Thunderstorms produced damaging winds across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the late evening hours on July 15th into the morning of the 16th as a cold front moved into the region.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced damaging winds across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the late evening hours on July 15th into the morning of the 16th as a cold front moved into the region.
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, 10:42 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1142 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS AT KFYV AND KXNA WILL BE WINDING DOWN IN THE
FIRST COUPLE HOURS OF THE TAF VALID PERIOD. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
THEN PREVAIL UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHEN SCATTERED STORMS WILL
ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP. THE ARKANSAS TAF SITES HAVE THE BEST CHANCE AT
A STORM SO WILL INCLUDE A PROB30 GROUP THERE. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 855 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010/
DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAS WORKED THROUGH THE TULSA
METRO AREA. ON A LARGER SCALE...THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM
NEAR KSTL TO KOKM TO NEAR KHHF. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUE IN THE VICINITY OF THE BOUNDARY THIS EVENING AND WILL
DO SO FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN THE
FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LINGERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOME AREAS ARE ALREADY AT OR NEAR PROJECTED LOWS DUE TO THE RAIN
COOLED AIR. WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS.
OTHERWISE...CURRENT FORECAST IS ON TRACK.
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY 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...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR ARZ019-ARZ020-
ARZ029.
&&
AVIATION...05HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 915 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010 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- 915 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE... 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...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN THE VICINITY OF A COLD FRONT THAT CURRENTLY STRETCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NEAR A OKMULGEE OKLAHOMA TO FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS TO THE SOUTH. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. THE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A LINGERING SURFACE BOUNDARY COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MAY SUPPORT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... BE PREPARED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT RELATED ISSUES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1050 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1038 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE FARMINGTON 36.07N 94.23W
07/15/2010 WASHINGTON AR TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COVERING THE ROAD UP TO 1.5 FEET DEEP IN SEVERAL
PLACES. CARS REPORTEDLY STALLED.
&&
KAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1106 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW FAYETTEVILLE 36.08N 94.21W
07/15/2010 WASHINGTON AR TRAINED SPOTTER
VEHICLE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATERS ON SALEM
ROAD.
&&
KAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1115 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM FLASH FLOOD FAYETTEVILLE 36.06N 94.16W
07/15/2010 WASHINGTON AR BROADCAST MEDIA
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FLOODING IN THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE...INCLUDING SOME VEHICLES STALLED IN FLOOD
WATERS.
&&
KAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1132 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1128 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW JOHNSON 36.11N 94.18W
07/15/2010 WASHINGTON AR TRAINED SPOTTER
VEHICLE SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATERS.
&&
KAHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1207 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1143 PM HEAVY RAIN W FAYETTEVILLE 36.06N 94.16W
07/15/2010 M3.48 INCH WASHINGTON AR BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED BY THE WEATHERBUG NETWORK AT THE OWL CREEK
SCHOOL.
&&
KAHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
133 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010
OKZ060-061-067-160715-
ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
133 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHWESTERN WAGONER...SOUTHERN ROGERS AND EASTERN TULSA
AT 133 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM TULSA TO 11 MILES EAST OF ONETA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
INCLUDE...TULSA...BROKEN ARROW AND ONETA.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND
PERIOD OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
LAT...LON 3618 9593 3614 9549 3594 9540 3603 9593
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 296DEG 09KT 3613 9589 3600 9549The Tulsa radar (KINX), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:41 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm wind snapped a large tree near 58th Street South and Aspen Avenue.
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