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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 26, 201422 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2014, 4:03 AM CST for 22 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2014, 4:03 AM CST (10:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2014, 10:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 27, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
In force
8 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 10:08 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, 10.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2014-01-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2014-01-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 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
1157 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 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.

670 
WWUS74 KTSA 261003
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
403 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-073-261815-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.140127T0400Z-140127T1200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-
403 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

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

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AS AN
   ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS
   EVENING AND THROUGH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
   AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
   AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44.

 * 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
241 
WWUS74 KTSA 261837
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1237 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-073-271200-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.140127T0400Z-140127T1200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-
1237 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

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

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AS AN
   ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS
   EVENING AND THROUGH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
   AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
   AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44.

 * 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.

&&

$$
340 
WWUS74 KTSA 270207
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
807 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072-074>076-271015-
/O.EXA.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.140127T0400Z-140127T1200Z/
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
807 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...SEQUOYAH...LE FLORE...
   LATIMER AND HASKELL. 

   IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH LOCALLY
   HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
   NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND THROUGH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS
   EVENING AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-073-271015-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.140127T0400Z-140127T1200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-
807 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

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...PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH AND 
   MUSKOGEE. 

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH LOCALLY
   HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
   NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND THROUGH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS
   EVENING AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
   AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44.

 * 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.

&&

$$

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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.