Widespread showers and thunderstorms affected much of eastern Oklahoma in response to a stalled frontal boundary and a very moist and unstable atmosphere in place over the area. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of east-central and southeast Oklahoma where large hail and damaging winds occurred, while heavy rain producing showers and thunderstorms resulted in flash…
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Widespread showers and thunderstorms affected much of eastern Oklahoma in response to a stalled frontal boundary and a very moist and unstable atmosphere in place over the area. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of east-central and southeast Oklahoma where large hail and damaging winds occurred, while heavy rain producing showers and thunderstorms resulted in flash flooding and river flooding for portions of northeast Oklahoma.
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 14, 5:13 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
613 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
ONGOING COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING MVFR
CONDITIONS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS FOR NW ARK AND NE OK SITES...WHILE
MAIN IMPACTS LIKELY TO REMAIN NORTH OF MLC/FSM. ACTIVITY WILL
DECREASE LATE MORNING WITH POSSIBLE STORMS REDEVELOPING NEAR
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH CURRENT DATA SUGGESTING MOST IF NOT ALL
TAF SITES TO BE IMPACTED AFTER 06Z WITH MVFR CONDITIONS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 356 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010/
DISCUSSION...
HEAVY RAIN EVENT CONTINUES TO UNFOLD WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF RAINS
UNDERWAY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL JET
CONTINUES TO INTERACT WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM LARGE MCS TO
GENERATE NEW CONVECTIVE CELLS ALONG WITH THE SOUTHWESTERN FLANK.
THIS PROCESS IS LIKELY TO BE MAINTAINED THROUGH MUCH OF THE
MORNING BEFORE LOW LEVEL FLOW BEGINS TO BACK IN RESPONSE TO WAVE
ALOFT EJECTING INTO THE PLAINS. LARGEST UNCERTAINTY RESIDES WITH
HOW FAR SOUTH THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL PUSH...WITH THIS BECOMING
THE EFFECTIVE FRONT FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTION LATER TONIGHT AND
TONIGHT. EXPECT MODELS TO UNDERESTIMATE THE SOUTHERN SURGE OF THE
BOUNDARY...ALONG WITH RETREATING ANY BOUNDARY TOO QUICKLY
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY. THAT SAID...THE EXPANSION OF OVERNIGHT
CONVECTION SHOULD ENCOMPASS A LARGE SWATCH ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
BOUNDARY AS LOW LEVEL JET AGAIN INTENSIFIES AND IS FURTHER AIDED
BY A PROLONGED PERIOD OF FAVORABLE UPPER JET DYNAMICS. MOISTURE
WILL BE PLENTIFUL WITH SATELLITE DERIVED PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
SUPPORTING MODEL SOLUTIONS OF AN AXIS OF 2+ INCH AMOUNTS. FURTHER
SUPPORT OF HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS CURRENT OBSERVATIONS WITHIN
TONIGHTS MCS WITH RATES OF 1-2 INCH/HR COMMON WITH ISOLATED
LOCATIONS LIKELY HIGHER. THESE FACTORS SUPPORT EXPANDING THE
CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN BOTH AREA AND TIME WITH THE UPDATED
EXPIRATION BEING 12Z TUESDAY.
EXPECT MCS TO BE EXITING THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING WITH A LARGELY
OVERTURNED AIRMASS IN ITS WAKE...YIELDING A BRIEF BUT PLEASANT
COOL DOWN. THE REMNANT BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN IN PLAY INTO WEDNESDAY
SUPPORTING AT LEAST SCATTERED CONVECTION BENEATH A STRENGTHENING
UPPER RIDGE.
A RATHER QUICK RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMID
CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY LATE WEEK THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THE
POTENTIAL FRONTAL BOUNDARY BY NEXT WEEKEND STILL APPEARS A
POSSIBILITY BUT SOUTHWARD ADVANCE LIKELY INFLUENCED BY ANY
CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES THAT RIDE THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE.
ANY IMPACTS FROM A BOUNDARY APPEAR TO BE SHORT LIVED AS GOOD MODEL
AGREEMENT EXISTS ON MAINTAINING A STRONG UPPER HIGH CENTERED VERY
NEAR THE AREA.
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-
OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-
OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ070-OKZ071.
AR...NONE.
&&
AVIATION...14HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 507 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-151000- 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- 506 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010 ...HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ONSET...AFTERNOON. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTH OF I-40 IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING FOR FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...LATE THIS EVENING ELSEWHERE. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...LATE THIS EVENING ELSEWHERE. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH THIS MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS BEFORE THEY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTIVITY... AND THIS MAY SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON IN AN UNSTABLE AND WEAKLY CAPPED AIRMASS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ALONG WITH LOCAL HEAVY RAINFALL. DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 100 DEGREES WILL ALSO BE LIKELY SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO OUR SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND EVENTUALLY GROW INTO A LARGE COMPLEX THAT WILL AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS... WITH CURRENT DATA SUGGESTING THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AXIS NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE I-44 CORRIDOR. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH THIS COMPLEX EARLY TONIGHT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH COVERS PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVES OUT OF THE AREA DURING THE DAY. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA WEDNESDAY BUT BECOME LESS DEFINED...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING INCREASINGLY ISOLATED AND FOCUSED MORE ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY APPROACH THE AREA BY NEXT WEEKEND AND BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. LOW SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...THOUGH BRIEF AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... FLASH FLOODING COULD BE ONGOING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH RIVER FLOODING ALSO A POTENTIAL CONCERN. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:27 UTC.
6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
An oil field worker trying to reach pump sites between Hominy and Fairfax reported water over many rural roads and low water crossings.
Several roads were under water at low water crossings near and around Barnsdall.
Emergency Management reported major street flooding in Sperry with one water rescue resulting from the high water.
The Creek County Sheriffs Office reported flooding on 151st Street between 209th West Avenue and the Polecat Bridge, and on 209th West Avenue near Oklahoma Highway 33.
High water was reported at 61st Street South and Lewis Avenue and also near 41st Street South and Sheridan Road. The Tulsa Public Works Department also reported high water and flooding across much of the Tulsa metropolitan area streets.
Portions of 81st Street South were closed between Memorial Drive and Mingo Road due to high water.
Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in damage to two barns southwest of McAlester on Highway 31. Several trees and power lines were also damaged in this area with power outages in parts of McAlester.
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous large tree limbs and blew down a tree onto roadway.
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous large tree limbs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 2010
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: 238066, 238068, 238162, 238170, 238158, 238160, 238171, 238172, 238194, 238196.