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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK

February 28, 2021Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2021, 1:02 PM CST for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 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, 1:02 PM CST (19:02 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2021, 1:30 PM CST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Choctaw County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 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
Feb 28, 10:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 218 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.

051 
WUUS54 KTSA 281902
SVRTSA
OKC023-281930-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0004.210228T1902Z-210228T1930Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Choctaw County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 130 PM CST.

* At 102 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
  of Hugo, 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...
  Fort Towson...                    Sawyer...
  Raymond Gary State Park...        Grant...
  Ord...                            Fallon...
  Huskey...                         Swink...

LAT...LON 3387 9545 3388 9546 3389 9546 3387 9550
      3389 9551 3394 9556 3416 9518 3416 9516
      3397 9516 3395 9520 3396 9523 3393 9525
      3387 9538
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 234DEG 46KT 3392 9544 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
230 
WWUS54 KTSA 281912
SVSTSA

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

OKC023-281930-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210228T1930Z/
Choctaw OK-
112 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CST
FOR EASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 112 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles southwest of
Raymond Gary State Park, moving northeast at 50 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...
Fort Towson...                    Sawyer...
Raymond Gary State Park...        Huskey...
Swink...                          Fallon...

LAT...LON 3399 9543 3416 9518 3416 9516 3397 9516
      3395 9520 3396 9523 3393 9525 3389 9534
      3391 9537
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 238DEG 43KT 3396 9531 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
274 
WWUS54 KTSA 281926
SVSTSA

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

OKC023-281936-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210228T1930Z/
Choctaw OK-
126 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 130 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 3399 9543 3416 9518 3416 9516 3397 9516
      3395 9520 3396 9523 3393 9525 3389 9534
      3391 9537
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 234DEG 46KT 3406 9514 

$$

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, 12:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha23 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.