National Weather Service Tulsa, Oklahoma
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National Weather Service - Tulsa, OK is a local weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for counties in Northwestern Arkansas
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
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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 Service

Tulsa, OK Weather Forecast Office

10159 E. 11th St. Suite 300

Tulsa, OK 74128

918-838-7838

External Links

NWS Tulsa's Official Main Page

NWS Tulsa's Official Facebook Page
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