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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 23, 2016McIntosh County, Muskogee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2016, 7:37 PM CDT for McIntosh County, Muskogee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 min. 3 reports 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
Mar 23, 2016, 7:37 PM CDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2016, 8:15 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), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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
Mar 23, 7:37 PM CDTHAIL 1Henryetta, OK
Mar 23, 7:53 PM CDTHAIL 1.251 E Jamesville, OK
Mar 23, 7:57 PM CDTHAIL 1.755 N Boynton, OKNORTH OF BOYNTON ON HWY 62

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
Mar 23, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 00:00Z on 2016-03-24Temperature 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2016-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3546 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

398 
WUUS54 KTSA 240037
SVRTSA
OKC091-101-111-240115-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0013.160324T0037Z-160324T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
737 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 737 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DEWAR...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
  OKMULGEE...                       HENRYETTA...
  HASKELL...                        MORRIS...
  DEWAR...                          SCHULTER...
  BOYNTON...                        GRAYSON...
  COUNCIL HILL...                   HOFFMAN...
  BALD HILL...                      WAINWRIGHT...
  SUMMIT...                         HITCHITA...
  JAMESVILLE...                     ERAM...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 234 AND
251.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3586 9578 3586 9574 3580 9564 3578 9563
      3576 9559 3577 9558 3568 9540 3533 9593
      3538 9598 3545 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 223DEG 48KT 3545 9595 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
956 
WWUS54 KTSA 240045
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
745 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

OKC091-101-111-240115-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0115Z/
OKMULGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-
745 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN OKMULGEE...NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH AND NORTHWESTERN
MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...

AT 745 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GRAYSON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
HASKELL...                        MORRIS...
DEWAR...                          SCHULTER...
BOYNTON...                        GRAYSON...
COUNCIL HILL...                   HOFFMAN...
BALD HILL...                      WAINWRIGHT...
SUMMIT...                         HITCHITA...
JAMESVILLE...                     ERAM...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA NEAR MILE MARKER 245.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3586 9578 3586 9574 3580 9564 3578 9563
      3576 9559 3577 9558 3568 9540 3543 9585
      3544 9593 3551 9598
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 223DEG 48KT 3553 9586 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
943 
WWUS54 KTSA 240102
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
802 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

OKC091-111-240112-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0115Z/
OKMULGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-
802 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN OKMULGEE AND
NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3581 9571 3583 9569 3580 9564 3578 9563
      3576 9559 3577 9558 3573 9551 3567 9557
      3570 9566 3575 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 212DEG 54KT 3582 9557 

$$

OKC101-240115-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160324T0115Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-
802 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY...

AT 802 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
TAFT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
HASKELL...                        JAMESVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3581 9571 3583 9569 3580 9564 3578 9563
      3576 9559 3577 9558 3573 9551 3567 9557
      3570 9566 3575 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 212DEG 54KT 3582 9557 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee38 min
Mar 23, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Wagoner48 min
Mar 23, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee27 min
Mar 23, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha39 min
Mar 23, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Wagoner33 min
Mar 23, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner29 min
Mar 23, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg40 min
Mar 23, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha47 min
Mar 23, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Wagoner28 min
Mar 23, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Mayes41 min
Mar 23, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah42 min
Mar 23, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Mayes39 min
Mar 23, 8:40 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pushmataha35 min
Mar 23, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa35 min
Mar 23, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair36 min
Mar 23, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore50 min
Mar 23, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha49 min
Mar 23, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah47 min
Mar 23, 9:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha4 hr
Mar 23, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg45 min
Mar 23, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore51 min
Mar 23, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha50 min
Mar 23, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore35 min
Mar 23, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha33 min
Mar 24, 3:09 AM CDTFreeze WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and 4 more30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.