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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 15, 2021Okfuskee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 15, 2021, 2:26 AM CDT for Okfuskee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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 15, 2021, 2:26 AM CDT (07:26 UTC)
Expired
Oct 15, 2021, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 2021-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 421 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 2021-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 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
421 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

467 
WUUS54 KTSA 150726
SVRTSA
OKC107-111-150815-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0173.211015T0726Z-211015T0815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
226 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

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

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 226 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Welty to 2 miles west of Okemah to 5 miles southwest
  of Cromwell, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Okmulgee...                       Okemah...
  Okfuskee...                       Henryetta...
  Boley...                          Weleetka...
  Schulter...                       Bearden...
  Castle...                         Clearview...
  Okmulgee State Park...            Welty...
  Pharoah...                        Bryant...
  Mason...                          

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
239.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3542 9655 3544 9652 3545 9654 3564 9649
      3564 9619 3567 9619 3569 9590 3538 9597
      3537 9598 3529 9599 3529 9644 3546 9644
      3546 9647 3543 9649 3542 9652 3539 9654
      3539 9656
TIME...MOT...LOC 0726Z 266DEG 32KT 3562 9639 3543 9635 3528 9652 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
3 follow-up statements
741 
WWUS54 KTSA 150740
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
240 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

OKC107-111-150815-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-211015T0815Z/
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-
240 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES...

At 240 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles west of Okfuskee to 4 miles north of Pharoah
to 4 miles southeast of Cromwell, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Okmulgee...                       Okemah...
Okfuskee...                       Henryetta...
Weleetka...                       Schulter...
Bearden...                        Castle...
Clearview...                      Okmulgee State Park...
Pharoah...                        Bryant...
Mason...                          

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 213 and
239.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3564 9637 3564 9619 3567 9619 3569 9590
      3538 9597 3537 9598 3529 9599 3529 9644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 272DEG 29KT 3560 9627 3549 9614 3529 9641 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
235 
WWUS54 KTSA 150756
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
256 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

OKC107-111-150815-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-211015T0815Z/
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-
256 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES...

At 256 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 2 miles northeast of Okmulgee State Park to 2 miles
northwest of Grayson to 2 miles west of Weleetka, moving east at 40
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Okmulgee...                       Henryetta...
Weleetka...                       Schulter...
Clearview...                      Okmulgee State Park...
Pharoah...                        Bryant...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 224 and
239.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3567 9614 3569 9590 3538 9597 3537 9598
      3529 9599 3530 9627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 263DEG 33KT 3564 9603 3553 9590 3533 9617 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
355 
WWUS54 KTSA 150809
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
309 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

OKC107-111-150818-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-211015T0815Z/
Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-
309 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN OKMULGEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 AM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southeastern Okmulgee County, roughly to the east of Highway 75.

LAT...LON 3567 9614 3569 9590 3538 9597 3537 9598
      3529 9599 3530 9627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 266DEG 32KT 3565 9590 3554 9577 3534 9604 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 14, 10:27 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware5 hr
Oct 15, 1:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee49 min
Oct 15, 1:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Tulsa46 min
Oct 15, 2:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers, Tulsa46 min
Oct 15, 2:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Tulsa3 hr
Oct 15, 2:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee39 min
Oct 15, 3:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers, Wagoner47 min
Oct 15, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Wagoner46 min
Oct 15, 3:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner118 min
Oct 15, 3:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah52 min
Oct 15, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware43 min
Oct 15, 4:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Sequoyah55 min
Oct 15, 7:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah2 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.