Alert archive / Oklahoma / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 10:40 AM CST for 11 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 10:40 AM CST (16:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:35 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 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 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1262 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
762 WWUS74 KTSA 231640 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1040 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-065-066-068>076-240045- /O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.160223T1800Z-160224T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE... EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 1040 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON... MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES. IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG... HASKELL...LATIMER...AND LE FLORE COUNTIES. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN ARKANSAS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING FROM THE WEST TO EAST. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH SOME STRONGER GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
194 WWUS74 KTSA 232144 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 344 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-065-066-068>076-241200- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160224T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE... EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 344 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON... MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES. IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG... HASKELL...LATIMER...AND LE FLORE COUNTIES. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH SOME STRONGER GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
610 WWUS74 KTSA 240301 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 901 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 OKZ049-053-065-066-068>076-240415- /O.CAN.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160224T1200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...OKEMAH... OKMULGEE...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 901 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. IT IS NO LONGER IN AFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG... HASKELL...LATIMER...AND LE FLORE COUNTIES. WINDS HAVE LESSENED THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA. WHILE THERE WILL STILL BE SOME GUSTS NEAR 30 MILES AN HOUR OVERNIGHT...THE HIGHEST SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-241115- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160224T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH 901 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON... MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. * WINDS...WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH SOME STRONGER GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
550 WWUS74 KTSA 240935 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 335 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-241045- /O.CAN.KTSA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160224T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH 335 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. IT IS NO LONGER IN AFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD... FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR FROM THE NORTHWEST ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. HOWEVER... THIS IS BELOW THE CRITERIA NEEDED FOR A WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.