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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 3, 201511 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2015, 6:15 AM CDT for 11 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2015, 6:15 AM CDT (11:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2015, 12:50 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:18 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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 2015-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1838 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 00:00Z on 2015-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 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
1838 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1146 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

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

302 
WWUS74 KTSA 031115
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
615 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

OKZ054>064-067-031800-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.150403T1115Z-150403T1800Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-WAGONER-
615 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...
   CREEK...OTTAWA...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES AND DELAWARE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THIS MORNING ACROSS
   PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS
   WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.  

 * 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
636 
WWUS74 KTSA 031202
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
702 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

OKZ054>064-067-031800-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150403T1800Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-WAGONER-
702 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...
   CREEK...OTTAWA...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES AND DELAWARE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THIS MORNING ACROSS
   PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS
   WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.  

 * 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.

&&

$$
061 
WWUS74 KTSA 031750
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1250 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

OKZ054>064-067-031900-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150403T1800Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-WAGONER-
1250 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELED THE WIND 
ADVISORY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...
   CREEK...OTTAWA...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES AND DELAWARE. 

 * THE STRONGER WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.  GUSTY 
   WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers52 min
Apr 2, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Washington39 min
Apr 2, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers51 min
Apr 2, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage35 min
Apr 2, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata47 min
Apr 2, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig30 min
Apr 2, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa42 min
Apr 2, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Washington21 min
Apr 2, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Ottawa49 min
Apr 2, 9:18 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata27 min
Apr 2, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington39 min
Apr 2, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware34 min
Apr 2, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa61 min
Apr 2, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware42 min
Apr 2, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata44 min
Apr 2, 10:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa43 min
Apr 2, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa48 min
Apr 2, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa17 min
Apr 2, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa21 min
Apr 3, 2:08 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Ottawa37 min
Apr 3, 2:42 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa17 min
Apr 3, 2:40 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh and 11 more18 hr

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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.