Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2016, 2:59 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 min. 2 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 13, 2016, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2016, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County LeFlore County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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 13, 3:33 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Howe, OK | |
| Mar 13, 3:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Howe, OK | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PICTURE |
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 13, 12:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 244 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
119
WUUS54 KTSA 131959
SVRTSA
OKC079-132030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0004.160313T1959Z-160313T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
259 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 259 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF WHITESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
POTEAU... HEAVENER...
WISTER... HOWE...
LAKE WISTER STATE PARK... HEAVENER RUNESTONE STATE PARK...
HODGEN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3469 9483 3474 9492 3512 9471 3497 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 215DEG 29KT 3478 9482
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
525
WWUS54 KTSA 132008
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
308 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
OKC079-132030-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160313T2030Z/
LE FLORE OK-
308 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR LE FLORE COUNTY...
AT 308 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LAKE WISTER STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
POTEAU... HEAVENER...
WISTER... HOWE...
LAKE WISTER STATE PARK... HEAVENER RUNESTONE STATE PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3475 9478 3481 9487 3512 9471 3497 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 215DEG 24KT 3482 9478
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$196
WWUS54 KTSA 132014
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
314 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
OKC079-132030-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160313T2030Z/
LE FLORE OK-
314 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR LE FLORE COUNTY...
AT 314 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
LAKE WISTER STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
POTEAU... HEAVENER...
WISTER... HOWE...
LAKE WISTER STATE PARK... HEAVENER RUNESTONE STATE PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3478 9474 3487 9482 3512 9471 3497 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 215DEG 29KT 3486 9474
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$028
WWUS54 KTSA 132022
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
322 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
OKC079-132030-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160313T2030Z/
LE FLORE OK-
322 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTY...
AT 322 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF HOWE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
POTEAU... HEAVENER...
WISTER... HOWE...
HEAVENER RUNESTONE STATE PARK... LAKE WISTER STATE PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3482 9469 3488 9476 3512 9471 3497 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 215DEG 29KT 3492 9469
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 11:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 48 min |
| Mar 13, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 34 min |
| Mar 13, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 28 min |
| Mar 13, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 28 min |
| Mar 13, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 31 min |
| Mar 13, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 38 min |
| Mar 13, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 34 min |
| Mar 13, 4:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Tulsa | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 31 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.