National Weather Service Tulsa, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
National Weather Service - Tulsa, OK is a local weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for counties in Northwestern Arkansas
and Eastern Oklahoma
(excluding McCurtain County
in Southeastern Oklahoma).
The current office in Tulsa
maintains a WSR-88D (NEXRAD) radar system, and Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
(AWIPS) that greatly improve forecasting in the region. Tulsa is in charge of weather forecasts, warnings and local statements as well as aviation
weather. The name of the doppler radar (WSR-88D) used by this office is TSA. Steve Pitz is the Meteorologist-In-Charge (MIC) of this office.
Tulsa, OK Weather Forecast Office
10159 E. 11th St. Suite 300
Tulsa, OK 74128
918-838-7838
NWS Tulsa's Official Facebook Page
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
and Eastern Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
(excluding McCurtain County
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
McCurtain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 33,151. Its county seat is Idabel.-Geography:...
in Southeastern Oklahoma).
The current office in Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
maintains a WSR-88D (NEXRAD) radar system, and Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System is a technologically-advanced processing, display, and telecommunications system that is the cornerstone of the United States National Weather Service's operations....
(AWIPS) that greatly improve forecasting in the region. Tulsa is in charge of weather forecasts, warnings and local statements as well as aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
weather. The name of the doppler radar (WSR-88D) used by this office is TSA. Steve Pitz is the Meteorologist-In-Charge (MIC) of this office.
Address/Phone Number
National Weather ServiceTulsa, OK Weather Forecast Office
10159 E. 11th St. Suite 300
Tulsa, OK 74128
918-838-7838
External Links
NWS Tulsa's Official Main PageNWS Tulsa's Official Facebook Page