A complex of thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a frontal boundary across Kansas on the 5th. These storms moved southeast into northeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon hours.
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A complex of thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a frontal boundary across Kansas on the 5th. These storms moved southeast into northeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon hours. 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 Jul 5, 3:02 PM CST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 402 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019 .DISCUSSION... Surface frontal boundary/outflow boundary from morning convection across Kansas was entering into Northeast Oklahoma this afternoon. Southerly winds pooling moisture ahead of this boundary had allowed for continued redevelopment of convection along and behind this boundary. Large amounts of instability also resided ahead of the boundary for storms to interact with. However...with meager mid level and steep low level lapse rates along with weak wind shear values...the greatest threats from these storms should be some gusty to locally strong wind gusts and periods of heavy rainfall. Overall severe potentials should remain fairly limited. The greater precip potential will be through the early evening hours across Northeast Oklahoma into far Northwest Arkansas. This evening...precip is expected to begin weakening with the loss of daytime heating with the greater potentials maybe across far Northwest Arkansas as the parent MCV exits off to the east and southeast. Overnight...there may be a potential for additional showers and thunderstorms to approach the CWA late tonight from the northwest...though latest model indications are that this may stay north and west of the CWA. Shower and thunderstorm chances are forecast to remain possible for much of the CWA through Monday in response to a surface frontal boundary waffling back and forth over/near the region along with any outflow boundaries setting up from previous convection. At this time there still remains some uncertainty for exact placement of precip and will thus continue with lower end chance pops. Like with todays convection...gusty to strong wind gusts along with periods of heavy rainfall will be possible within the stronger storms. The surface boundary looks to finally retreat northward as a warm front Monday with the dome of high pressure currently over Texas forecast to begin expanding and retrograding westward across the Plains to the Inter-Mountain West. Also this weekend into the first part of next week...hot and humid conditions are progged to continue across the CWA. Temperatures near the seasonal average will remain possible Saturday/Sunday before temps begin to warm further behind the lifting front and expanding high pressure. By the middle part of next week highs in the mid to upper 90s could be possible for parts of the CWA. These conditions will aid in creating heat index values in the 100 to 105+ range this weekend through Tuesday. Heat headlines may be needed each afternoon...depending on the precip coverage. In the far extended forecast...as the ridge of high pressure sets up west of the CWA...this could possibly allow for upper level northwesterly flow to drop a cold front through the region. If this verifies...additional precip chances could be possible as the boundary moves through with temps more closer to seasonal average. Something to maybe look towards with the increasing heat over the next several days... && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 75 93 74 93 / 20 20 20 30 FSM 76 93 75 94 / 20 40 20 20 MLC 75 92 73 93 / 10 30 10 20 BVO 71 91 71 90 / 30 20 30 30 FYV 71 89 70 89 / 20 40 20 30 BYV 71 89 70 89 / 30 40 20 30 MKO 74 92 73 92 / 20 30 20 20 MIO 71 91 71 89 / 30 30 30 30 F10 74 92 73 93 / 10 30 20 20 HHW 75 92 74 93 / 10 20 10 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && SHORT TERM...18 LONG TERM....20
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1257 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061015- 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- 1257 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019 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...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma into Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After 3 PM. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Storm ongoing across eastern Kansas and western Missouri may spread southward into northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas later this afternoon. The stronger storms may pose a risk of damaging outflow winds. Additional isolated storms are possible from southeast Oklahoma into western Arkansas this afternoon. The coverage of storms is likely to gradually diminish after sunset. Additionally, heat index values of 100 to 104 degrees will be common this afternoon. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. SATURDAY and SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY through THURSDAY...Thunderstorm and Dangerous Heat Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Daily thunderstorm chances will continue from the weekend through the middle of next week. A few strong to severe storms are possible each day along with locally heavy rainfall. Hot and humid conditions will intensify next week. Afternoon heat index values around 105 degrees are likely to common. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
329 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
OKZ054>058-061-063-052130-
Craig OK-Osage OK-Rogers OK-Delaware OK-Ottawa OK-Nowata OK-
Washington OK-
329 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRAIG...NORTHERN ROGERS...
NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEASTERN OSAGE...OTTAWA...WASHINGTON AND
NOWATA COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
At 329 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Shoal Creek Drive to 6 miles
southwest of Edna to 6 miles northeast of Foraker. Movement was south
at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations in or near the path include...
Bartlesville... Miami...
Vinita... Baxter Springs...
Nowata... Pawhuska...
Grove... Dewey...
Commerce... Chelsea...
Barnsdall... Fairland...
Afton... Quapaw...
South Coffeyville... Copan...
Welch... Bernice...
Ramona... Ketchum...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 275 and 324.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9462 3651 9462 3653 9533 3648 9657
3699 9657
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 351DEG 19KT 3696 9462 3698 9541 3694 9648Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
413 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>058-060>063-068-069-052215-
Madison AR-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Washington AR-Tulsa OK-Craig OK-
Rogers OK-Delaware OK-Mayes OK-Adair OK-Osage OK-Cherokee OK-
Ottawa OK-Nowata OK-Washington OK-
413 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...NORTHERN MADISON...
CARROLL...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...ROGERS...EASTERN OSAGE...MAYES...
WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN ADAIR...NOWATA...NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...
NORTHEASTERN TULSA...CRAIG...DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN OTTAWA COUNTIES
UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
At 413 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles south of Foraker to 4 miles north of White Oak
to 6 miles south of Kimberling City. Movement was south at 20 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations in or near the path include...
Tulsa... Fayetteville...
Springdale... Rogers...
Bartlesville... Bentonville...
Claremore... Siloam Springs...
Vinita... Berryville...
Nowata... Pawhuska...
Jay... Huntsville...
Eureka Springs... Pryor...
Owasso... Bella Vista...
Pryor Creek... Skiatook...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 44 between mile markers 238 and 304.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 63 and 93.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 9348 3608 9348 3605 9345 3611 9524
3629 9644 3633 9646 3631 9655 3689 9657
3687 9519 3677 9462 3650 9462 3650 9330
3612 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 001DEG 17KT 3684 9657 3669 9524 3655 9338The Tulsa radar (KINX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:22 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a small tree and a privacy fence at a home on the northwest side of town.
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Every storm in Oklahoma in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, July 2019
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: 844909.