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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 14, 2011Craig County, Delaware County, Mayes County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2011, 7:09 PM CDT for Craig County, Delaware County, Mayes County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2011, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 14, 2:28 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-15Temperature 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2011-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 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
2194 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

106 
WUUS54 KTSA 150009
SVRTSA
OKC035-041-097-150100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0071.110415T0009Z-110415T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
709 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  EASTERN MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 707 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOCUST
  GROVE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

  STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...
  WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LOCUST
  GROVE...SALINA...SPAVINAW...PENSACOLA...CHLOETA...LANGLEY AND
  DISNEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3648 9485 3617 9508 3617 9511 3613 9511
      3611 9513 3614 9526 3656 9520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 198DEG 28KT 3618 9517

$$
2 follow-up statements
921 
WWUS54 KTSA 150027
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
727 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

OKC035-041-097-150100-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110415T0100Z/
DELAWARE OK-CRAIG OK-MAYES OK-
727 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MAYES...SOUTHERN CRAIG AND WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...

AT 725 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SALINA...
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...STRANG...
SPAVINAW...PENSACOLA...CHLOETA...LANGLEY AND DISNEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3626 9513 3631 9524 3656 9520 3648 9485
      3623 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 200DEG 29KT 3632 9507

$$
009 
WWUS54 KTSA 150031
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
731 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

OKC035-150041-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110415T0100Z/
CRAIG OK-
731 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CRAIG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3651 9500 3651 9499 3648 9486 3647 9486
      3635 9495 3626 9502 3633 9514 3652 9508
      3652 9502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 200DEG 29KT 3636 9503

$$

OKC041-097-150100-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110415T0100Z/
DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-
731 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MAYES AND WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...

AT 729 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPAVINAW...
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
SPAVINAW...CHLOETA...LANGLEY AND DISNEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3651 9500 3651 9499 3648 9486 3647 9486
      3635 9495 3626 9502 3633 9514 3652 9508
      3652 9502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 200DEG 29KT 3636 9503

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner44 min
Apr 14, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware39 min
Apr 14, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Muskogee, Rogers, Wagoner51 min
Apr 14, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg43 min
Apr 14, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware42 min
Apr 14, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware36 min
Apr 14, 7:55 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha65 min
Apr 14, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa45 min
Apr 14, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha55 min
Apr 14, 8:20 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Wagoner40 min
Apr 14, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek63 min
Apr 14, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore48 min
Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa31 min
Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore46 min
Apr 14, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore42 min
Apr 14, 8:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg28 min
Apr 14, 8:40 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg35 min
Apr 14, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha30 min
Apr 14, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee24 min
Apr 14, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore61 min
Apr 14, 9:21 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer39 min
Apr 14, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner64 min
Apr 14, 9:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha64 min
Apr 14, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg34 min
Apr 14, 9:48 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah42 min
Apr 14, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAWagoner32 min
Apr 14, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Wagoner30 min
Apr 14, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha37 min
Apr 14, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner46 min
Apr 14, 10:17 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore58 min
Apr 14, 10:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha34 min
Apr 14, 10:30 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore45 min
Apr 14, 10:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah114 min
Apr 14, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha46 min
Apr 14, 10:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware40 min
Apr 14, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa19 min
Apr 15, 4:12 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, Creek, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee and 10 more21 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.