Strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 16th across portions of northeast Oklahoma, in response to a northward moving warm frontal boundary. Large hail and damaging winds were observed with this activity.
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Strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 16th across portions of northeast Oklahoma, in response to a northward moving warm frontal boundary. Large hail and damaging winds were observed with this activity.
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 16, 11:53 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1253 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM. CONVECTIVE COMPLEX MOVING INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AT THIS TIME WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT BUILDS EAST AND SOUTH. WILL CARRY TEMPO +TSRA FOR A COUPLE HOURS AT ALL SITES EXCEPT KMLC WHERE IT IS MORE UNCERTAIN WHETHER THEY WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE COMPLEX. ONCE THE STORMS CLEAR THE AREA BY EARLY EVENING...VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO ALL SITES FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1149 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2010/ DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MARCHING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SEEM DESTINED TO CONTINUE EAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO A RATHER UNSTABLE AIRMASS THAT RESIDES ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SOME UPTICK IN INTENSITY IS ALSO LIKELY AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON. ALREADY SEEING DIURNAL CONVECTION FIRE AHEAD OF THE MAIN ACTIVITY AND THIS TREND WILL ALSO LIKELY CONTINUE. HAVE RAISED POPS CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS A RESULT. ONLY LOWERED AFTERNOON MAXIMUMS A DEGREE OR TWO THOUGH AS CURRENT READINGS ARE ALREADY NOT FAR FROM THE FORECAST MAXIMUMS. UPDATE ON THE WAY. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && AVIATION...05
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 102 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-171000- 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- 102 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS ENTERING NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AS THEY ENCOUNTER A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF AN OKEMAH TO POTEAU LINE...WITH WINDS TO 70 MILES AN HOUR AND HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING ENDING THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 SOUTHEAST OF THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... PRIMARILY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE TREND WILL BE TOWARD DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES POSSIBLY NEARING 100 DEGREES IN SOME PLACES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1224 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
OKZ054-059-161830-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
1224 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 1225 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES WEST OF
PAWNEE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...OSAGE...FAIRFAX...PAWNEE...JENNINGS...
TERLTON...HALLETT...MARAMEC...BLACKBURN...SKEDEE...CLEVELAND AND
RALSTON.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3653 9701 3654 9696 3657 9689 3662 9655
3619 9636 3617 9654 3616 9681 3625 9683
3625 9692 3633 9692 3635 9703 3651 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 248DEG 27KT 3627 9708SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1253 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
ARZ002-011-161845-
CARROLL AR-MADISON AR-
1253 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CARROLL AND NORTHEASTERN MADISON
AT 1253 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF
FORUM...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALPENA...BERRYVILLE...OSAGE...GREEN FOREST...
RUDD...CARROLLTON...RULE...HUNTSVILLE...FORUM...MARBLE AND CLIFTY.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS
UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3612 9338 3612 9339 3613 9346 3611 9346
3608 9375 3631 9383 3649 9329 3613 9328
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 258DEG 24KT 3622 9366SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
115 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
OKZ054-059-064-161900-
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
115 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN OSAGE...NORTHWESTERN CREEK AND PAWNEE
AT 115 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOMINY TO TERLTON TO 6 MILES WEST
OF OILTON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...OSAGE...HOMINY...JENNINGS...
TERLTON...HALLETT...CLEVELAND...WESTPORT...DRUMRIGHT...OILTON AND
MANNFORD.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THESE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS
IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3619 9662 3653 9658 3653 9619 3619 9627
3595 9640 3597 9663 3617 9664
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 269DEG 9KT 3644 9647 3619 9650
3605 9669SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
201 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
OKZ055-060-061-067-161945-
ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-WASHINGTON OK-
201 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN WAGONER...WESTERN ROGERS...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND TULSA
AT 202 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SKIATOOK TO TULSA TO 12 MILES
WEST OF GLENPOOL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...
CATOOSA...VERDIGRIS...OOLOGAH...TALALA...BIXBY...JENKS...OWASSO...
GLENPOOL...SPERRY...SKIATOOK...COLLINSVILLE...BROKEN ARROW...VERA...
RAMONA...STONEBLUFF...COWETA AND ONETA.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
LAT...LON 3659 9556 3587 9563 3587 9601 3597 9603
3627 9600 3654 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 247DEG 16KT 3648 9608 3623 9599
3591 9622The Tulsa radar (KINX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:22 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The media reported a large tree blown down onto a house.
The media reported strong winds with thunderstorms just northwest of the Port of Catoosa. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down across a highway.
The media measured 65 mph thunderstorm winds at the intersection of 129th East Avenue and 21st Street South.
The media estimated 60 mph thunderstorm winds near Will Rogers Downs along Highway 20.
The media estimated 60 mph thunderstorm winds on the east side of Pryor along Highway 20.
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: 238200, 238204, 238206, 238207, 238209, 238210, 238212, 238213.