Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 23, 2010

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
922 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDER CLUSTER THAT DEVELOPED IN COWLEY COUNTY
KANSAS AND BUILT BACK INTO KAY AND GRANT COUNTY
OKLAHOMA IS ABOUT HISTORY.   CLUSTER WAS MAKING
158 CG LIGHTNING AT 0040Z AND IS NOW DOWN TO 14.
OTHER THUNDER..SOUTHEAST KANSAS ALONG THE FRONT
ALSO STARTING TO DROP IN CG LIGHTNING. NOT MUCH
CHANGE TO AUSSIE POP OVERNIGHT. LOWERED MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE A FEW DEGREES FAR NORTH DUE TO COOL
OUTFLOW. ALSO DROPPED SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA / WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS EVENING CHANCE POP FOR EARLIER
DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWERS.
GW

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 626 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010/

AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
EVENING AVIATION IMPACTS WILL BE TIED TO CONVECTIVE EVOLUTION ALONG
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT NOW ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS. UNCERTAINTIES
IN BOTH COVERAGE AND DURATION OF THESE STORMS WILL LIMIT MENTION
TO VCTS ACROSS NORTHERN SITES TONIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY WILL SLIDE
FURTHER SOUTH WITH AN INCREASE IN AFTERNOON STORMS TOMORROW WITH
PERIODIC MVFR FLIGHT IMPACTS FROM NW AR INTO SE OK.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 407 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010/

DISCUSSION...
AT 3PM A  COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE KANSAS CITY
AREA TO JUST SOUTH OF WICHITA AND ON INTO NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS IT
MOVES INTO OUR FORECAST AREA.  HAVE GONE ABOVE GFS MOS
RAIN CHANCES FOR TONIGHT AS MOST MODELS HAVE AT LEAST
SOME PRECIP INTO OSAGE COUNTY THIS EVENING.  THE FLOW
ALOFT IS WEAK...BUT ENOUGH INSTABILITY IS IN PLACE FOR
A LIMITED SEVERE STORM RISK THIS EVENING.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN
TERRAIN SOUTHEAST OF FORT SMITH.  ISOLATED STORMS WILL
PERSIST TO AROUND SUNSET IN PARTS OF WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS
AND FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  A STRONG INSTABILITY-DRIVEN
STORM IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS AS WELL.

THE ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH TIME
TONIGHT...BUT GIVEN THE TROPICAL-LIKE AIR MASS IN PLACE WE HAVE
CARRIED RAIN CHANCES INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS FOR THE OVERNIGHT.

ON THURSDAY...THE FRONT ITSELF WILL BEGIN TO WASHOUT AND OUR
AREA WILL BE THE PIVOT-POINT AS TO OUR WEST THE FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO LIFT NORTH...AND TO OUR EAST IT WILL TRY TO DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER
SOUTH.  BUT THE THE COMBINATION OF DRIVING UNDER THE STRONG
UPPER RIDGE AND THE TERRAIN IN THE REGION SHOULD MEAN THAT THE REAL
FRONT NEVER GETS PAST EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...BUT A WIND SHIFT AND STORM BOUNDARY WILL WORK INTO THE
RED RIVER VALLEY.  MODEL CAPES NEAR 4000 J/KG WILL BE IN THE AREA
TOMORROW NEAR THE FRONT AND BOUNDARIES AND RESULT IN SOME SCATTERED
STORMS.  AGAIN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BE WEAK...BUT A LIMITED SEVERE RISK
WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE STRONG INSTABILITY.  THE PRESENCE OF THE
FRONT AND STORMS MEANS SOME AREAS WILL SEE LOCAL BREAKS IN THE HEAT.
GIVEN THE IMPACTS OF THE FRONT AND THE ASSOCIATED UNCERTAINTY...WE HAVE
CONVERTED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING TO AN ADVISORY.  IF LATER INFORMATION
SUGGESTS LESS POTENTIAL FOR CLOUDS OR STORMS...A NEW WARNING COULD BE
REQUIRED.

ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THE WEAK DISTURBANCE NEAR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND
EAST TEXAS WILL DRIFT NORTH AND NORTHEAST.  RIGHT NOW THE BULK OF THE
MOISTURE APPEARS SET TO TRACK JUST EAST OF OUR AREA...BUT ANY WEST
ADJUSTMENT IN THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL NECESSITATE INCREASING
POPS AND QPF.

THE DEGREE THAT THE DEW POINTS CAN CONTINUE TO MIX AWAY WILL HINGE
ON THE RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.  OVERALL THERE IS A TREND FOR
SLOWLY DECREASING THE DEW POINTS WITH TIME.  ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN SECTIONS...
BUT THAT COULD ALL BE OFFSET BY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.  A REAL AIR MASS CHANGE AND BREAK IN THE HEAT SEEMS INCREASINGLY
LIKELY FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR NOW WE WILL JUST EXTEND THE HEAT ADVISORY INTO TOMORROW EVENING...
PENDING THE EVOLUTION OF THE STORMS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT WE BELIVE
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED INTO SATURDAY FOR SOME PARTS OF THE AREA.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   75  93  74  96 /  40  30  20  10
FSM   75  95  74  94 /  30  50  40  20
MLC   73  96  75  96 /  10  40  30  10
BVO   70  91  72  95 /  50  20  10  10
FYV   71  90  71  91 /  20  40  30  20
BYV   72  89  70  91 /  30  40  20  20
MKO   72  95  74  95 /  20  40  30  10
MIO   71  91  72  95 /  40  30  10  10
F10   73  95  74  96 /  30  40  30  10
HHW   75  97  75  95 /  20  50  50  20

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.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ054-
     OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ064-
     OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-
     OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.

AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY FOR ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

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SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....07

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
514 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241000-
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-
448 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS EVENING.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL SETTLE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FROM KANSAS
OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL SET OFF SOME THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW STRONG...
BUT BELOW SEVERE THRESHOLDS. THE AREA AT GREATEST RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE TO THE NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44. ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DO FORM IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY
THIS EVENING WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE EVENING.

TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY FALL THIS EVENING. URBAN AREAS WILL
BE SLOWEST TO COOL.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE SURFACE FRONT WILL LOSE DEFINITION AS IT DRIFTS SOUTH THURSDAY.
HOWEVER...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN
A CONSTANT INTO THE WEEKEND...AS WILL A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS.
EVEN WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER DEWPOINTS AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES
ARE PROJECTED TO BE NEAR 105...PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
954 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

OKZ054-055-240400-
OSAGE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
954 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN OSAGE

AT 954 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTH OF HULAH TO 20 MILES WEST OF HULAH...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THESE STORMS INCLUDE...HULAH AND COPAN.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 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 3700 9579 3695 9579 3695 9581 3689 9582
      3688 9633 3700 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 321DEG 11KT 3715 9592 3702 9636