An isolated severe thunderstorm occurred across northwest Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 16th.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm occurred across northwest Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 16th.
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 Jul 15, 7:15 PM CST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
815 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
.DISCUSSION...
HAVE UPDATED FORECAST REMOVING EVENING WORDING AND
REMOVING EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WORDING FOR ALL EXCEPT
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO
TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS TO GO ALONG WITH CURRENT
TRENDS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 642 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009/
..AVIATION...
DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED WEST TO EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TO NEAR THE MISSOURI ARKANSAS
BORDER MAY IGNITE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. TAF
SITES KTUL KRVS KFYV KXNA RISK THUNDER MAINLY IN
08Z-14Z TIME PERIOD. A HIGHER THREAT OF THUNDER
WILL BE NORTH OF THOSE SITES... HOWEVER OUTFLOW
FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM WILL RESULT
IN A RATHER VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION. MORE STORMS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
OTHER THAN THUNDERSTORMS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED.
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-
OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
AR...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....15HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 953 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-161000- 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- 955 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009 ...THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES INCREASING WITH TEMPERATURES DECREASING A LITTLE... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... WEAK COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTH THROUGH NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING. VERY UNSTABLE AIR ALONG WITH STRENGTHENING WIND FIELD WILL BRING A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. STRONG WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE HOT ON THURSDAY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTH OF THE FRONT...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 102 AND 108 DEGREES. COOLING IS LIKELY ONCE THE FRONT PASSES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURNING EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE DEVELOPING WEATHER PATTERN FAVORS REPEATED CHANCES FOR PASSING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1026 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 PM HAIL MARAMEC 36.24N 96.68W
07/15/2009 E1.00 INCH PAWNEE OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&
GEWSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1042 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
OKZ054-059-160445-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
1042 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 1042 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF PAWNEE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...PAWNEE...HALLETT...
MARAMEC...BLACKBURN AND SKEDEE.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 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.
LAT...LON 3649 9697 3636 9644 3616 9663 3616 9681
3617 9682 3625 9683 3625 9691 3625 9692
3633 9692 3634 9702 3635 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 290DEG 17KT 3638 9691SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1127 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
OKZ060-064-066-067-160530-
CREEK OK-OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
1127 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE...WESTERN WAGONER...EASTERN CREEK AND
TULSA
AT 1127 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF SAPULPA TO MOUNDS...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
INCLUDE...TULSA...LIBERTY...HECTORVILLE...LEONARD...BIXBY...JENKS...
GLENPOOL...BROKEN ARROW...STONEBLUFF...MOUNDS...KIEFER AND SAPULPA.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH.
LAT...LON 3611 9619 3609 9578 3586 9571 3586 9576
3583 9576 3585 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 276DEG 16KT 3607 9611 3588 9604SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1158 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
OKZ054-059-160600-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
1158 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 1159 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF APPERSON TO 3 MILES SOUTH
OF WYNONA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...SHIDLER...OSAGE...HOMINY...
WYNONA...FAIRFAX...BURBANK...APPERSON...WEBB CITY...BLACKBURN...
SKEDEE...CLEVELAND AND RALSTON.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3652 9703 3656 9690 3660 9691 3658 9699
3659 9703 3671 9703 3670 9694 3676 9689
3676 9683 3679 9676 3685 9675 3646 9604
3619 9603 3645 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 322DEG 16KT 3684 9695 3650 9633SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
102 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009
ARZ001-002-160645-
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-
102 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND NORTHEASTERN BENTON
AT 102 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WALNUT HILL...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WALNUT HILL...OAK HILL...BLAND...
HILL TOP...GATEWAY...LARUE...GARFIELD...EUREKA SPRINGS...BEAVER
LAKE...BUSCH AND BEAVER.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3631 9411 3650 9401 3650 9366 3631 9366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0602Z 261DEG 10KT 3640 9396SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
106 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009
ARZ001-002-011-160645-
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
106 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND NORTHERN MADISON
AT 105 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES
EAST OF WALNUT HILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
A SECOND STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED BETWEEN URBANETTE AND BLUE EYE IN
CARROLL COUNTY.
THSE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3627 9394 3648 9403 3650 9344 3650 9330
3649 9329 3637 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 256DEG 12KT 3640 9395The Springfield radar (KSGF), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged roofs and blew down several large tree limbs.
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