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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Feb 20, 2012, 4:02 AM CST for 18 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2012, 4:02 AM CST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware 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, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 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 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 2276 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
375 WWUS74 KTSA 201002 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 402 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ARZ001-OKZ054>071-073-210000- /O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.120220T1500Z-120221T0000Z/ BENTON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS- MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 402 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE... CREEK...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE... MAYES AND OSAGE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
103 WWUS74 KTSA 201601 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1001 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ARZ010-210000- /O.EXA.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ WASHINGTON AR- 1001 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MILES AND HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DEFINITION... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ001-OKZ054>071-073-210000- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ BENTON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS- MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 1001 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE... CREEK...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE... MAYES AND OSAGE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG INTO TH EARLY EVENING HOURS. IMPACTS... * WIND GUST VALUES OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. * 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. && $$
718 WWUS74 KTSA 202103 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 303 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ARZ001-010-OKZ054>071-073-210300- /O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0300Z/ BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 303 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE WIND ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE... CREEK...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE... MAYES AND OSAGE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON AND WASHINGTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. IMPACTS... * WIND GUST VALUES TO 40 TO 50 MILES AND HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Osage, Pawnee | 66 min |
| Feb 20, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 4:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Washington | 50 min |
| Feb 20, 5:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 59 min |
| Feb 20, 5:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Washington | 45 min |
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.