE WIND GUST TO NEAR 60 MILES AN HOUR REMAINS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. A DRYLINE WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ENDING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...COLD AIR ALOFT NEAR THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IF STORMS DEVELOP...HAIL TO NEAR PENNY SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING. THE MAIN STORY TODAY WILL BE THE VERY STRONG WINDS THAT DEVELOP BEHIND THE DRYLINE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR WILL BE COMMON BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAPID DRYING OF FINE DORMANT FUELS AND AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND HUMIDITIES WILL RISE WHICH WILL LESSEN THE FIRE DANGER. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ONGOING STORMS SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR LOCALIZED STRONG WIND POTENTIAL. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR HAIL POTENTIAL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL... HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WEDNESDAY WILL AGAIN RESULT IN AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:37 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew sheet metal off a building.
Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a garage, caused minor damage to about two dozen homes, snapped numerous trees, and blew down power lines. A travel trailer was blown over on its side and two occupants were injured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, February 2007
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