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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 19, 20128 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2012, 9:04 PM CDT for 8 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 41 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
Mar 19, 2012, 9:04 PM CDT (02:04 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2012, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 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
Mar 19, 9:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGPanama, OKLARGE TREE DOWN AND BLOCKING ROAD OFF HWY 59 ON NORTH SIDE OF PANAMA.
Mar 19, 9:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMuldrow, OKBARN BLOWN INTO HOUSE.

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
Mar 19, 6:53 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 2012-03-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 173 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 221 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
173 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1207 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
369 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

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

207 
WUUS54 KTSA 200204
SVRTSA
OKC001-021-041-061-077-079-101-135-200245-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0024.120320T0204Z-120320T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
904 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  EASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  EASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  EASTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 903 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES EAST OF LAKE TENKILLER STATE PARK TO 6 MILES
  NORTH OF KEOTA TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RED OAK...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 60 MPH.

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

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  FANSHAWE...COOKSON...BRUSHY LAKE STATE PARK...MARBLE CITY...
  SALLISAW...CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK...BUNCH...BRUSHY...
  BOKOSHE...GANS...ELDON...MARIETTA...PROCTOR...PANAMA...STILWELL...
  ADAIR STATE PARK...CHRISTIE...BARON...MULDROW...SPIRO...
  WESTVILLE...SHORT...ROLAND...WATTS...ARKOMA...MOFFETT AND WEST
  SILOAM SPRINGS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 283 AND 328.

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 3624 9458 3535 9443 3474 9513 3517 9511
      3554 9521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 222DEG 53KT 3563 9494 3535 9487
          3492 9498

$$
1 follow-up statement
293 
WWUS54 KTSA 200228
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
928 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

OKC077-101-200237-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120320T0245Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-LATIMER OK-
928 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN LATIMER AND EASTERN
MUSKOGEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3624 9458 3535 9443 3493 9492 3576 9501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 222DEG 53KT 3590 9471 3562 9464
          3519 9475

$$

OKC001-021-041-061-079-135-200245-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120320T0245Z/
CHEROKEE OK-DELAWARE OK-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-ADAIR OK-
928 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
ADAIR...SEQUOYAH...NORTHERN LE FLORE...EASTERN HASKELL...SOUTHEASTERN
DELAWARE AND SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

AT 924 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MARIETTA TO BRUSHY TO BOKOSHE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

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

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MARIETTA...STILWELL...CHRISTIE...ADAIR STATE PARK...BARON...SPIRO...
SCULLYVILLE...MULDROW...WESTVILLE...BALLARD...COTTONWOOD...WATTS...
SHORT...ARKOMA...MOFFETT...ROLAND AND WEST SILOAM SPRINGS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 296 AND 328.

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 3624 9458 3535 9443 3493 9492 3576 9501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 222DEG 40KT 3590 9471 3562 9464
          3519 9475

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 7:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg6 hr
Mar 19, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Muskogee29 min
Mar 19, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg23 min
Mar 19, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah42 min
Mar 19, 7:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah34 min
Mar 19, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pittsburg, Pushmataha43 min
Mar 19, 8:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAChoctaw25 hr
Mar 19, 8:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAPushmataha56 hr
Mar 19, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha61 min
Mar 19, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Sequoyah28 min
Mar 19, 8:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah6 hr
Mar 19, 8:51 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Sequoyah39 min
Mar 19, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware36 min
Mar 19, 9:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAChoctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha6 hr
Mar 19, 9:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah6 hr
Mar 19, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, LeFlore, Sequoyah61 min
Mar 19, 10:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more12 hr
Mar 20, 12:49 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner10 hr
Mar 20, 12:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg10 hr
Mar 20, 2:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah12 hr
Mar 20, 2:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more12 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee24 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee12 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa42 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa24 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa30 hr
Mar 20, 2:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair24 hr
Mar 20, 3:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSANowata18 hr
Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa5 days
Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore24 hr
Mar 20, 3:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore3 days
Mar 20, 4:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAMuskogee22 hr
Mar 20, 6:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington8 hr
Mar 20, 8:38 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware22 hr
Mar 20, 8:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa18 hr
Mar 20, 10:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more3 hr
Mar 20, 10:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg3 hr
Mar 20, 11:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Mar 20, 11:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSASequoyah16 hr
Mar 20, 1:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more8 hr
Mar 20, 1:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah8 hr
Mar 20, 1:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more8 hr
Mar 20, 2:04 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACraig, Creek, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more32 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.