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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 177, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 24, 2021Adair County, Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2021, 6:16 PM CDT for Adair County, Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 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 24, 2021, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Muskogee County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 24, 3:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 2021-10-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 860 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 2021-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 225 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
860 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-152 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

268 
WUUS54 KTSA 242316
SVRTSA
OKC001-021-101-250000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0177.211024T2316Z-211025T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
616 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Adair County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Southern Cherokee County in east central Oklahoma...
  Northeastern Muskogee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 615 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
  Pumpkin Center, 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...
  Tahlequah...                      Stilwell...
  Bunch...                          Cookson...
  Cherokee Landing State Park...    Maryetta...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3564 9466 3564 9481 3575 9524 3590 9513
      3592 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 278DEG 30KT 3579 9513 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
727 
WWUS54 KTSA 242337
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
637 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

OKC101-242346-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0177.000000T0000Z-211025T0000Z/
Muskogee OK-
637 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3564 9466 3564 9481 3571 9507 3584 9500
      3592 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 278DEG 30KT 3576 9491 

$$

OKC001-021-250000-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0177.000000T0000Z-211025T0000Z/
Adair OK-Cherokee OK-
637 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ADAIR AND SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

At 636 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cherokee
Landing State Park, 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...
Stilwell...                       Bunch...
Cookson...                        Cherokee Landing State Park...
Maryetta...                       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3564 9466 3564 9481 3571 9507 3584 9500
      3592 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 278DEG 30KT 3576 9491 

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 5:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee36 min
Oct 24, 6:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage40 min
Oct 24, 7:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage44 min
Oct 24, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee27 min
Oct 24, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Sequoyah49 min

Nearby

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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.