Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2012, 5:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma; Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 67 min. 2 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
- Jul 26, 2012, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2012, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Sebastian County, AR, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Howe, OK | TREE DOWN |
| Jul 26, 5:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Howe, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 245 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1048 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -204 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS54 KTSA 262208
SVRTSA
ARC131-OKC061-077-079-127-262315-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0162.120726T2208Z-120726T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
508 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 506 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM KEOTA TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF HEAVENER RUNESTONE
STATE PARK TO TALIMENA STATE PARK TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
STANLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
KIAMICHI...TALIMENA STATE PARK...CLAYTON LAKE STATE PARK...
ALBION...NASHOBA...WHITESBORO...MUSE...LAKE WISTER STATE PARK...
WISTER...HOWE...BIG CEDAR...OCTAVIA...MCCURTAIN...HEAVENER
RUNESTONE STATE PARK AND HEAVENER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3452 9556 3486 9504 3507 9502 3529 9495
3513 9413 3510 9414 3507 9423 3496 9424
3495 9436 3492 9444 3451 9446 3450 9504
3424 9505 3422 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 318DEG 13KT 3522 9490 3493 9455
3480 9496 3450 9539
$$4 follow-up statements
174
WWUS54 KTSA 262224
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
524 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
ARC131-OKC061-077-079-127-262315-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120726T2315Z/
SEBASTIAN AR-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
524 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN LATIMER...EASTERN PUSHMATAHA...LE FLORE...SOUTHEASTERN
HASKELL AND SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...
AT 520 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MCCURTAIN TO LAKE WISTER STATE PARK TO TALIMENA STATE
PARK TO CLAYTON LAKE STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HOWE...
WHITESBORO...NASHOBA...MIDLAND...HEAVENER...HEAVENER RUNESTONE STATE
PARK...WITCHERVILLE...ARKOLA...HARTFORD...DAYTON...HUNTINGTON...
MUSE...PATTERSON...CROSSROADS...HONOBIA...MANSFIELD...LAKE WISTER
STATE PARK...FANSHAWE...SUMMERFIELD...BIG CEDAR...OCTAVIA AND HODGEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3452 9556 3486 9504 3507 9502 3529 9495
3513 9413 3510 9414 3507 9423 3496 9424
3495 9436 3492 9444 3451 9446 3450 9504
3424 9505 3422 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 318DEG 13KT 3515 9498 3492 9471
3476 9491 3451 9532
$$448
WWUS54 KTSA 262237
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
537 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
ARC131-OKC061-077-079-127-262315-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120726T2315Z/
SEBASTIAN AR-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK-
537 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN LATIMER...EASTERN PUSHMATAHA...LE FLORE...SOUTHEASTERN
HASKELL AND SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...
AT 533 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF POTEAU TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HODGEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HEAVENER
RUNESTONE STATE PARK...MIDLAND...MUSE...HONOBIA...WITCHERVILLE...
ARKOLA...HARTFORD...DAYTON...HUNTINGTON...CROSSROADS...PATTERSON...
MANSFIELD...BIG CEDAR AND OCTAVIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3452 9556 3486 9504 3507 9502 3529 9495
3513 9413 3510 9414 3507 9423 3496 9424
3495 9436 3492 9444 3451 9446 3450 9504
3424 9505 3422 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 318DEG 13KT 3501 9451 3476 9469
$$969
WWUS54 KTSA 262251
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
551 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
OKC127-262301-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120726T2315Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
551 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3468 9494 3468 9509 3472 9513 3485 9487
3507 9502 3526 9481 3513 9413 3510 9414
3507 9423 3496 9424 3495 9436 3492 9444
3451 9446 3450 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 318DEG 13KT 3505 9457 3478 9459
3470 9487
$$
ARC131-OKC061-077-079-262315-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120726T2315Z/
SEBASTIAN AR-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-LATIMER OK-
551 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN LATIMER...LE FLORE...SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL AND SOUTHERN
SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...
AT 547 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM POTEAU TO HODGEN TO WHITESBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HEAVENER
RUNESTONE STATE PARK...MUSE...MANSFIELD...WITCHERVILLE...DAYTON...
MIDLAND...HUNTINGTON...ARKOLA...HARTFORD...PATTERSON...CROSSROADS...
HONOBIA...BIG CEDAR AND OCTAVIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 9494 3468 9509 3472 9513 3485 9487
3507 9502 3526 9481 3513 9413 3510 9414
3507 9423 3496 9424 3495 9436 3492 9444
3451 9446 3450 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 318DEG 13KT 3505 9457 3478 9459
3470 9487
$$754
WWUS54 KTSA 262257
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
557 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
OKC061-077-262307-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120726T2315Z/
HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
557 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN LATIMER AND
SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3451 9446 3450 9494 3468 9494 3474 9496
3492 9471 3509 9470 3517 9463 3513 9413
3510 9414 3507 9423 3496 9424 3495 9436
3492 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 318DEG 13KT 3503 9455 3487 9446
3472 9476
$$
ARC131-OKC079-262315-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120726T2315Z/
SEBASTIAN AR-LE FLORE OK-
557 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LE FLORE AND SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...
AT 552 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM POTEAU TO 6 MILES EAST OF HEAVENER RUNESTONE STATE
PARK TO MUSE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MUSE...
HONOBIA...MIDLAND...MANSFIELD...WITCHERVILLE...DAYTON...HUNTINGTON...
ARKOLA...HARTFORD...PATTERSON...CROSSROADS...BIG CEDAR AND OCTAVIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3451 9446 3450 9494 3468 9494 3474 9496
3492 9471 3509 9470 3517 9463 3513 9413
3510 9414 3507 9423 3496 9424 3495 9436
3492 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 318DEG 13KT 3503 9455 3487 9446
3472 9476
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 3:11 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 63 min |
| Jul 26, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 59 min |
| Jul 26, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 61 min |
| Jul 26, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 20 min |
| Jul 26, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 63 min |
| Jul 26, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 34 min |
| Jul 26, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 68 min |
| Jul 26, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 66 min |
| Jul 26, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sebastian | 59 min |
| Jul 26, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2012Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.