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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 26, 201816 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2018, 2:55 AM CST for 16 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It took effect at Jan 26, 2018, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 26, 2018, 2:55 AM CST (08:55 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 26, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
Expired: Jan 26, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

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

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3003 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

807 
WWUS74 KTSA 260855
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
255 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2018

ARZ001-010-OKZ054>064-066>071-270000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0003.180126T1500Z-180127T0000Z/
Benton-Washington AR-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-
Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okmulgee-Wagoner-
Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-McIntosh-
Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville, 
Springdale, Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, Miami, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Sapulpa, Okmulgee, 
Wagoner, Tahlequah, Stilwell, Muskogee, and Checotah
255 AM CST Fri Jan 26 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Wind Advisory,
which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this
evening. 

* TIMING...Around mid morning through the afternoon hours.

* WINDS...Gusty south winds around 40 mph will likely develop across
  portions of northeast Oklahoma and far 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.

&&

$$

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.