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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 11, 201115 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 11, 2011, 4:06 AM CST for 15 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Jan 11, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2011, 4:06 AM CST (10:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 12, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata 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), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:04 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2011-01-11Temperature 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 2011-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 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.

913 
WWUS44 KTSA 111006
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
406 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ068>070-072-111815-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WC.Y.0002.110112T0000Z-110112T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-
406 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL 
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST 
WEDNESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...SEQUOYAH...MUSKOGEE AND ADAIR. IN 
   ARKANSAS...BENTON...WASHINGTON...CARROLL...MADISON...FRANKLIN 
   AND CRAWFORD. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
   AS TEMPERATURES FALL.

 * WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT
   AND ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS...
 * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
   TAKEN.

DEFINITION...
 * A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 
   WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES 
   AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ055>058-060-061-111600-
/O.EXA.KTSA.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T1600Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-
406 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL 
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OTTAWA...CRAIG...NOWATA...WASHINGTON...TULSA AND 
   ROGERS. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
   TO PRODUCT WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

IMPACTS...
 * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
   TAKEN.

DEFINITION...
 * A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 
   WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES 
   AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ054-059-111600-
/O.CON.KTSA.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T1600Z/
OSAGE-PAWNEE-
406 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE AND PAWNEE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD 
   TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS
   5 BELOW ZERO.

IMPACTS...
 * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
   TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES 
   AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
263 
WWUS44 KTSA 111606
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1006 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

OKZ054>061-111715-
/O.EXP.KTSA.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T1600Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-
1006 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...OTTAWA...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE... 
   TULSA...ROGERS AND OSAGE. 

 * THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS EXPIRED

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED SUFFICIENTLY THIS MORNING TO RAISE
   WIND CHILL VALUES ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA.

&&

$$

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ068>070-072-120300-
/O.CON.KTSA.WC.Y.0002.110112T0000Z-110112T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-
1006 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE. IN 
   ARKANSAS...BENTON...WASHINGTON...CARROLL...MADISON...FRANKLIN 
   AND CRAWFORD. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
   AS TEMPERATURES FALL.

 * WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS LOW AS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO

IMPACTS...
 * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
   TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES 
   AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$
218 
WWUS44 KTSA 120150
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
750 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ068>070-072-121200-
/O.CON.KTSA.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-
750 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE. IN 
   ARKANSAS...BENTON...WASHINGTON...CARROLL...MADISON...FRANKLIN 
   AND CRAWFORD. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT
   AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
   THE REGION. 

 * WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 5 BELOW TO 10
   BELOW ZERO RANGE.

IMPACTS...
 * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
   TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES 
   AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

LACY
880 
WWUS44 KTSA 120944
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
344 AM CST WED JAN 12 2011

OKZ054>064-066-067-121745-
/O.EXA.KTSA.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
344 AM CST WED JAN 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL 
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS... 
   MAYES...DELAWARE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE 
   AND OTTAWA. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING
   WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. TEMPERATURES WILL
   SLOWLY RISE AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BEFORE NOON.

 * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCASIONALLY RANGE FROM 5 BELOW ZERO TO
   10 BELOW ZERO...MAINLY THROUGH MID MORNING.

IMPACTS...
 * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
   TAKEN.

DEFINITION...
 * A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS 
   WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES 
   AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ068>070-072-121745-
/O.CON.KTSA.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-
344 AM CST WED JAN 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE. IN 
   ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON...CARROLL 
   AND FRANKLIN. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING
   WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. TEMPERATURES WILL
   SLOWLY RISE AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BEFORE NOON.

 * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCASIONALLY RANGE FROM 5 BELOW ZERO TO
   10 BELOW ZERO...MAINLY THROUGH MID MORNING.

IMPACTS...
 * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
   TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES 
   AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$
827 
WWUS44 KTSA 121754
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1154 AM CST WED JAN 12 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ054>064-066>070-072-121900-
/O.EXP.KTSA.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-OSAGE-
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-
CREEK-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-
1154 AM CST WED JAN 12 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS EXPIRES AT NOON TODAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKMULGEE...WAGONER... 
   TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...SEQUOYAH...WASHINGTON... 
   OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...OTTAWA AND MUSKOGEE. IN 
   ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON...CARROLL 
   AND FRANKLIN. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * VERY COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
   TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S... AND WIND CHILLS
   REMAINING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS...
 * PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD STILL COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE 
   AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

&&

$$

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.