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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 12, 2018Craig County, Nowata County, Washington County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2018, 3:40 AM CDT for Craig County, Nowata County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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
Jun 12, 2018, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2018, 4:30 AM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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
Jun 12, 4:30 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGBartlesville, OKSCATTERED TREES DOWN AND TREE DAMAGE TO CARS AND ROOF TOPS IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF BARTLESVILLE. SOME ROADS BLOCKED MAINLY SOUTH OF 14TH STREET. SOME POWER LINES DOWN.
Jun 12, 4:30 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGBartlesville, OKDAMAGE TO GAS STATION IN DOWNTOWN BARTLESVILLE. REPORT RECEIVED VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 12, 4:34 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGBartlesville, OKTREE LIMBS DOWN IN BARTLESVILLE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 00:00Z on 2018-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2668 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2018-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2668 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1430 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

813 
WUUS54 KTSA 120840
SVRTSA
OKC035-105-147-120930-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0113.180612T0840Z-180612T0930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
340 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Washington County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Nowata County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 430 AM CDT

* At 339 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles north of Oswego to 2 miles west of Caney,
  moving south at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Bartlesville...                   Dewey...
  South Coffeyville...              Copan...
  Welch...                          Delaware...
  Lenapah...                        Wann...
  Hollow...                         Centralia...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3697 9504 3689 9501 3662 9600 3700 9599
      3700 9502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 012DEG 39KT 3727 9510 3703 9598 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
615 
WWUS54 KTSA 120857
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
357 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

OKC035-105-147-120930-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-180612T0930Z/
Craig OK-Washington OK-Nowata OK-
357 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN CRAIG...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND NOWATA COUNTIES...

At 354 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles northeast of Chetopa to 2 miles west of Caney,
moving south at 35 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations in or near the path include...
Bartlesville...                   Dewey...
South Coffeyville...              Copan...
Welch...                          Delaware...
Lenapah...                        Wann...
Hollow...                         Centralia...
Centrailia...                     

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building. Measured wind gusts of 6o to 70 miles per hour have been 
reported with these storms in Parsons and Coffeyville, Kansas with 
wind damage reported in Liberty, Kansas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3662 9599 3700 9599 3700 9503 3699 9503
      3697 9504 3689 9501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0854Z 349DEG 29KT 3707 9507 3702 9598 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 3:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage41 min
Jun 12, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage38 min
Jun 12, 4:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Washington39 min
Jun 12, 4:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage43 min
Jun 12, 4:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more42 min
Jun 12, 5:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington40 min
Jun 12, 5:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers and 1 more49 min
Jun 12, 5:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa49 min
Jun 12, 6:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee48 min
Jun 12, 6:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Pawnee, Tulsa61 min
Jun 12, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Sequoyah45 min
Jun 12, 7:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah65 min
Jun 12, 7:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Okmulgee46 min
Jun 12, 7:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore57 min
Jun 12, 7:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee54 min
Jun 12, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, LeFlore54 min
Jun 12, 8:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Washington3 hr
Jun 12, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha61 min
Jun 12, 9:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg51 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.