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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tulsa, OK

February 10, 201720 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2017, 8:55 AM CST for 20 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 10, 2017, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2017, 8:55 AM CST (14:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2017, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 10, 2017, 3:21 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
All 22 counties

Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:56 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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-02-10Temperature 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2017-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 935 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2113 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
935 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
975 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

905 
WWUS74 KTSA 101455
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
855 AM CST Fri Feb 10 2017

...Wind Advisory in effect from 9am this morning til 6 PM CST this evening...

ARZ001-010-OKZ054>075-102300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.170210T1500Z-170211T0000Z/
Benton-Washington AR-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-
Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-McIntosh-Sequoyah-Pittsburg-
Haskell-Latimer-
Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville, 
Springdale, Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, Miami, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Sapulpa, Okemah, 
Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Stilwell, Muskogee, Checotah, 
Sallisaw, McAlester, Stigler, and Wilburton
855 AM CST Fri Feb 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Wind Advisory,
which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. 

* TIMING...Mid morning through the afternoon.

* WINDS...From the South to Southwest with gusts around 40 to 45 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A wind advisory means that wind gusts at least 40 mph are expected.

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.

&&

$$

CORFIDI
1 follow-up statement
942 
WWUS74 KTSA 102121
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
321 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017

ARZ001-010-OKZ054>075-102230-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170211T0000Z/
Benton-Washington AR-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-
Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-McIntosh-Sequoyah-Pittsburg-
Haskell-Latimer-
Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville, 
Springdale, Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, Miami, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Sapulpa, Okemah, 
Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Stilwell, Muskogee, Checotah, 
Sallisaw, McAlester, Stigler, and Wilburton
321 PM CST Fri Feb 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

Winds will continue to gust 25 to 35 mph through the remainder of
the afternoon before slowly weakening after sunset.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 3:07 AM CSTRed Flag WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more16 hr
Feb 10, 3:34 PM CSTRed Flag WarningTSACreek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington26 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.