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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Tulsa, OK

November 2, 201116 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Nov 2, 2011, 4:09 AM CDT for 16 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Nov 2, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 2, 2011, 4:09 AM CDT (09:09 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 2, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT
Expired
Nov 3, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2011-11-02Temperature 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 2011-11-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 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
2538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
309 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

441 
WWUS74 KTSA 020909
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
409 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

OKZ054>068-070-071-021715-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0012.111102T2000Z-111103T0600Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
409 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...
   CHEROKEE...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...
   MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND DELAWARE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
   AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION. BEHIND
   THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND
   BECOME STRONGER WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS
   SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AS THE FRONT PUSHES OUT OF THE REGION
   LATE TONIGHT...WHERE THEN GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE
   REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

 * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

DEFINITION...
 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO 
   SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 
   VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON 
   BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
466 
WWUS74 KTSA 022007
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
307 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

OKZ054>068-070-071-030900-
/O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111103T0900Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
307 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF 
THE WIND ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...
   CHEROKEE...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...
   MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND DELAWARE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL REMAIN
   POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
   THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD
   FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME STRONGER
   WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH LIKELY. THESE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
   DECREASE AS THE FRONT PUSHES OUT OF THE REGION LATE
   TONIGHT...WHERE THEN GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE REMAIN
   POSSIBLE INTO THE PRE DAWN HOURS THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY.

 * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO 
   SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 
   VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON 
   BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$
833 
WWUS74 KTSA 030209
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
909 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

OKZ054>068-070-071-030900-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111103T0900Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
909 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...
   CHEROKEE...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...
   MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND DELAWARE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A
   STRONG COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.
   WIND SPEEDS MAY INCREASE SOME OVERNIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
   NEAR 40 MPH BECOMING LIKELY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SOME BY
   MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES FARTHER EAST.

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT.

 * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO 
   SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 
   VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON 
   BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$
280 
WWUS74 KTSA 030916
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
416 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2011

OKZ054>059-061>064-031730-
/O.EXP.KTSA.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111103T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.FZ.W.0008.111104T0600Z-111104T1500Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-
CREEK-
416 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2011

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...
   CREEK...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES AND DELAWARE. 

 * WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING HAVE REMAINED BELOW WIND
   ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS...WILL ALLOW FOR THE WIND ADVISORY TO
   EXPIRE. GUSTY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
   THE MORNING HOURS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
   PRESSURE SYSTEM. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
   FALL NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING NEAR THE
   KANSAS BORDER IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

IMPACTS...
 * THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL PLANTS AND OTHER TENDER VEGETATION 
   THAT ARE LEFT OUTDOORS OR UNPROTECTED.

DEFINITION...
 * A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * OUTDOOR WATER PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO 
   RUN IN A SLOW STEADY STREAM. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN TO 
   PROTECT SMALL PLANTS AND TENDER VEGETATION.

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$

OKZ060-065>068-070-071-031030-
/O.EXP.KTSA.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111103T0900Z/
TULSA-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
416 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...MUSKOGEE...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...CHEROKEE...
   OKMULGEE...WAGONER AND TULSA. 

 * THE STRONG WINDS HAVE DECREASED.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING HAVE REMAINED BELOW WIND
   ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS...WILL ALLOW FOR THE WIND ADVISORY TO
   EXPIRE. GUSTY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
   THE MORNING HOURS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
   PRESSURE SYSTEM. 

&&

$$

ARZ001-002-010-011-031730-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FZ.W.0008.111104T0600Z-111104T1500Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-
416 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2011

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...WASHINGTON...CARROLL AND MADISON. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
   FALL NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING NEAR THE
   MISSOURI BORDER IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

IMPACTS...
 * THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL PLANTS AND OTHER TENDER VEGETATION 
   THAT ARE LEFT OUTDOORS OR UNPROTECTED.

DEFINITION...
 * A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * OUTDOOR WATER PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO 
   RUN IN A SLOW STEADY STREAM. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN TO 
   PROTECT SMALL PLANTS AND TENDER VEGETATION.

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$

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.