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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 3, 2014McIntosh County, Muskogee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2014, 3:52 PM CDT for McIntosh County, Muskogee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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
Apr 3, 2014, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2014, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 3, 3:58 PM CDTHAIL 1Morris, OKREPORTED BY MORRIS CITY HALL

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 3, 1:15 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2014-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2779 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2014-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 356 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2779 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
659 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
363 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.9
Supercell composite
23.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

077 
WUUS54 KTSA 032052
SVRTSA
OKC091-101-111-032130-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0021.140403T2052Z-140403T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
352 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  WEST CENTRAL MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  CENTRAL OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 351 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SCHULTER...
  AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...GRAYSON...OKMULGEE...
  HOFFMAN...MORRIS...HITCHITA...ERAM...COUNCIL HILL...BOYNTON AND
  WAINWRIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3569 9550 3549 9564 3546 9609 3567 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 239DEG 25KT 3555 9593

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
112 
WWUS54 KTSA 032106
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
406 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

OKC091-101-111-032130-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140403T2130Z/
MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
406 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL
OKMULGEE...WEST CENTRAL MUSKOGEE AND NORTH CENTRAL MCINTOSH COUNTIES
UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 404 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORRIS...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
         MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...ERAM...COUNCIL HILL...BOYNTON
  AND WAINWRIGHT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3548 9604 3567 9588 3569 9550 3549 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 236DEG 31KT 3562 9579

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage24 min
Apr 2, 10:07 PM CDTFire Weather WatchTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 2 more5 hr
Apr 3, 3:29 AM CDTRed Flag WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg12 hr
Apr 3, 7:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer46 min
Apr 3, 7:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer53 min
Apr 3, 8:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore45 min
Apr 3, 8:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah27 min
Apr 3, 8:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore32 min
Apr 3, 9:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore45 min
Apr 3, 9:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSASequoyah42 min
Apr 3, 10:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw29 min
Apr 3, 10:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha44 min
Apr 3, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw32 min
Apr 3, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore32 min
Apr 3, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa24 min
Apr 3, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Wagoner60 min
Apr 3, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Ottawa35 min
Apr 3, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee25 min
Apr 3, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner43 min
Apr 3, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa50 min
Apr 3, 3:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee23 min
Apr 3, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner47 min
Apr 3, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes42 min
Apr 3, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa25 min
Apr 3, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee28 min
Apr 3, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes63 min
Apr 3, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner59 min
Apr 3, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee29 min
Apr 3, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee39 min
Apr 3, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Muskogee52 min
Apr 3, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh46 min
Apr 3, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair39 min
Apr 3, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee41 min
Apr 3, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Muskogee45 min
Apr 3, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair45 min
Apr 3, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh23 min
Apr 3, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee50 min
Apr 3, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah43 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.