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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 27, 2021Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2021, 6:06 PM CDT for Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2021, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

County Okfuskee County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 27, 6:37 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Bearden, OK	STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND BLEW DOWN TREES AND POWER POLES IN AND AROUND TOWN.
May 27, 6:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 Ese Bearden, OK	STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND BLEW DOWN A TREE AND POWER POLES.
May 27, 6:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Clearview, OK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 27, 11:58 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 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: 2431 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -121 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 264 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 360 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 7.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

833 
WUUS54 KTSA 272306
SVRTSA
OKC107-272345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0101.210527T2306Z-210527T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
606 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Okfuskee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 606 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles east of Sparks to 3 miles west of Prague to
  3 miles south of Meeker, moving southeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Okemah...                         Boley...
  Weleetka...                       Paden...
  Bearden...                        Castle...
  Clearview...                      Pharoah...
  Mason...                          

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
231.
 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3564 9662 3564 9651 3549 9609 3529 9608
      3529 9644 3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650
      3543 9652 3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656
      3542 9656 3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658
      3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 301DEG 44KT 3562 9671 3551 9674 3546 9692 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Lacy

1 follow-up statement

587 
WWUS54 KTSA 272330
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
630 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

OKC107-272345-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210527T2345Z/
Okfuskee OK-
630 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR OKFUSKEE COUNTY...

At 630 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles southwest of Welty to 2 miles west of Castle
to 5 miles northwest of Cromwell, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations in or near the path include...
Okemah...                         Boley...
Weleetka...                       Paden...
Bearden...                        Castle...
Clearview...                      Pharoah...
Mason...                          

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
231.
 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3564 9662 3564 9651 3549 9609 3529 9608
      3529 9644 3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650
      3543 9652 3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656
      3542 9656 3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658
      3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 281DEG 39KT 3559 9643 3548 9642 3540 9653 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Lacy

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 9:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	29 hr
May 27, 9:58 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee	4 days
May 27, 10:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh and 11 more	11 hr
May 27, 11:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Ottawa	3 hr
May 27, 12:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	45 min
May 27, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	34 min
May 27, 12:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	44 min
May 27, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	27 min
May 27, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Washington	63 min
May 27, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	34 min
May 27, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	46 min
May 27, 1:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	6 hr
May 27, 1:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Nowata	2 hr
May 27, 1:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	3 hr
May 27, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	65 min
May 27, 2:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Osage, Washington	92 min
May 27, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	53 min
May 27, 2:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee	5 hr
May 27, 2:54 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	22 hr
May 27, 2:54 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	35 hr
May 27, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	52 min
May 27, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	45 min
May 27, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	57 min
May 27, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	37 min
May 27, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers	63 min
May 27, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	48 min
May 27, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers and 2 more	56 min
May 27, 3:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	3 hr
May 27, 4:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	3 hr
May 27, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	30 min
May 27, 4:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	3 hr
May 27, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa, Wagoner	34 min
May 27, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	56 min
May 27, 4:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
May 27, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	59 min
May 27, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	39 min
May 27, 4:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers	3 hr
May 27, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Wagoner	38 min
May 27, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	34 min
May 27, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	64 min
May 27, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner	51 min
May 27, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	43 min
May 27, 6:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	3 hr
May 27, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	50 min
May 27, 6:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	2 hr
May 27, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	41 min
May 27, 6:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	12 hr
May 27, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	40 min
May 27, 6:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	12 hr
May 27, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee	39 min
May 27, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	46 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.