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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 160, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 10, 2021Creek County, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 10, 2021, 8:41 PM CDT for Creek County, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 64 min. 2 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
Oct 10, 2021, 8:41 PM CDT (01:41 UTC)
Expired
Oct 10, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Creek County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 10, 9:26 PM CDTTORNADO5 N Paden, OKA TORNADO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES, AND DAMAGED OUTBUILDINGS.
Oct 10, 9:47 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 605 S Bristow, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 10, 3:22 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2021-10-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1436 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2021-10-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1436 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1199 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
8.8

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The text

As transmitted.

724 
WUUS54 KTSA 110141
SVRTSA
OKC037-107-110245-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0160.211011T0141Z-211011T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
841 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

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

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 841 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 3 miles southeast of Tryon to 5 miles northeast of
  Johnson to 3 miles east of Brooksville, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Bristow...                        Okemah...
  Okfuskee...                       Mannford...
  Drumright...                      Boley...
  Depew...                          Paden...
  Bearden...                        Slick...
  Castle...                         Shamrock...
  Welty...                          Milfay...
  Mason...                          

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 225.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 203.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3602 9662 3616 9635 3616 9634 3588 9619
      3530 9619 3529 9623 3529 9644 3546 9644
      3546 9647 3543 9650 3545 9655 3544 9657
      3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658 3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 231DEG 33KT 3583 9691 3547 9679 3518 9691 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
315 
WWUS54 KTSA 110214
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
914 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

OKC037-107-110245-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-211011T0245Z/
Creek OK-Okfuskee OK-
914 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR CREEK AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES...

At 914 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles northwest of Drumright to 8 miles southeast of
Stroud to 5 miles west of Cromwell, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations in or near the path include...
Bristow...                        Okemah...
Okfuskee...                       Mannford...
Drumright...                      Boley...
Depew...                          Paden...
Bearden...                        Slick...
Castle...                         Shamrock...
Welty...                          Milfay...
Mason...                          

This includes the following highways,
 Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 225.
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 203.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3602 9662 3616 9635 3616 9634 3588 9619
      3530 9619 3529 9623 3529 9644 3546 9644
      3546 9647 3543 9650 3545 9655 3544 9657
      3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658 3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 232DEG 33KT 3601 9663 3565 9656 3535 9655 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 8:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee4 hr
Oct 10, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee55 min
Oct 10, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee54 min
Oct 10, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage58 min
Oct 10, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee24 min
Oct 10, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa54 min
Oct 10, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage50 min
Oct 10, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg59 min
Oct 10, 10:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOkmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner25 min
Oct 10, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington36 min
Oct 10, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner56 min
Oct 10, 10:21 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg39 min
Oct 10, 10:29 PM CDTTornado WarningTSATulsa, Wagoner46 min
Oct 10, 10:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 3 more3 hr
Oct 10, 10:41 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee34 min
Oct 10, 10:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAWagoner32 min
Oct 10, 10:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha67 min
Oct 10, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSACherokee, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers and 1 more64 min
Oct 10, 10:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg47 min
Oct 10, 11:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Wagoner40 min
Oct 10, 11:33 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah42 min
Oct 10, 11:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha70 min
Oct 10, 11:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes110 min
Oct 10, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa50 min
Oct 11, 12:07 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee38 min
Oct 11, 12:09 AM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware39 min
Oct 11, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee42 min
Oct 11, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Tulsa49 min
Oct 11, 1:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee116 min
Oct 11, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee33 min
Oct 11, 2:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington43 min
Oct 11, 2:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington51 min
Oct 11, 2:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa56 min
Oct 11, 3:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa48 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.