Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 263, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 26, 2012, 2:42 PM CDT for McIntosh County, Okfuskee County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 63 min. 4 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 26, 2012, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2012, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties McIntosh County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 3:13 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Hanna, OK | FROM THE TOLL BOTH AT HWY 9 AND INDIAN NATIONS TURNPIKE. |
| Sep 26, 3:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Nw Hanna, OK | QUARTER SIZE HAIL OBSERVED AT HWY 9 AND THE INDIAN NATION TURNPIKE. |
| Sep 26, 3:27 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 E Hanna, OK | |
| Sep 26, 3:29 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 Ne Hanna, OK | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTING HALF DOLLAR HAIL ON HWY 9 2 EAST OF SH 52. RELAYED THROUGH EM. |
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 26, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -540 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
916
WUUS54 KTSA 261942
SVRTSA
OKC091-107-121-262045-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0263.120926T1942Z-120926T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
242 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 240 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST
OF HANNA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
DAMAGING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HANNA...
RAIFORD...INDIANOLA...VIVIAN...STIDHAM...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...
CANADIAN...CROWDER AND EUFAULA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3538 9607 3538 9551 3510 9555 3515 9599
3528 9599 3528 9609 3529 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 277DEG 12KT 3527 9592
$$2 follow-up statements
989
WWUS54 KTSA 262008
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
308 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
OKC107-262019-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-120926T2045Z/
OKFUSKEE OK-
308 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3528 9598 3538 9598 3538 9551 3510 9555
3515 9599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 277DEG 12KT 3526 9581
$$
OKC091-121-262045-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-120926T2045Z/
MCINTOSH OK-PITTSBURG OK-
308 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTIES...
AT 305 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAIFORD...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
DAMAGING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...RAIFORD...
INDIANOLA...VIVIAN...STIDHAM...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...CANADIAN...
CROWDER AND EUFAULA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3528 9598 3538 9598 3538 9551 3510 9555
3515 9599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 277DEG 12KT 3526 9581
$$486
WWUS54 KTSA 262022
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
322 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
OKC091-121-262045-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-120926T2045Z/
MCINTOSH OK-PITTSBURG OK-
322 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTIES...
AT 314 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF HANNA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PRODUCED THIS
HAIL WAS LOCATED NEAR HANNA AT 318 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
DAMAGING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...RAIFORD...
ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...CANADIAN...INDIANOLA...CROWDER...STIDHAM...
VIVIAN AND EUFAULA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3528 9598 3538 9598 3538 9551 3510 9555
3515 9599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 277DEG 12KT 3524 9588
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 26 min |
| Sep 26, 12:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Pawnee | 50 min |
| Sep 26, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 43 min |
| Sep 26, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 55 min |
| Sep 26, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 53 min |
| Sep 26, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 28 min |
| Sep 26, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 24 min |
| Sep 26, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 60 min |
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 30 min |
| Sep 26, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Pittsburg | 54 min |
| Sep 26, 4:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 62 min |
| Sep 26, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 45 min |
| Sep 26, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 27 min |
| Sep 26, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 50 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.