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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 11, 2020Adair County, Cherokee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 11, 2020, 4:53 AM CDT for Adair County, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 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
Mar 11, 2020, 4:53 AM CDT (09:53 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2020, 5:30 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2020-03-11Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2020-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

408 
WUUS54 KTSA 110953
SVRTSA
OKC001-021-111030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0021.200311T0953Z-200311T1030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
453 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Adair County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  East central Cherokee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 530 AM CDT.

* At 452 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
  Cherokee Landing State Park, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Tahlequah...                      Stilwell...
  Westville...                      Adair State Park...
  Christie...                       Baron...
  Maryetta...                       

LAT...LON 3579 9495 3588 9498 3601 9454 3584 9450
      3582 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0952Z 257DEG 38KT 3584 9491 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
121 
WWUS54 KTSA 111005
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
505 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020

OKC021-111014-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200311T1030Z/
Cherokee OK-
505 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3581 9481 3590 9481 3590 9480 3593 9480
      3601 9454 3590 9451 3582 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1004Z 257DEG 37KT 3585 9477 

$$

OKC001-111030-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200311T1030Z/
Adair OK-
505 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL ADAIR COUNTY...

At 504 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
Maryetta, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations in or near the path include...
Stilwell...                       Westville...
Adair State Park...               Christie...
Baron...                          Maryetta...

LAT...LON 3581 9481 3590 9481 3590 9480 3593 9480
      3601 9454 3590 9451 3582 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1004Z 257DEG 37KT 3585 9477 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
002 
WWUS54 KTSA 111026
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
526 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020

OKC001-111035-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200311T1030Z/
Adair OK-
526 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL ADAIR COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 530 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning will move out of the area and 
weaken, therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However 
small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3581 9481 3590 9481 3590 9480 3593 9480
      3601 9454 3590 9451 3582 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1025Z 257DEG 38KT 3590 9453 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 4:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee27 min
Mar 11, 4:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa46 min
Mar 11, 4:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair24 min
Mar 11, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Ottawa27 min
Mar 11, 5:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa53 min
Mar 11, 1:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa37 hr

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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.