Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2012, 3:40 PM CDT for Craig County, Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 min. 10 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
- Sep 7, 2012, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2012, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 3:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 84 | Vinita, OK | GUST MEASURED AT VINITA TOLL BOOTH ON WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE. |
| Sep 7, 3:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Miami, OK | SEMI OVERTURNED ON WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE NEAR MILE MARKER 306. |
| Sep 7, 3:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Commerce, OK | DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A HOME. SHOP ROOF BLOWN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Sep 7, 3:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Quapaw, OK | SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Ne Miami, OK | |
| Sep 7, 4:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Miami, OK | *** 1 FATAL *** SEMI OVERTURNED ON WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE NEAR MILE MARKER 308. DRIVER DIED. |
| Sep 7, 4:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wyandotte, OK | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN AREA AROUND WYANDOTTE. OBSERVED BY POSTAL EMPLOYEE ON ROUTE. |
| Sep 7, 4:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Grove, OK | TREES DOWN AND TREE DAMAGE BEWTEEN FAIRLAND AND GROVE. |
| Sep 7, 4:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Sse Wyandotte, OK | NUMEROUS TREES DAMAGED AND A FEW TREES DOWN IN SOUTHEAST PART OF OTTAWA COUNTY. |
| Sep 7, 4:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bluejacket, OK | PART OF METAL ROOF ON HOUSE TORN OFF. METAL CARPORT LAYING ON ITS TOP. ESTIMATED 75 MPH. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 1095 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1368 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431
WUUS54 KTSA 072040
SVRTSA
OKC035-041-115-072130-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0248.120907T2040Z-120907T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
340 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 337 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF WELCH TO 3 MILES EAST OF WELCH TO
3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITE OAK...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
DAMAGING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
VINITA...BIG CABIN...NARCISSA...MIAMI...COMMERCE...AFTON...
PICHER...FAIRLAND...KETCHUM...QUAPAW...CLEORA...BERNICE...BERNICE
STATE PARK...WYANDOTTE...GROVE AND HONEY CREEK STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 273 AND 324.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
HIGH WINDS AND MAY BE OVERTURNED.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 9461 3650 9461 3651 9533 3685 9526
3700 9529 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 277DEG 47KT 3702 9503 3686 9499
3657 9524
$$1 follow-up statement
558 WWUS54 KTSA 072110 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 410 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 OKC035-041-115-072130- /O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0248.000000T0000Z-120907T2130Z/ CRAIG OK-DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK- 410 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR OTTAWA...NORTHERN DELAWARE AND EASTERN CRAIG COUNTIES... AT 407 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PEORIA TO KETCHUM...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... QUARTER SIZE HAIL... DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH... SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...GROVE... HONEY CREEK STATE PARK AND TIFF CITY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 273 AND 324. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 3650 9461 3651 9533 3699 9503 3700 9462 TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 277DEG 47KT 3692 9455 3651 9492 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 3:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okfuskee and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 67 min |
| Sep 7, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 44 min |
| Sep 7, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 28 min |
| Sep 7, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 44 min |
| Sep 7, 3:47 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner | 17 min |
| Sep 7, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 56 min |
| Sep 7, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 39 min |
| Sep 7, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 59 min |
| Sep 7, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 60 min |
| Sep 7, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 65 min |
| Sep 7, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 38 min |
| Sep 7, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 34 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.