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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 13, 2021McIntosh County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 13, 2021, 8:15 AM CDT for McIntosh County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 45 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
Oct 13, 2021, 8:15 AM CDT (13:15 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McIntosh County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 274 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 2021-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 722 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 2021-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 440 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
722 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-164 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
440 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
590 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

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The text

As transmitted.

497 
WUUS54 KTSA 131315
SVRTSA
OKC091-121-131400-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0169.211013T1315Z-211013T1400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
815 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  McIntosh County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Central Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 814 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 3 miles east of Wetumka to 3 miles southwest of
  Lamar to 3 miles north of Gerty, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Mcalester...                      Eufaula...
  Checotah...                       Krebs...
  Crowder...                        Alderson...
  Canadian...                       Indianola...
  Hanna...                          Stidham...
  Raiford...                        Haywood...
  Blocker...                        Vivian...
  Arrowhead State Park...           Mcalester Regional Airport...
  Lake Eufaula State Park...        Scipio...
  Arpelar...                        Vernon...

The Holdenville Mesonet station located 3 miles east southeast of 
Holdenville reported a gust to 60 mph at 805 AM.

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 258 and
267.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3505 9609 3506 9607 3509 9606 3512 9603
      3512 9601 3515 9601 3515 9598 3533 9598
      3552 9547 3518 9547 3492 9556 3484 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 1314Z 255DEG 43KT 3524 9619 3508 9617 3489 9629 

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

$$

Lacy
2 follow-up statements
505 
WWUS54 KTSA 131332
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
832 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

OKC091-121-131400-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-211013T1400Z/
McIntosh OK-Pittsburg OK-
832 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
FOR MCINTOSH AND NORTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES...

At 832 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles east of Dustin to 5 miles southwest of Hanna
to 4 miles southwest of Scipio, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Eufaula...                        Checotah...
Crowder...                        Canadian...
Indianola...                      Hanna...
Stidham...                        Raiford...
Blocker...                        Vivian...
Arrowhead State Park...           Lake Eufaula State Park...
Scipio...                         Vernon...
Onapa...                          

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 258 and
267.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3505 9609 3506 9607 3509 9606 3512 9603
      3512 9601 3515 9601 3515 9598 3533 9598
      3552 9547 3518 9547 3506 9551 3497 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 1332Z 248DEG 43KT 3529 9596 3513 9594 3501 9601 

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

$$

Lacy
949 
WWUS54 KTSA 131350
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
850 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

OKC091-121-131400-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0169.000000T0000Z-211013T1400Z/
McIntosh OK-Pittsburg OK-
850 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MCINTOSH AND NORTHERN
PITTSBURG COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 AM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3505 9609 3506 9607 3509 9606 3512 9603
      3512 9601 3515 9601 3515 9598 3533 9598
      3552 9547 3518 9547 3506 9551 3497 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 255DEG 43KT 3534 9572 3518 9570 3506 9577 

$$

Lacy

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 13, 4:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage42 min
Oct 13, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee48 min
Oct 13, 6:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Osage, Washington42 min
Oct 13, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Nowata, Tulsa, Washington66 min
Oct 13, 6:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee57 min
Oct 13, 7:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig46 min
Oct 13, 7:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa41 min
Oct 13, 8:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers52 min
Oct 13, 8:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Ottawa42 min
Oct 13, 8:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee, Wagoner48 min
Oct 13, 8:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes42 min
Oct 13, 8:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh23 min
Oct 13, 9:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell50 min
Oct 13, 9:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee28 min
Oct 13, 9:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Delaware24 min
Oct 13, 9:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee13 min
Oct 13, 9:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair44 min
Oct 13, 9:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Sequoyah41 min
Oct 13, 10:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah38 min
Oct 13, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha66 min
Oct 13, 4:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha3 hr
Oct 13, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha32 min
Oct 13, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, LeFlore39 min
Oct 13, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha63 min
Oct 13, 5:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr

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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.