Strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon of the 6th across northeastern Oklahoma as a cold front moved slowly into the region. The strongest storms produced damaging wind gusts.
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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.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon of the 6th across northeastern Oklahoma as a cold front moved slowly into the region. The strongest storms produced damaging wind gusts.
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 6, 5:15 PM CST, 18 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 503 PM CDT Sat Oct 6 2018 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-071030- 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- 503 PM CDT Sat Oct 6 2018 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This evening and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Primarily along and south of the Interstate 44 corridor. ONSET...Ongoing...gradually decreasing after sunset. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing and persisting through overnight hours. DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms will continue through the evening across much of eastern Oklahoma with more isolated storm coverage across western Arkansas. The overnight storms are more likely to focus across eastern Oklahoma and points westward. A few storms could become strong to marginally severe this afternoon through the evening hours, however the risk of severe weather will gradually decrease after sunset. Locally heavy rainfall will also remain possible through the overnight hours, primarily for locations across northeast Oklahoma. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY and FRIDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A chance of thunderstorms will persist daily through Wednesday along with periods of more widespread rainfall across portions of eastern Oklahoma. The heaviest rains will largely remain west of the local area through Monday, with potential for more widespread heavy rains on Tuesday and Tuesday night. A few storms over the next several days could be strong to marginally severe, however widespread severe weather is unlikely. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
413 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018
OKZ066-067-070-062200-
Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Wagoner OK-
413 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WAGONER...
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE AND NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM
CDT...
At 413 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest of
Stonebluff, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations in or near the path include...
Coweta... Haskell...
Stonebluff... Redbird...
LAT...LON 3591 9546 3577 9582 3584 9588 3586 9586
3586 9582 3589 9582 3590 9580 3590 9576
3593 9576 3607 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 234DEG 22KT 3584 9582Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
421 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018
OKZ053-062200-
Choctaw OK-
421 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY UNTIL 500
PM CDT...
At 421 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Goodland,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations in or near the path include...
Hugo... Fort Towson...
Sawyer... Goodland...
Messer... Hugo Lake State Park...
Raymond Gary State Park... Grant...
Ord... Fallon...
Swink... Apple...
Gay...
LAT...LON 3393 9556 3394 9560 3393 9561 3398 9567
3416 9538 3416 9521 3404 9516 3403 9516
3388 9550 3389 9551 3389 9552 3388 9554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 234DEG 22KT 3396 9554Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 433 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018 OKZ061-067-062215- Rogers OK-Wagoner OK- 433 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS AND NORTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... At 432 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Claremore to 2 miles south of Oneta. Movement was east at 15 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations in or near the path include... Broken Arrow... Claremore... Coweta... Catoosa... Verdigris... Inola... Taiwah... Tiawah... Oneta... This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 238 and 258. LAT...LON 3643 9544 3599 9548 3596 9575 3630 9573 TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 258DEG 11KT 3633 9564 3599 9570
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
455 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018
OKZ061-062-067-062245-
Rogers OK-Mayes OK-Wagoner OK-
455 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS...MAYES AND
NORTHEASTERN WAGONER COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
At 454 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles southeast of Foyil to 3 miles west of Chouteau
to 8 miles south of Inola. Movement was east at 30 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations in or near the path include...
Pryor... Pryor Creek...
Chouteau... Locust Grove...
Salina... Adair...
Pensacola... Hoot Owl...
Spavinaw State Park... Sportsmen Acres Community...
Strang... Mazie...
Snowdale State Park... Murphy...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 254 and 263.
LAT...LON 3627 9501 3607 9519 3607 9521 3603 9523
3601 9554 3618 9547 3637 9554 3651 9516
3651 9513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 253DEG 25KT 3636 9548 3617 9540 3603 9552Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
531 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018
OKZ067-070-062300-
Muskogee OK-Wagoner OK-
531 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WAGONER AND
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
At 531 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Haskell, moving
northeast at 10 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations in or near the path include...
Coweta... Haskell...
Porter... Stonebluff...
Redbird... Choska...
LAT...LON 3591 9545 3575 9573 3578 9577 3585 9577
3586 9578 3601 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 212DEG 10KT 3584 9572Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 609 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018 OKZ058-063-070000- Delaware OK-Ottawa OK- 609 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... At 609 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles northwest of Jay, moving northeast at 35 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations in or near the path include... Jay... Grove... Honey Creek State Park... Dodge... Cayuga... Zena... LAT...LON 3649 9462 3640 9483 3654 9492 3676 9462 TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 237DEG 31KT 3647 9486
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:31 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees and snapped power poles. A carport was severely damaged.
The weather observation system at the Grove Municipal Airport measured 73 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees and damaged the roof of a home.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, October 2018
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: 788903, 788904, 788905.