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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 1, 2017Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 12:19 AM CST for Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 56 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 1, 2017, 12:19 AM CST (06:19 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2017, 1:15 AM CST
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:20 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 1, 12:21 AM CSTHAIL 1Mcalester, OKREPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF STRONG AND ELECTRIC STREET IN TOWN.
Mar 1, 12:45 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 582 Sw Wilburton, OK

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
Feb 28, 11:35 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2017-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 401 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 342 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
401 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-184 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1694 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
342 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
391 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

326 
WUUS54 KTSA 010619
SVRTSA
OKC077-121-010715-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0004.170301T0619Z-170301T0715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1219 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Latimer County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Southern Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 115 AM CST

* At 1218 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Krebs to near Savanna, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Mcalester...                      Wilburton...
  Hartshorne...                     Krebs...
  Kiowa...                          Savanna...
  Alderson...                       Ashland...
  Damon...                          Higgins...
  Haywood...                        Blocker...
  Yanush...                         Robbers Cave State Park...
  Blanco...                         Haileyville...
  Pittsburg...                      Gowen...
  Panola...                         Dow...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 AM CST for southeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3484 9608 3507 9581 3506 9508 3468 9527
      3467 9588 3468 9589 3468 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0618Z 266DEG 49KT 3492 9574 3485 9587 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Lacy
1 follow-up statement
548 
WWUS54 KTSA 010633
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1233 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

OKC077-121-010715-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170301T0715Z/
Latimer OK-Pittsburg OK-
1233 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST
FOR LATIMER AND SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES...

At 1231 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northwest
of Hartshorne, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. Golfball hail was reported in McAlester 
         with this storm. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations in or near the path include...
Mcalester...                      Wilburton...
Hartshorne...                     Krebs...
Kiowa...                          Savanna...
Alderson...                       Damon...
Higgins...                        Blocker...
Yanush...                         Robbers Cave State Park...
Blanco...                         Haileyville...
Pittsburg...                      Gowen...
Panola...                         Dow...
Bache...                          

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 AM CST for southeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3485 9590 3507 9563 3506 9508 3468 9527
      3467 9588 3468 9589 3468 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 264DEG 49KT 3491 9559 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Lacy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 10:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage31 min
Feb 28, 10:42 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington33 min
Feb 28, 10:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington31 min
Feb 28, 11:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata, Washington24 min
Feb 28, 11:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington50 min
Feb 28, 11:35 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa55 min
Feb 28, 11:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Pittsburg36 min
Feb 28, 11:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg40 min
Mar 1, 12:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Sequoyah34 min
Mar 1, 12:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha50 min
Mar 1, 12:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah43 min
Mar 1, 12:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha41 min
Mar 1, 12:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore38 min
Mar 1, 1:09 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw51 min
Mar 1, 1:19 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee26 min
Mar 1, 1:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore33 min
Mar 1, 1:43 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee32 min
Mar 1, 2:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair38 min
Mar 1, 1:27 PM CSTRed Flag WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Haskell, Latimer and 13 more6 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.