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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Aug 30, 2012, 3:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas; Adair County, Haskell County, Latimer County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Aug 30, 2012, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2012, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2012, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2012, 3:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1573 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
485 WWUS74 KTSA 302032 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 332 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ069-072-076-310445- /O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0010.120830T2100Z-120831T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- ADAIR-SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- 332 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...SEBASTIAN...WASHINGTON...CARROLL... MADISON...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AS TROPICAL SYSTEM ISAAC MOVES INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO THE EAST DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND FAR EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST GUSTS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO RIDGETOPS AND ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DEFINITION... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
3 follow-up statements
818 WWUS74 KTSA 310143 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 843 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ069-072-076-311200- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120831T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- ADAIR-SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- 843 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...SEBASTIAN...WASHINGTON...CARROLL... MADISON...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC MOVES INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS LATER ON TONIGHT...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS AND FAR EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST GUSTS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO RIDGE TOPS AND ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE RIDGE TOPS AND WITH SHOWERS. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
644 WWUS74 KTSA 310147 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 847 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 OKZ074-075-311200- /O.EXA.KTSA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120831T1200Z/ HASKELL-LATIMER- 847 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC MOVES INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS LATER ON TONIGHT...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS AND FAR EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST GUSTS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO RIDGE TOPS AND ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE RIDGE TOPS AND WITH SHOWERS. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DEFINITION... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ069-072-076-311200- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120831T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- ADAIR-SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- 847 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...SEBASTIAN...WASHINGTON...CARROLL... MADISON...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC MOVES INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS LATER ON TONIGHT...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS AND FAR EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST GUSTS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO RIDGE TOPS AND ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE RIDGE TOPS AND WITH SHOWERS. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
711 WWUS74 KTSA 310850 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 350 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ069-072-074>076-311000- /O.CAN.KTSA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120831T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- ADAIR-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 350 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...SEBASTIAN...WASHINGTON...MADISON... CARROLL...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN. * BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS THE REMAINS OF ISAAC MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ARKANSAS. A FEW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH IS BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin, Sebastian | 59 min |
| Aug 30, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 56 min |
| Aug 30, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 54 min |
| Aug 30, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.