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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 19, 2011Osage County, Washington County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2011, 9:43 AM CDT for Osage County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2011, 9:43 AM CDT (14:43 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2011, 10:18 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Osage County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 19, 9:50 AM CDTHAIL 1.75Hominy, OKPUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 19, 9:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 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, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2011-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2011-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 237 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

157 
WUUS54 KTSA 191443
SVRTSA
OKC113-147-191545-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0013.110319T1443Z-110319T1545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
943 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT

* AT 939 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF HOMINY TO 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  HOMINY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  QUARTER SIZE HAIL...

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  AVANT...BARNSDALL...HOMINY...RAMONA AND WYNONA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 3652 9584 3643 9596 3643 9600 3640 9600
      3621 9625 3623 9626 3623 9629 3637 9653
      3639 9653 3640 9654 3639 9658 3669 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1444Z 228DEG 24KT 3639 9650 3626 9624

$$
3 follow-up statements
866 
WWUS54 KTSA 191455
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
955 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

OKC113-147-191545-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1545Z/
WASHINGTON OK-OSAGE OK-
955 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL OSAGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 951 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM HOMINY TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOMINY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WYNONA...
PERSHING...AVANT...BARNSDALL...NELAGONEY...TALLANT...WOLCO AND
RAMONA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 3652 9584 3643 9596 3643 9600 3640 9601
      3628 9627 3631 9635 3640 9646 3646 9645
      3646 9648 3642 9653 3669 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1455Z 228DEG 24KT 3645 9640 3636 9625

$$
171 
WWUS54 KTSA 191506
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1006 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

OKC113-147-191545-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1545Z/
WASHINGTON OK-OSAGE OK-
1006 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR
EASTERN OSAGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 1004 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WYNONA TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARNSDALL...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
PERSHING...BARNSDALL...NELAGONEY...TALLANT AND WOLCO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 3656 9592 3649 9609 3638 9625 3641 9632
      3651 9642 3669 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1506Z 228DEG 24KT 3658 9636 3647 9620

$$
123 
WWUS54 KTSA 191518
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1018 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

OKC113-147-191528-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110319T1545Z/
WASHINGTON OK-OSAGE OK-
1018 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN OSAGE AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA AND WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM.

LAT...LON 3656 9592 3649 9609 3638 9625 3641 9632
      3651 9642 3669 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 228DEG 24KT 3663 9628 3652 9612

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington33 min
Mar 19, 5:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington41 min
Mar 19, 7:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata30 min
Mar 19, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAKay48 min
Mar 19, 9:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage41 min
Mar 19, 9:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage66 min
Mar 19, 10:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa37 min
Mar 19, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage24 min
Mar 19, 10:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington64 min
Mar 19, 11:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Washington64 min
Mar 19, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers29 min
Mar 19, 11:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSANowata, Washington58 min
Mar 19, 11:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata20 min
Mar 19, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata61 min
Mar 19, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa46 min
Mar 19, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Ottawa35 min
Mar 19, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington34 min
Mar 19, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata32 min
Mar 19, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek31 min
Mar 19, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Rogers56 min
Mar 19, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek55 min
Mar 19, 3:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers115 min
Mar 19, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa40 min
Mar 19, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware25 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.