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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 9, 2021Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 8:59 PM CDT for Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 min. 3 reports 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
Apr 9, 2021, 8:59 PM CDT (01:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2021, 9:49 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 9, 9:10 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Alderson, OK
Apr 9, 9:12 PM CDTHAIL 0.751 W Krebs, OKREPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
Apr 9, 9:20 PM CDTHAIL 12 N Dow, 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
Apr 9, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2021-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1392 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 2021-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1392 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1212 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

107 
WUUS54 KTSA 100159
SVRTSA
OKC077-121-127-100300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0044.210410T0159Z-210410T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
859 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Southwestern Latimer County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 859 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Kiowa to Mcalester Regional Airport, moving east at
  35 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Mcalester...                      Wilburton...
  Clayton...                        Hartshorne...
  Krebs...                          Kiowa...
  Savanna...                        Alderson...
  Higgins...                        Damon...
  Yanush...                         Stanley...
  Mcalester Regional Airport...     Dunbar...
  Blanco...                         Haileyville...
  Pittsburg...                      Eubanks...
  Sardis...                         Gowen...

LAT...LON 3450 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567 3459 9588
      3467 9588 3468 9589 3468 9593 3499 9579
      3495 9510 3443 9541 3436 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 288DEG 30KT 3471 9591 3489 9577 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
022 
WWUS54 KTSA 100231
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
931 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

OKC077-121-127-100300-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210410T0300Z/
Pushmataha OK-Latimer OK-Pittsburg OK-
931 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA...SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER AND SOUTHEASTERN
PITTSBURG COUNTIES...

At 931 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles east of Daisy to 4 miles northwest of Yanush
to 5 miles west of Robbers Cave State Park, moving east at 45 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...
Wilburton...                      Clayton...
Hartshorne...                     Stanley...
Higgins...                        Damon...
Dunbar...                         Yanush...
Eubanks...                        Sardis...
Gowen...                          Panola...

LAT...LON 3450 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567 3459 9578
      3480 9554 3498 9563 3495 9510 3443 9541
      3436 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 265DEG 40KT 3455 9563 3477 9536 3497 9542 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
933 
WWUS54 KTSA 100249
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
949 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

OKC077-121-127-100259-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210410T0300Z/
Pushmataha OK-Latimer OK-Pittsburg OK-
949 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA...
SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER AND SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3450 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567 3459 9578
      3480 9554 3498 9563 3495 9510 3443 9541
      3436 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 288DEG 30KT 3451 9546 3473 9519 3493 9525 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers28 min
Apr 9, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOkfuskee51 min
Apr 9, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee48 min
Apr 9, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa36 min
Apr 9, 7:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa31 min
Apr 9, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Nowata37 min
Apr 9, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner52 min
Apr 9, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Tulsa20 min
Apr 9, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Mayes23 min
Apr 9, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee34 min
Apr 9, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware29 min
Apr 9, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Mayes32 min
Apr 9, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg46 min
Apr 9, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee41 min
Apr 9, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah42 min
Apr 9, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha66 min
Apr 9, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Sequoyah48 min
Apr 9, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee30 min
Apr 9, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha55 min
Apr 9, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah38 min
Apr 9, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, LeFlore, Pushmataha47 min
Apr 9, 10:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore36 min
Apr 9, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.