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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 444, NWS Tulsa, OK
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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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.
- 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
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
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 7:37 AM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>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 9586The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 6:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 30 min |
| Sep 21, 11:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 47 min |
| Sep 21, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 18 min |
| Sep 21, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 27 min |
| Sep 21, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 22 min |
| Sep 21, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 55 min |
| Sep 21, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa, Washington | 65 min |
| Sep 21, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 60 min |
| Sep 21, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 52 min |
| Sep 21, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa | 57 min |
| Sep 21, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington | 66 min |
| Sep 21, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 38 min |
| Sep 21, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 66 min |
| Sep 21, 3:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers | 58 min |
| Sep 21, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 67 min |
| Sep 21, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 37 min |
| Sep 21, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 34 min |
| Sep 21, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 42 min |
| Sep 21, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 65 min |
| Sep 21, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 43 min |
| Sep 21, 4:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 21, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 3 more | 63 min |
| Sep 21, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 2 more | 59 min |
| Sep 21, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 35 min |
| Sep 21, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 59 min |
| Sep 21, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 62 min |
| Sep 21, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 28 min |
| Sep 21, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 35 min |
| Sep 21, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more | 57 min |
| Sep 21, 6:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee | 6 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 44 min |
| Sep 21, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 53 min |
| Sep 21, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Madison, Washington | 45 min |
| Sep 21, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 18 min |
| Sep 21, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 57 min |
| Sep 21, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Madison | 18 min |
| Sep 21, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Madison | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison | 58 min |
| Sep 21, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 24 min |
| Sep 21, 6:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.