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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 1, 20209 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2020, 3:34 AM CST for 9 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jan 1, 2020, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2020, 3:34 AM CST (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2020, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 1, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2020-01-01Temperature 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2020-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
2313 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

921 
WWUS74 KTSA 010934
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
334 AM CST Wed Jan 1 2020

OKZ054>057-059>061-064>066-011745-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.200101T1700Z-200102T0000Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Sapulpa, Okemah, and Okmulgee
334 AM CST Wed Jan 1 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Osage, Washington OK, Nowata, Craig, Pawnee, Tulsa, 
  Rogers, Creek, Okfuskee and Okmulgee Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
683 
WWUS74 KTSA 011626
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1026 AM CST Wed Jan 1 2020

OKZ054>057-059>061-064>066-020000-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.200101T1700Z-200102T0000Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Sapulpa, Okemah, and Okmulgee
1026 AM CST Wed Jan 1 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Osage, Washington OK, Nowata, Craig, Pawnee, Tulsa, 
  Rogers, Creek, Okfuskee and Okmulgee Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio,commercial radio or television
for the latest information,forecasts,and warnings.
For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/tsa
906 
WWUS74 KTSA 012349
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
549 PM CST Wed Jan 1 2020

OKZ054>057-059>061-064>066-020100-
/O.EXP.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200102T0000Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Sapulpa, Okemah, and Okmulgee
549 PM CST Wed Jan 1 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

Wind gusts have dropped off this evening with the loss of daytime
heating therefore the wind advisory will be allowed to expire at 6
pm. A few gusts in excess of 25 mph will be possible through the 
evening. 

$$

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio,commercial radio or television
for the latest information,forecasts,and warnings.
For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/tsa

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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.