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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Tulsa, OK

August 22, 2021Rogers County, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT for Rogers County, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 19 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
Aug 22, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2021, 6:04 PM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 2021-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 133 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-250 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

209 
WUUS54 KTSA 222245
SVRTSA
OKC131-143-222330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0147.210822T2245Z-210822T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
545 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  East central Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of
  Tulsa, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Tulsa...                          Catoosa...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 229 and 238.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3618 9568 3616 9572 3616 9576 3614 9576
      3611 9584 3617 9591 3624 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 236DEG 22KT 3616 9583 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
864 
WWUS54 KTSA 222253
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
553 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

OKC131-143-222330-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210822T2330Z/
Rogers OK-Tulsa OK-
553 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS AND EAST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTIES...

At 553 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of
Catoosa, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Tulsa...                          Catoosa...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 230 and 238.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3618 9568 3616 9572 3616 9576 3614 9576
      3612 9583 3617 9590 3624 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 230DEG 16KT 3618 9582 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
721 
WWUS54 KTSA 222304
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
604 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

OKC131-143-222313-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210822T2330Z/
Rogers OK-Tulsa OK-
604 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS AND EAST
CENTRAL TULSA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds to 
40 mph are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3618 9568 3616 9572 3616 9576 3614 9576
      3612 9583 3617 9590 3624 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 236DEG 22KT 3622 9575 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek13 min
Aug 21, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek24 min
Aug 21, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Tulsa45 min
Aug 21, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee26 min
Aug 21, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee23 min
Aug 21, 10:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner3 hr
Aug 21, 10:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee14 min
Aug 21, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee30 min
Aug 21, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee28 min
Aug 22, 2:22 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Wagoner18 hr
Aug 22, 2:44 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more29 hr
Aug 22, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee47 min
Aug 22, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee32 min
Aug 22, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa30 min
Aug 22, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa34 min
Aug 22, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.