Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 273, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 13, 2012, 6:12 PM CDT for Craig County, Nowata County, Rogers County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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
- Oct 13, 2012, 6:12 PM CDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Rogers County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 6:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 72 | 7 E Centrailia, OK |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -385 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 685 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 359 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
243
WUUS54 KTSA 132312
SVRTSA
OKC035-105-131-140000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0273.121013T2312Z-121014T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
612 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 607 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES WEST OF WELCH TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW
ALLUWE TO 5 MILES NORTH OF NEW ALLUWE TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CHELSEA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
CHELSEA...WHITE OAK...BIG CABIN...VINITA...WELCH AND BLUEJACKET.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 273 AND 293.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. PEOPLE OUTDOORS
SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
DOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. TAKE COVER ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. PREPARE
TO TAKE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS ON SHORT NOTICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3697 9504 3695 9500 3653 9501 3651 9530
3651 9543 3650 9544 3649 9555 3666 9554
3677 9563 3701 9557 3701 9502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 246DEG 43KT 3701 9545 3681 9551
3671 9542 3652 9547
$$2 follow-up statements
993
WWUS54 KTSA 132328
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
628 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012
OKC105-132338-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0273.000000T0000Z-121014T0000Z/
NOWATA OK-
628 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN NOWATA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3700 9503 3697 9504 3695 9500 3653 9501
3651 9530 3651 9543 3700 9540 3701 9503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 250DEG 40KT 3707 9525 3687 9531
3677 9522 3658 9527
$$
OKC035-131-140000-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0273.000000T0000Z-121014T0000Z/
CRAIG OK-ROGERS OK-
628 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ROGERS AND CRAIG COUNTIES...
AT 624 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF HOLLOW TO CENTRALIA TO CENTRAILIA TO
WHITE OAK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HOLLOW...
BIG CABIN...PYRAMID CORNERS...VINITA...BLUEJACKET AND WELCH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 273 AND 292.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. PEOPLE OUTDOORS
SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
DOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. T
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9503 3697 9504 3695 9500 3653 9501
3651 9530 3651 9543 3700 9540 3701 9503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 250DEG 40KT 3707 9525 3687 9531
3677 9522 3658 9527
$$088
WWUS54 KTSA 132355
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
655 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012
OKC035-131-140005-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0273.000000T0000Z-121014T0000Z/
CRAIG OK-ROGERS OK-
655 PM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ROGERS AND CRAIG
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 700 PM CDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
TO REPORT PREVIOUS HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
LAT...LON 3700 9503 3697 9504 3695 9500 3653 9501
3651 9530 3651 9543 3700 9540 3701 9503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 250DEG 40KT 3717 9489 3697 9496
3687 9487 3668 9492
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 12:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 30 min |
| Oct 13, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 29 min |
| Oct 13, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 61 min |
| Oct 13, 6:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 6:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| Oct 13, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 44 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.