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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Tulsa, OK

February 28, 2021Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2021, 12:52 PM CST for Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 23 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
Feb 28, 2021, 12:52 PM CST (18:52 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2021, 1:15 PM CST
In force
23 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

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 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.

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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

305 
WUUS54 KTSA 281852
SVRTSA
OKC023-127-281915-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0003.210228T1852Z-210228T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1252 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

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

* Until 115 PM CST.

* At 1252 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
  Fort Towson, 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...
  Corinne...                        Sobol...

LAT...LON 3414 9542 3434 9505 3425 9505 3424 9515
      3409 9516 3400 9533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 235DEG 46KT 3410 9527 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
376 
WWUS54 KTSA 281901
SVSTSA

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

OKC023-127-281915-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210228T1915Z/
Pushmataha OK-Choctaw OK-
101 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA AND NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES...

At 100 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of
Oleta, 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...
Corinne...                        Sobol...

LAT...LON 3419 9530 3434 9505 3425 9505 3424 9515
      3409 9516 3405 9523
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 235DEG 46KT 3417 9516 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
277 
WWUS54 KTSA 281910
SVSTSA

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

OKC023-127-281920-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210228T1915Z/
Pushmataha OK-Choctaw OK-
110 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA AND
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3419 9530 3434 9505 3425 9505 3424 9515
      3409 9516 3405 9523
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 235DEG 46KT 3423 9506 

$$

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, 11:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha38 min
Feb 28, 12:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.