Alert archive / Oklahoma / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this high wind warning at Jan 29, 2008, 11:01 AM CST for 5 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2008, 11:01 AM CST (17:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 2:59 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 11:05 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Whitefield, OK | AWNING BLOWN OFF A STORE |
| Jan 29, 11:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wilburton, OK | TREE LIMBS DOWN IN WILBURTON AND ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Jan 29, 11:30 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bunch, OK | TREES FELL ACROSS A ROAD NEAR BUNCH. |
| Jan 29, 11:50 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Garfield, AR | LARGE TREE DOWN. |
| Jan 29, 12:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 7 N Antlers, OK | TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 29, 12:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hugo, OK | LIGHT POLES FELL IN HUGO. TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS COUNTY. |
| Jan 29, 12:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pettigrew, AR | METAL ROOF DAMAGE TO CHICKEN HOUSES AND SOME LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jan 29, 12:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Osage, AR | 2-3 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jan 29, 12:48 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Springdale, AR |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 469 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KTSA 291701 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1101 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-069-072-074>076-300000- /O.NEW.KTSA.HW.W.0001.080129T1701Z-080129T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-ADAIR-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...STILWELL...SALLISAW...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 1101 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF AT OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE SOME WIND GUST TO AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR AS IT PASSES THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. PEOPLE ALSO SHOULD REMAIN AWARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADS...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ OKZ054>068-070-071-073-300000- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...MUSKOGEE... EUFAULA...MCALESTER 1101 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN AWARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADS...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS74 KTSA 292059 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 259 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-069-072-074>076-300000- /O.CAN.KTSA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-ADAIR-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...STILWELL...SALLISAW...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 259 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. HOWEVER...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE ALSO SHOULD REMAIN AWARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADS...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ OKZ054>068-070-071-073-300000- /O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.080129T2100Z-080130T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...MUSKOGEE... EUFAULA...MCALESTER 259 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE AFTER 6 PM AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. WINDS MAY CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO REMAIN AWARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE SUFFERED FROM RECENT ICE STORM DAMAGE. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST-WEST ROADS...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Oklahoma, 2008High Wind Warnings in Arkansas, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.