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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 11, 20144 counties in Arkansas; 19 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Jan 11, 2014, 3:42 PM CST for 4 counties in Arkansas; 19 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jan 12, 2014, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2014, 3:42 PM CST (21:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2014, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 12, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
All 23 counties

Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell 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), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2014-01-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2014-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
458 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

158 
WWUS74 KTSA 112142
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
342 PM CST SAT JAN 11 2014

ARZ001-010-OKZ054>071-121030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.140112T1500Z-140113T0000Z/
BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
342 PM CST SAT JAN 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...
   DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...
   OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND 
   OSAGE. 

   IN ARKANSAS...BENTON AND WASHINGTON. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
   NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
   ON SUNDAY. WINDS RIGHT OFF THE SURFACE WILL BE VERY
   STRONG...WHICH WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40
   MPH OR HIGHER.

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 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. 

 * ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$

LACY
3 follow-up statements
271 
WWUS74 KTSA 120931
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
331 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

ARZ001-010-OKZ054>071-122215-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.140112T1500Z-140113T0000Z/
BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
331 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...
   DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...
   OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND 
   OSAGE. 

   IN ARKANSAS...BENTON AND WASHINGTON. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE
   MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST
   ARKANSAS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE.

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

 * 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.

&&

$$
749 
WWUS74 KTSA 121607
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1007 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

ARZ002-011-019-020-OKZ072>074-130000-
/O.EXA.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140113T0000Z/
CARROLL-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
1007 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

...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 OKLAHOMA...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH AND HASKELL. 

   IN ARKANSAS...MADISON...CRAWFORD...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR WILL GUST TO
   40 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR TODAY.

IMPACTS...
 * A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE WIND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPG THIS AFTERNOON.

 * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

 * WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DEAD TREE BRANCHES FROM THE RECENT ICE STORM
   TO FALL.

 * A FEW POWER INTERRUPTIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.   

DEFINITION...
 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER 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.

&&

$$

ARZ001-010-OKZ054>071-130000-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140113T0000Z/
BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
1007 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
   WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...
   WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. 

   IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON AND BENTON. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WILL GUST TO
   40 OR 45 MILES AN HOUR TODAY.

IMPACTS...
 * A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE WIND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.

 * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

 * WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DEAD TREE BRANCHES FROM THE RECENT ICE STORM
   TO FALL.

 * A FEW POWER INTERRUPTIONS CAN BE 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.

&&

$$
155 
WWUS74 KTSA 121855
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1255 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ054>074-130000-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140113T0000Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-OSAGE-
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-
CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
1255 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
   WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...
   WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...
   MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE AND HASKELL. 

   IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON...
   CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR WILL GUST TO
   40 OR 45 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW PLACES MAY REACH
   GUST TO 50 MILES AN HOUR.


IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CAUSE SOME POWER INTERRUPTIONS.

 * ALSO WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

 * DEAD BRANCHES LEFT OVER FROM THE ICE STORM EARLIER THIS WINTER 
   MAY FALL FROM TREES.
 
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 6:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACrawford, Madison, Washington64 min
Jan 10, 6:10 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, LeFlore65 min
Jan 11, 3:59 PM CSTFire Weather WatchTSACraig, Creek, Mayes, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 6 more18 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.