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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at May 11, 2018, 3:12 AM CDT for 17 counties in Oklahoma; Benton County, Arkansas. It took effect at May 11, 2018, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2018, 3:12 AM CDT (08:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2018, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton 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, Okfuskee 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), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -264 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
937 WWUS74 KTSA 110812 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tulsa OK 312 AM CDT Fri May 11 2018 ARZ001-OKZ054>071-120000- /O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0009.180511T1600Z-180512T0000Z/ Benton-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa- Rogers-Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee- Adair-Muskogee-McIntosh- Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, Miami, Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Sapulpa, Okemah, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Stilwell, Muskogee, and Checotah 312 AM CDT Fri May 11 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening for much of northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas. * TIMING...Strong and gusty south winds will develop by late morning and continue through the afternoon hours. * WINDS...Gusts in the 40 to 45 mph range are expected, especially across northeast Oklahoma along and north of I-44. * IMPACTS...The gusty winds today can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on east-west roads. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
121 WWUS74 KTSA 112017 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tulsa OK 317 PM CDT Fri May 11 2018 ARZ001-OKZ054>071-120000- /O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-180512T0000Z/ Benton-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa- Rogers-Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee- Adair-Muskogee-McIntosh- Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, Miami, Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Sapulpa, Okemah, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Stilwell, Muskogee, and Checotah 317 PM CDT Fri May 11 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Gusty winds have been maintained through much of today and will persist until early evening. * WINDS...Gusts in the 40 to 45 mph range are expected, to continue through the afternoon, especially across northeast Oklahoma along and north of I-44. * IMPACTS...The gusty winds today can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on east-west roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should exercise caution while driving. Be alert to sudden gusts of wind which may cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Extra attention should be given to cross winds and on bridges and overpasses. && $$
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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.