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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 19, 2011Latimer County, LeFlore County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2011, 6:07 PM CDT for Latimer County, LeFlore County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 53 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
Apr 19, 2011, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 19, 6:15 PM CDTHAIL 2.55 S Talihina, OK

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 19, 2:16 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 243 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 2011-04-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2616 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 583 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
2616 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-284 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
820 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
583 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
584 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.6

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The text

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

142 
WUUS54 KTSA 192307
SVRTSA
OKC077-079-127-200000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0089.110419T2307Z-110420T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
607 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 606 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALBION...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  DAMAGING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...
  WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  TALIHINA...WHITESBORO...HEAVENER AND HOWE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 9445 3476 9445 3462 9514 3473 9521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 244DEG 35KT 3467 9510

$$
2 follow-up statements
952 
WWUS54 KTSA 192318
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
618 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

OKC077-079-127-200000-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-110420T0000Z/
LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
618 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN LE FLORE
COUNTIES...

AT 616 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALBION...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

AT 615 PM...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTH OF 
TALIHINA BY THE PUBLIC.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
DESTRUCTIVE BASEBALL SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
WHITESBORO...HODGEN...HEAVENER AND HOWE.

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.

PERSONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM SHOULD PREPARE FOR 
LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 9445 3476 9445 3462 9514 3473 9521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 244DEG 35KT 3469 9502

$$
601 
WWUS54 KTSA 192348
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
648 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

OKC077-127-192358-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-110420T0000Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
648 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LATIMER AND
NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3469 9494 3469 9504 3478 9506 3478 9505
      3500 9445 3476 9445 3466 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 244DEG 35KT 3482 9469

$$

OKC079-200000-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-110420T0000Z/
LE FLORE OK-
648 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY...

AT 644 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST 
OF HODGEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE STORM WAS 
NEAR MUSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
DAMAGING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HODGEN AND
HEAVENER.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3469 9494 3469 9504 3478 9506 3478 9505
      3500 9445 3476 9445 3466 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 244DEG 35KT 3482 9469

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha59 min
Apr 19, 3:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPushmataha62 min
Apr 19, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah33 min
Apr 19, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPushmataha65 min
Apr 19, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw59 min
Apr 19, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pushmataha35 min
Apr 19, 5:51 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore, Pushmataha54 min
Apr 19, 6:44 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore31 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.