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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 14, 20114 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2011, 7:39 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 min. 5 reports 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
Apr 14, 2011, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2011, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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
Apr 14, 7:39 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Coweta, OK
Apr 14, 7:45 PM CDTHAIL 15 Ese Broken Arrow, OK
Apr 14, 8:22 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWagoner, OKJUST NORTHWEST OF WAGONER ROOF ALMOST COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM ONE HOUSE. SEVERAL TREES AND FENCES DOWN. ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTHWEST TWO BARNS DAMAGED. ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST SIDING DAMAGE TO A HOUSE. LESSER DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 69 ABOUT 2 NORTH OF
Apr 14, 8:24 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 N Wagoner, OKSEVERAL BARNS AND BUILDINGS HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
Apr 14, 8:25 PM CDTTORNADO3 N Wagoner, OKROOF AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN 820PM AND 830PM.

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
Apr 14, 2:28 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 175 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.

980 
WUUS54 KTSA 150039
SVRTSA
OKC097-101-131-145-150130-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0073.110415T0039Z-110415T0130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHWESTERN MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 738 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
  COWETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ONETA...
  COWETA...PORTER...TULLAHASSEE...OKAY...INOLA...WAGONER AND
  CHOUTEAU.

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 3626 9527 3597 9528 3597 9529 3596 9528
      3585 9529 3580 9570 3600 9577 3614 9563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 240DEG 26KT 3592 9565

$$
2 follow-up statements
480 
WWUS54 KTSA 150056
SVSTSA

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

OKC101-150106-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110415T0130Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-
756 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3585 9561 3601 9567 3614 9560 3624 9533
      3626 9528 3597 9528 3597 9529 3596 9528
      3594 9528 3589 9529
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 240DEG 26KT 3600 9554

$$

OKC097-131-145-150130-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110415T0130Z/
WAGONER OK-ROGERS OK-MAYES OK-
756 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MAYES...SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS AND WAGONER COUNTIES...

AT 751 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COWETA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...INOLA...
WAGONER...MAZIE AND CHOUTEAU.

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 3585 9561 3601 9567 3614 9560 3624 9533
      3626 9528 3597 9528 3597 9529 3596 9528
      3594 9528 3589 9529
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 240DEG 26KT 3600 9554

$$
130 
WWUS54 KTSA 150117
SVSTSA

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

OKC097-131-145-150130-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110415T0130Z/
WAGONER OK-ROGERS OK-MAYES OK-
817 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MAYES...SOUTHEASTERN ROGERS AND CENTRAL WAGONER
COUNTIES...

AT 814 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF WAGONER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAZIE.

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 3618 9528 3599 9528 3597 9529 3595 9528
      3595 9548 3601 9557 3612 9547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 240DEG 26KT 3604 9540

$$

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, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes51 min
Apr 14, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.