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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 13, 2018Adair County, Cherokee County, Delaware County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2018, 5:12 PM CDT for Adair County, Cherokee County, Delaware County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2018, 5:12 PM CDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2018, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Delaware County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 13, 1:20 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 2018-04-13Temperature 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 2018-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 572 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
1715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
572 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
541 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

420 
WUUS54 KTSA 132212
SVRTSA
OKC001-021-041-132245-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0039.180413T2212Z-180413T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
512 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northern Adair County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northern Cherokee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 545 PM CDT

* At 512 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hulbert,
  moving northeast at 60 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...
  Tahlequah...                      West Siloam Springs...
  Colcord...                        Kansas...
  Hulbert...                        Watts...
  Oaks...                           Eldon...
  Proctor...                        Peggs...
  Leach...                          Scraper...
  Twin Oaks...                      Sequoyah State Park...
  Ballard...                        Lost City...
  Natural Falls State Park...       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3646 9462 3603 9454 3581 9518 3581 9522
      3585 9523 3586 9523 3587 9524 3594 9527
      3596 9527 3596 9528 3608 9513 3607 9512
      3608 9512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 231DEG 53KT 3594 9514 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
442 
WWUS54 KTSA 132223
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
523 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018

OKC001-021-041-132245-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180413T2245Z/
Delaware OK-Adair OK-Cherokee OK-
523 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHERN ADAIR AND NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE
COUNTIES...

At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast of
Peggs, moving northeast at 60 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...
Tahlequah...                      West Siloam Springs...
Colcord...                        Kansas...
Watts...                          Oaks...
Leach...                          Scraper...
Peggs...                          Twin Oaks...
Ballard...                        Natural Falls State Park...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3646 9462 3603 9454 3591 9507 3606 9516
      3608 9513 3607 9512 3608 9512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 231DEG 51KT 3603 9499 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
640 
WWUS54 KTSA 132242
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
542 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018

OKC001-021-041-132252-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180413T2245Z/
Delaware OK-Adair OK-Cherokee OK-
542 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHERN
ADAIR AND NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.

LAT...LON 3646 9462 3603 9454 3591 9507 3606 9516
      3608 9513 3607 9512 3608 9512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 231DEG 53KT 3620 9473 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee51 min
Apr 13, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair27 min
Apr 13, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee30 min
Apr 13, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee52 min
Apr 13, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington41 min
Apr 13, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Tulsa, Wagoner43 min
Apr 13, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg41 min
Apr 13, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah50 min
Apr 13, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington41 min
Apr 13, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningTSASequoyah25 min
Apr 13, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner37 min
Apr 13, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg34 min
Apr 13, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata24 min
Apr 13, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha53 min
Apr 13, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee36 min
Apr 13, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore41 min
Apr 13, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha40 min
Apr 13, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha45 min
Apr 13, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha46 min
Apr 13, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore16 min
Apr 13, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha36 min
Apr 13, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha31 min

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.