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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 444, NWS Tulsa, OK

September 21, 2009Nowata County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 21, 2009, 1:32 PM CDT for Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2009, 1:32 PM CDT (18:32 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2009, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Nowata County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2009-09-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1353 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2009-09-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1353 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, 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 this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 21, 12:41 PM CDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 12:41 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1241 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CAUSE MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.
AFTER 10Z AREAS OF IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1130 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009/

DISCUSSION...
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM NEAR COFFEYVILLE TO WESTERN PORTIONS
OF TULSA MOVING SOUTHEAST IS TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES FURTHER
TO THE WEST. ONGOING FORECAST WAS MAINLY TWEAKED TO WINDS AND
TEMPERATURES. STILL LOOKING AT STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE
STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MOVING THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA
THIS EVENING AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ARE LIKELY TO BE A CONCERN WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES COMMON AND
LOCALLY 3 OR 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

SEVERE THREAT IS NOT ALL THAT GREAT BUT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED WITH
HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE MORE LIKELY THREATS. SHEAR VALUES ARE
LOW BUT SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE A LOW TORNADO THREAT AS WELL.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 613 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009/

AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.

VFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MUCH OF THE DAY.  A COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT SHIFTIING THE WINDS AND BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.  IFR VSBYS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH MVFR CIGS.  MVFR CIGS
WILL LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT AND THUNDERSTORMS.|

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....22
AVIATION...15
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 21, 1:17 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
117 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221000-
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-
115 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

TORNADO.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...MAINLY NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...MID AFTERNOON.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE FRONT AND INSTABILITY AND SHEAR ARE SUFFICIENT FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS MAINLY IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. BY THE
TIME THE FRONT REACHES NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT...THE
INSTABILITY WILL BE DECREASING AND THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER
WILL DECREASE AS WELL.

ONE TO TWO INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMMON AND
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 OR 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WOULD RAISE
THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING.

WHILE THE RISK OF TORNADOES WILL REMAIN LOW,..THEY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS COULD LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
THAT IS PUSHING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION IS EXPECTED
TO CUT OFF AND LINGER OVER THE PLAINS NORTHWEST AND NORTH OF
OKLAHOMA BUT WILL CAUSE OCCASIONAL CHANCES  OF ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Sep 21, 11:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1158 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

OKZ055-056-211745-
NOWATA OK-WASHINGTON OK-
1158 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     NORTHWESTERN NOWATA AND WASHINGTON

AT 1158 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES SOUTHEAST OF COPAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...WANN AND COPAN.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

LAT...LON 3699 9552 3680 9586 3689 9593 3700 9583
      3700 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 227DEG 17KT 3687 9586

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 6:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee30 min
Sep 21, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata47 min
Sep 21, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig18 min
Sep 21, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage27 min
Sep 21, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage22 min
Sep 21, 2:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington55 min
Sep 21, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa, Washington65 min
Sep 21, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington60 min
Sep 21, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okmulgee, Tulsa52 min
Sep 21, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa57 min
Sep 21, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington66 min
Sep 21, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington38 min
Sep 21, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee66 min
Sep 21, 3:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more4 hr
Sep 21, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers58 min
Sep 21, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Ottawa67 min
Sep 21, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa37 min
Sep 21, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOkfuskee34 min
Sep 21, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner42 min
Sep 21, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner65 min
Sep 21, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek32 min
Sep 21, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa43 min
Sep 21, 4:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 3 more4 hr
Sep 21, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 3 more63 min
Sep 21, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 2 more59 min
Sep 21, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee39 min
Sep 21, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers35 min
Sep 21, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner59 min
Sep 21, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah62 min
Sep 21, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers28 min
Sep 21, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington35 min
Sep 21, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more57 min
Sep 21, 6:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee6 hr
Sep 21, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington44 min
Sep 21, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMadison, Washington53 min
Sep 21, 3:00 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMadison, Washington45 min
Sep 21, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACarroll, Madison18 min
Sep 21, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAWashington57 min
Sep 21, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMadison18 min
Sep 21, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMadison31 min
Sep 21, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACrawford, Franklin, Madison58 min
Sep 21, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington24 min
Sep 21, 6:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSABenton, Carroll, Madison, Washington3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.