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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 30, 2016Nowata County, Washington County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2016, 5:29 PM CDT for Nowata County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 29 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: Mar 30, 2016, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2016, 5:58 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Nowata County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 30, 5:30 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Copan, OK	RELAYED BY FOX23

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 30, 1:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1102 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 565 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 625 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

556 
WUUS54 KTSA 302229
SVRTSA
OKC105-147-302315-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0034.160330T2229Z-160330T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
529 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 529 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COPAN...MOVING
  EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER 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...
  SOUTH COFFEYVILLE...              COPAN...
  LENAPAH...                        WANN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3686 9544 3680 9595 3694 9600 3700 9584
      3700 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 250DEG 38KT 3689 9588 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

532 
WWUS54 KTSA 302242
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
542 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKC147-302251-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160330T2315Z/
WASHINGTON OK-
542 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY 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 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3686 9544 3686 9581 3694 9581 3694 9579
      3700 9579 3700 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 250DEG 38KT 3694 9572 

$$

OKC105-302315-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160330T2315Z/
NOWATA OK-
542 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN NOWATA COUNTY...

AT 541 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
WANN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 530 PM QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS
         REPORTED IN COPAN. 

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

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE...              WANN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3686 9544 3686 9581 3694 9581 3694 9579
      3700 9579 3700 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 250DEG 38KT 3694 9572 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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534 
WWUS54 KTSA 302258
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
558 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

OKC105-302307-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160330T2315Z/
NOWATA OK-
558 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN NOWATA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3686 9544 3686 9581 3694 9581 3694 9579
      3700 9579 3700 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 250DEG 38KT 3700 9551 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 10:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	46 min
Mar 30, 11:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	26 min
Mar 30, 11:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	36 min
Mar 30, 11:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	27 min
Mar 30, 12:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	38 min
Mar 30, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Tulsa	48 min
Mar 30, 1:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	42 min
Mar 30, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	41 min
Mar 30, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee, Wagoner	41 min
Mar 30, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Kay	45 min
Mar 30, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes, Wagoner	39 min
Mar 30, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	49 min
Mar 30, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	37 min
Mar 30, 4:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	28 min
Mar 30, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	44 min
Mar 30, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	54 min
Mar 30, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	49 min
Mar 30, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	51 min
Mar 30, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	45 min
Mar 30, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	27 min
Mar 30, 6:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	38 min
Mar 30, 6:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	33 min
Mar 30, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	29 min
Mar 30, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	55 min
Mar 30, 6:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	44 min
Mar 30, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Washington	51 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.