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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 1, 202114 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this freeze warning at Apr 1, 2021, 1:38 PM CDT for 14 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 2, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2021, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2021-04-01Temperature 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
2093 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

676 
WWUS74 KTSA 011838
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
138 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-020245-
/O.UPG.KTSA.FZ.A.0002.210402T0700Z-210402T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.FZ.W.0002.210402T0700Z-210402T1400Z/
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Crawford-Franklin-Sebastian-
Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Berryville, 
Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Springdale, Huntsville, Van Buren, 
Ozark, Charleston, and Fort Smith
138 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.

* WHERE...Benton, Carroll, Washington AR, Madison, Crawford, 
  Franklin and Sebastian Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...These conditions will kill plants and other tender 
  vegetation that are left outdoors or unprotected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Outdoor water pipes should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to run
in a slow steady stream. Precautions should also be taken to
protect small plants and tender vegetation.

&&

$$

OKZ049-054>058-061>063-067>070-072-074>076-020245-
/O.CON.KTSA.FZ.A.0002.210402T0700Z-210402T1400Z/
Pushmataha-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-Sequoyah-Haskell-Latimer-
Le Flore-
Including the cities of Antlers, Clayton, Pawhuska, Bartlesville,
Nowata, Vinita, Miami, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Wagoner, 
Tahlequah, Stilwell, Muskogee, Sallisaw, Stigler, Wilburton, 
and Poteau
138 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 remains possible
  from late tonight into early tomorrow morning.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Oklahoma.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...These conditions will kill plants and other tender 
  vegetation that are left outdoors or unprotected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Outdoor water pipes should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to run
in a slow steady stream. Precautions should also be taken to
protect small plants and tender vegetation.

&&

$$

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for the latest information,forecasts,and warnings.
For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/tsa
2 follow-up statements
437 
WWUS74 KTSA 020156
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
856 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021

OKZ049-054>058-061>063-067>070-072-074>076-021400-
/O.UPG.KTSA.FZ.A.0002.210402T0700Z-210402T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KTSA.FZ.W.0002.210402T0700Z-210402T1400Z/
Pushmataha-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-Sequoyah-Haskell-Latimer-
Le Flore-
Including the cities of Antlers, Clayton, Pawhuska, Bartlesville,
Nowata, Vinita, Miami, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Wagoner, 
Tahlequah, Stilwell, Muskogee, Sallisaw, Stigler, Wilburton, 
and Poteau
856 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.

* WHERE...Parts of east central, northeast and southeast 
  Oklahoma.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM Friday.

* IMPACTS...These conditions will kill plants and other tender 
  vegetation that are left outdoors or unprotected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Precautions should be taken to protect small plants and tender 
vegetation.

&&

$$

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-021400-
/O.CON.KTSA.FZ.W.0002.210402T0700Z-210402T1400Z/
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Crawford-Franklin-Sebastian-
Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Berryville, 
Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Springdale, Huntsville, Van Buren, 
Ozark, Charleston, and Fort Smith
856 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.

* WHERE...Benton, Carroll, Washington AR, Madison, Crawford, 
  Franklin and Sebastian Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM Friday.

* IMPACTS...These conditions will kill plants and other tender 
  vegetation that are left outdoors or unprotected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Precautions should be taken to protect small plants and tender 
vegetation.

&&

$$

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
883 
WWUS74 KTSA 021402
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
902 AM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-054>058-061>063-067>070-072-
074>076-021515-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210402T1400Z/
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Crawford-Franklin-Sebastian-
Pushmataha-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-Sequoyah-Haskell-Latimer-
Le Flore-
Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Berryville, 
Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Springdale, Huntsville, Van Buren, 
Ozark, Charleston, Fort Smith, Antlers, Clayton, Pawhuska, 
Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, Miami, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, 
Jay, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Stilwell, Muskogee, Sallisaw, Stigler, 
Wilburton, and Poteau
902 AM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

All locations have warmed above freezing this morning.

$$

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 3:02 AM CDTFreeze WatchTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer and 8 more18 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Oklahoma, 2021Freeze Warnings in Arkansas, 2021Every freeze warning in 2021

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.