Alert archive / Oklahoma / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 3:38 PM CST for 22 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:38 PM CST (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
All 26 counties
Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 473 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
812 WWUS74 KTSA 192138 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 338 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 OKZ049-053>067-070-071-073>075-200545- /O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0015.121220T0300Z-121220T1300Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- 338 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CST THURSDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...MUSKOGEE...MAYES...OTTAWA...ROGERS... PAWNEE...CREEK...CHOCTAW...DELAWARE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... CRAIG...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...WAGONER... TULSA...OKMULGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING 40 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
137 WWUS74 KTSA 200523 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1123 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 OKZ068-069-201300- /O.EXA.KTSA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1300Z/ CHEROKEE-ADAIR- 1123 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE AND ADAIR. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DEFINITION... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-053>067-070-071-073>075-201300- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1300Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- 1123 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...PUSHMATAHA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...WAGONER...CHOCTAW... WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 75 MAY EXPERIENCE A FEW GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. IMPACTS... * 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. && $$
803 WWUS74 KTSA 200711 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 111 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ072-076-201500- /O.EXB.KTSA.WI.Y.0015.121220T0800Z-121220T1500Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- 111 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH MID MORNING. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...AND WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DEFINITION... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-053>071-073>075-201500- /O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- 111 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE WIND ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. * 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. && $$
191 WWUS74 KTSA 201422 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 822 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ056>058-060>063-067>070-072-201800- /O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH- 822 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE WIND ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS... MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...CRAIG...NOWATA...SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. WIND GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH HAVE BEEN RECENTLY REPORTED IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WIND SHOULD SUBSIDE SOME BY MIDDAY. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-053>055-059-064>066-071-073>076-201530- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 822 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...PAWNEE... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...PITTSBURG... MCINTOSH...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS HAVE NOT BEEN QUITE AS STRONG SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 AM. * 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. && $$
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Oklahoma, 2012Wind Advisories in Arkansas, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.