An upper level storm system developed into the southern Rockies causing low pressure to deepen over the Southern High Plains. A dry line extending from this low, which was centered over western Kansas much of the day, translated into western Oklahoma during the afternoon.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
An upper level storm system developed into the southern Rockies causing low pressure to deepen over the Southern High Plains. A dry line extending from this low, which was centered over western Kansas much of the day, translated into western Oklahoma during the afternoon. Thunderstorms developed on the dry line and progressed east into eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours with widespread severe weather resulting from these 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 Jun 5, 8:17 PM CST, 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
917 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
.UPDATE...
&&
.DISCUSSION...
THE ONLY CHANGES TO THE GRIDS THIS EVENING HAVE BEEN TO RAISE THE
QPF ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND TWEAK THE SHORT TERM
PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND COVERAGE. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. THIS ACTIVITY
HAS WEAKENED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS... BUT WILL STILL POSE
A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
WE CONTINUE TO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SEVERE STORMS... INCLUDING THE
POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES... ACROSS A WIDE AREA OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES CLOSER. THERE ALSO
CONTINUES TO BE A THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING AS THUNDERSTORMS WITH
HEAVY RAINFALL TRAIN NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE SAME AREAS... AS THE CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY TRANSLATES SLOWLY EASTWARD.
UPDATED PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN SENT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 304 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008/
DISCUSSION...
THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET FOR SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL ALL BE A CONCERN DURING THIS EVENT.
THE DRY LINE CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA TO EAST OF KDDC AND INTO WESTERN
OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ALONG THE DRY
LINE ACROSS KANSAS AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. FURTHER THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ALONG THE DRY LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A POTENT MID-LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO THE PLAINS WITH
THE AID OF A 130 KT 300 MB JET AND THE CAP ERODES. THE AIRMASS
IN ADVANCE OF THE DRY LINE IS CONDUCIVE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WITH CAP VALUES AROUND 3000 J/KG AND LI VALUES AROUND -6. THE
18Z SOUNDING OUT OF OUN INDICATED 0-3KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITY
OF AROUND 400 M2/S2...WHICH OF COURSE IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE
FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS. ANY DISCRETE SUPERCELLS THIS EVENING
WILL HAVE A HIGH TORNADO POTENTIAL. EXPECT THE MAIN THREAT FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION MID TO LATE EVENING AS
THE STORMS LINE OUT...AT THAT POINT WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH AND
LARGE HAIL WILL BECOME THE PRIMARY CONCERN. HOWEVER...TORNADOES
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH BOOKEND VORTICIES WITHIN THE BOW ECHOES.
THESE STORMS WILL MAINLY AFFECT EASTERN OKLAHOMA. HOWEVER...THEY
COULD MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS LATER TONIGHT AND INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
VERY HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY AS TONIGHTS STORMS LAY DOWN OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND STORMS
RE-IGNITE WITH AFTERNOON HEATING ON FRIDAY.
THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO BE QUIETER AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS AT THE
SURFACE AND ALOFT.
HAVE LEFT THE FORECAST DRY THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER...MAY NEED
ADD POPS FOR NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FLIRTS WITH THE AREA. WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS
FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAKES A
MORE SIGNIFICANT PUSH THROUGH THE AREA WITH THE AID OF A MID-LEVEL
SHORTWAVE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 70 89 76 90 / 80 50 10 10
FSM 74 87 74 90 / 20 60 10 10
MLC 75 87 75 89 / 40 40 10 10
BVO 69 88 73 90 / 90 30 20 10
FYV 74 85 70 87 / 30 60 20 10
BYV 72 84 70 88 / 20 60 20 10
MKO 73 86 72 87 / 60 50 10 10
MIO 74 85 74 89 / 80 50 20 10
F10 75 87 74 88 / 60 40 10 10
HHW 74 87 74 91 / 20 30 10 10
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-
OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ064.
AR...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...06HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 448 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061000- 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- 448 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...EARLY TO MID EVENING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...PAWNEE...OSAGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...EARLY TO MID EVENING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...PAWNEE...OSAGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...LATE EVENING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...LATE EVENING. WINTER WEATHER. RISK...NONE. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. DISCUSSION... SEVERE STORMS... INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES... WILL AFFECT EASTERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AS EXPECTED ALONG THE DRYLINE IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING VERY RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND CONTINUING TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME GENERAL AREA. AS THE MAIN UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES OUR REGION OVERNIGHT... THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL TRANSLATE EASTWARD INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA. STORMS SHOULD REACH THE WESTERN EDGE OF OUR AREA BETWEEN ABOUT 11 PM AND 1 AM. ISOLATED ACTIVITY MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN CONVECTIVE AREA AS WELL. A VERY WARM... MOIST... AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA... SUPPORTING STRONG UPDRAFTS. STRONG SHEAR AND HIGH HELICITY VALUES WILL SUPPORT STORM SCALE ROTATION. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL RUN THE ENTIRE RANGE FROM TORNADOES... TO LARGE HAIL... TO STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IN ADDITION... TRAINING OF CELLS WILL ALSO POSE A THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. MONDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. WEDNESDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA FRIDAY MORNING. THESE STORMS MAY MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CONTINUED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN MONDAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS NORTH OF OUR REGION. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLIDE SOUTH TUESDAY AND INTO OUR AREA WEDNESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN FRIDAY. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
637 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG TULSA 36.13N 95.92W
06/05/2008 TULSA OK BROADCAST MEDIA
EASTON BAPTISH CHURCH AT 2800 WEST EASTON HAD PART OF ITS
ROOF BLOWN OFF INTO THE PARKING LOT.
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DMJThe Tulsa radar (KINX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:36 UTC.
21 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a few large tree limbs.
A tornado damaged a barn, blew down power poles and power lines, and blew down a number of trees.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
The Oklahoma mesonet site near Bixby recorded a 62 mile an hour wind gust.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs near the intersection of 51st Street South and County Line Road.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour snapped a power pole off near the intersection of 61st Street South and Lynn Lane.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew a few large tree limbs down.
Heavy rain caused severe street flooding near the intersection of 44th Street South and Sheridan.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
The Oklahoma mesonet site near Adair recorded a 71 mile an hour wind gust.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. The tree limbs blocked a road.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb. The tree limb block a highway.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Oklahoma, 2008Warnings in Oklahoma, June 2008
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: 116560, 116566, 116572, 116576, 116581, 113117, 116588, 116594, 116604, 116612, 116622, 116625, 116631, 116636, 116650, 116657, 116664, 116680, 116686, 116691, 116694, 116695, 116696, 116698.