Several clusters and lines of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving through the region on the 23rd. Damaging wind gusts were produced by one of the storms.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Several clusters and lines of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving through the region on the 23rd. Damaging wind gusts were produced by one of the storms.
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 Oct 23, 9:31 AM CST, 59 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1101 AM CDT SAT OCT 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- 1100 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS THIS WEEKEND... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44. ONSET...ONGOING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. OTHER MORE ISOLATED OR SCATTERED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FARTHER NORTH ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...DYNAMIC WIND PROFILES SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR SHORT LIVED TORNADOES ON THE FRONT EDGE OF BOWS WITHIN CONVECTIVE LINES. IF LOW LEVEL CLOUDS MIX OUT MID OR LATE AFTERNOON...AFTERNOON HEATING WILL INCREASE INSTABILITY PARAMETERS AND THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL RAMP UP SIGNIFICANTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY POSE A THREAT FOR AREAS WHERE SEVERAL SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...GRADIENT WINDS WILL GUST TO BETTER THAN 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. MONDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS. FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WAVE WILL BE WELL TIMED FOR SEVERE WEATHER...ARRIVING NEAR PEAK HEATING IN THE AFTERNOON. A WEAK PACIFIC FRONT/EFFECTIVE DRYLINE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA DURING THE DAY AND WILL FOCUS STORMS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE AFTERNOON WHICH ARE THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS DURING THE EVENING. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AND WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT AREA WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF STORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1005 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010
OKZ064>066-071-073-231600-
CREEK OK-MCINTOSH OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
1005 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OKMULGEE AND SOUTHEASTERN CREEK
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
OKFUSKEE
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN MCINTOSH AND NORTHWESTERN PITTSBURG
AT 1005 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF PADEN TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF BEARDEN TO
33 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAYWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...WILSON...
OKEMAH...WELEETKA...BEARDEN...CLEARVIEW...PHAROAH...CASTLE...PADEN...
BOLEY...OKFUSKEE...WELTY...OKMULGEE...HENRYETTA...DEWAR...HOFFMAN...
GRAYSON...SCHULTER...MORRIS...PRESTON...BEGGS...BALD HILL...SLICK...
MOUNDS...HANNA...RAIFORD...VIVIAN...HAYWOOD...SCIPIO AND INDIANOLA.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT
IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3551 9662 3594 9618 3572 9572 3499 9570
3478 9609 3505 9609 3516 9599 3529 9599
3529 9643 3545 9644 3545 9647 3542 9649
3544 9656 3541 9653 3538 9654 3540 9663
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 228DEG 46KT 3542 9655 3517 9645
3464 9643SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1048 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010
OKZ049-065-066-070-071-073>075-231645-
HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE
OK-PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
1048 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN OKMULGEE
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
MUSKOGEE AND EASTERN OKFUSKEE
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
MCINTOSH...WESTERN HASKELL...PITTSBURG...NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA
AND WESTERN LATIMER
AT 1048 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILSON TO 4 MILES EAST OF ARPELAR
TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KIOWA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHERN OKMULGEE...MUSKOGEE...EASTERN OKFUSKEE...
MCINTOSH...WESTERN HASKELL...PITTSBURG...NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND
WESTERN LATIMER COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH
1145 AM CDT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY 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 3452 9578 3452 9568 3459 9568 3459 9588
3468 9589 3468 9606 3491 9597 3512 9604
3516 9599 3529 9599 3529 9610 3563 9623
3582 9528 3525 9503 3458 9532 3446 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 246DEG 37KT 3557 9609 3495 9586
3448 9604The Tulsa radar (KINX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:31 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees, heavily damaged two tin barns, and damaged the shingles of a home.
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, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 264634.