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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK

February 28, 2021Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2021, 11:39 AM CST for Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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
Feb 28, 2021, 11:39 AM CST (17:39 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2021, 12:17 PM CST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Choctaw County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 28, 11:45 AM CSTHAIL 1Soper, 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
Feb 28, 10:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-02-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1316 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1316 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
666 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
3.6

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The text

As transmitted.

121 
WUUS54 KTSA 281739
SVRTSA
OKC023-127-281830-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0002.210228T1739Z-210228T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1139 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Choctaw County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 1230 PM CST.

* At 1139 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast
  of Boswell, moving northeast at 55 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...
  Hugo...                           Antlers...
  Boswell...                        Sawyer...
  Rattan...                         Soper...
  Kent...                           Snow...
  Goodland...                       Messer...
  Hugo Lake State Park...           Oleta...
  Corinne...                        Fallon...
  Sobol...                          Apple...
  Speer...                          Dela...
  Unger...                          Finley...

LAT...LON 3387 9581 3402 9592 3442 9541 3413 9516
      3408 9516 3393 9559 3394 9560 3393 9560
      3389 9572 3390 9575 3387 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 236DEG 48KT 3399 9579 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
148 
WWUS54 KTSA 281800
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1200 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

OKC023-127-281830-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T1830Z/
Pushmataha OK-Choctaw OK-
1200 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA AND NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES...

At 1200 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of
Messer, moving northeast at 55 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...
Rattan...                         Hugo Lake State Park...
Kent...                           Snow...
Oleta...                          Messer...
Corinne...                        Apple...
Speer...                          Dela...
Sobol...                          

LAT...LON 3411 9569 3442 9541 3413 9516 3408 9516
      3401 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 237DEG 48KT 3414 9550 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
073 
WWUS54 KTSA 281817
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1217 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

OKC023-127-281827-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T1830Z/
Pushmataha OK-Choctaw OK-
1217 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA AND
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for
southeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3411 9569 3442 9541 3413 9516 3408 9516
      3401 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 236DEG 48KT 3427 9527 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 9:15 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 3 more6 hr
Feb 28, 10:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha42 min
Feb 28, 11:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw43 min
Feb 28, 12:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw36 min
Feb 28, 12:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha23 min
Feb 28, 1:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw28 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.