Thunderstorms developed near a weak frontal boundary across portions of west-central Arkansas, resulting in isolated wind damage.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed near a weak frontal boundary across portions of west-central Arkansas, resulting in isolated wind damage.
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 25, 2:57 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 357 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS LYING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. STORM MOTION HAS BEEN VERY SLOW AND ERRATIC...SO WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MUCH LIKE LAST NIGHT...MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY SUNSET BUT MAY STILL SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT SO WILL CONTINUE LOW POPS THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO WASH OUT MONDAY BUT DEEPER MOISTURE WILL ADVECT INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH. WITH A WEAKLY CAPPED AIRMASS...SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL AGAIN DEVELOP AND MAY BECOME QUITE NUMEROUS IN AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. A REPEAT PERFORMANCE IS LIKELY TUESDAY BUT AREAL COVERAGE MAY NOT BE QUITE AS HIGH THAT DAY. FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RETROGRADE BACK TO THE WEST AND PARK ITSELF OVER OUR AREA. WHILE AT LEAST ISOLATED DIURNAL CONVECTION CANNOT BE RULED OUT WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE TREND WILL BE TOWARDS HOTTER AND DRIER AS TIME GOES ON. HEAT HEADLINES MAY AGAIN BE NEEDED IN SOME PLACES BEFORE THE WEEK IS OVER DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT DEWPOINTS CAN FALL OUT SUFFICIENTLY BY AFTERNOON EACH DAY. THE HOT WEATHER IS LIKELY TO PERSIST WELL BEYOND NEXT WEEKEND. STAYED CLOSE TO THE GFS MOS TEMPERATURES THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS THE NAM MOS LOOKS MUCH TOO COOL FOR DAYTIME MAXIMUMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 74 94 74 94 / 20 30 20 20 FSM 75 94 75 94 / 20 50 20 40 MLC 73 94 73 94 / 20 50 20 20 BVO 71 94 71 94 / 20 20 20 20 FYV 70 90 70 90 / 20 50 20 40 BYV 71 90 71 90 / 20 50 20 30 MKO 73 94 73 94 / 20 40 20 30 MIO 71 91 71 91 / 20 30 20 20 F10 73 94 73 94 / 20 40 20 20 HHW 74 94 74 94 / 20 50 20 30 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM...14 LONG TERM....05 PLATE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 450 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261000- 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- 450 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... A NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA HAS PROVIDED FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAS MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. HIGH INSTABILITY IN PLACE WILL ALLOW FOR A LIMITED RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WHERE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...WEAK WIND FIELDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SLOW CELL MOVEMENT. PROLONGED HEAVY RAINS ACCOMPANYING THE STRONGER STORMS MAY POSE A FLASH FLOODING RISK. THIS EVENING...THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR STORMS TO DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS EXIST THROUGH TONIGHT AS AMPLE MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... TROPICAL LIKE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION NEXT WEEK...SUPPORTING PERIODS OF MAINLY DIURNAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARDS THE END OF THE WORK WEEK MAY BEGIN TO LIMIT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BY NEXT WEEKEND. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
433 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
OKZ076-252200-
LE FLORE OK-
433 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN LE FLORE
AT 433 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BIG CEDAR...NEARLY STATIONARY.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3481 9464 3488 9445 3462 9445 3461 9446
3462 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 304DEG 2KT 3476 9450SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
459 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
ARZ019-020-029-OKZ076-252230-
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-LE FLORE OK-SEBASTIAN AR-
459 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHERN SEBASTIAN AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN CRAWFORD
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE
AT 458 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF VESTA TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BURNVILLE TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMERON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5
MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
POTEAU...CAMERON...POCOLA...HACKETT...GREENWOOD...BARLING...LAVACA...
BURNVILLE...EXCELSIOR...BONANZA...JENNY LIND AND BLOOMER AND
FORT SMITH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
AND SMALL HAIL.
LAT...LON 3548 9401 3519 9408 3501 9467 3537 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 048DEG 5KT 3539 9411 3521 9421
3509 9448SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
522 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
OKZ074-075-252245-
HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
522 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL AND NORTHEASTERN LATIMER
AT 522 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEWISVILLE TO 5 MILES WEST OF
BENGAL...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...STIGLER...LEQUIRE...KINTA...WHITEFIELD...
WILBURTON...BENGAL AND RED OAK.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3503 9540 3504 9535 3516 9535 3517 9545
3521 9545 3530 9502 3495 9497 3495 9500
3487 9500 3487 9505 3483 9506 3482 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 251DEG 4KT 3515 9534 3485 9515SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
547 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
OKZ070-072-074-252315-
HASKELL OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
547 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
EASTERN MUSKOGEE AND WESTERN SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN HASKELL
AT 548 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER VIAN...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS
STORM INCLUDE...TAMAHA...VIAN...GORE AND WEBBERS FALLS.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3547 9521 3564 9503 3553 9482 3537 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 126DEG 5KT 3551 9498SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
551 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
ARZ020-029-OKZ076-252345-
FRANKLIN AR-LE FLORE OK-SEBASTIAN AR-
551 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SEBASTIAN AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN LE FLORE
AT 551 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON TO BURNVILLE TO 5
MILES SOUTHEAST OF POTEAU...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...POTEAU...HOWE...
CHARLESTON...BRANCH...HARTFORD...HACKETT...GREENWOOD...LAVACA...
HUNTINGTON...MIDLAND...WASHBURN...BURNVILLE...EXCELSIOR...
MANSFIELD...FORT CHAFFEE...JENNY LIND AND BLOOMER.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3531 9391 3522 9392 3523 9402 3514 9403
3514 9413 3510 9415 3507 9423 3496 9423
3495 9437 3492 9444 3480 9445 3478 9449
3502 9470 3546 9397 3532 9385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 331DEG 5KT 3533 9401 3519 9420
3500 9456SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
602 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
OKZ072-074>076-260000-
HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
602 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN HASKELL...NORTHERN LE FLORE AND NORTHEASTERN LATIMER
AT 603 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF KINTA TO 3 MILES NORTH OF MILTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MCCURTAIN...STIGLER...LEQUIRE...KINTA...
KEOTA...GANS...MULDROW...POTEAU...PANAMA...BOKOSHE AND SPIRO.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3520 9530 3547 9458 3503 9461 3493 9529
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 235DEG 6KT 3501 9521 3521 9487The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines on Highway 22 in Charleston.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 2010
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