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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 28, 2021Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 10:21 PM CDT for Okfuskee 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
Apr 28, 2021, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2021, 10:49 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Okfuskee County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 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
Apr 28, 7:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 292 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 48 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 320 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
320 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

819 
WUUS54 KTSA 290321
SVRTSA
OKC107-290415-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0061.210429T0321Z-210429T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1021 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Okfuskee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1021 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
  Prague, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Okemah...                         Okfuskee...
  Boley...                          Paden...
  Castle...                         Mason...

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
226.
 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3553 9662 3564 9619 3540 9618 3536 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652
      3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656 3542 9656
      3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658 3540 9660
      3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 251DEG 30KT 3542 9665 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
928 
WWUS54 KTSA 290340
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1040 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

OKC107-290415-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210429T0415Z/
Okfuskee OK-
1040 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL OKFUSKEE COUNTY...

At 1040 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Boley, moving
east at 30 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...
Okemah...                         Okfuskee...
Boley...                          Castle...
Mason...                          

This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and
226.
 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3552 9654 3564 9619 3540 9618 3536 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652
      3546 9654 3546 9656 3549 9656
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 247DEG 25KT 3546 9650 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
964 
WWUS54 KTSA 290349
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1049 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

OKC107-290359-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210429T0415Z/
Okfuskee OK-
1049 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OKFUSKEE COUNTY 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.  However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3552 9654 3564 9619 3540 9618 3536 9644
      3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652
      3546 9654 3546 9656 3549 9656
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 251DEG 30KT 3549 9641 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore41 min
Apr 28, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer49 min
Apr 28, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore50 min
Apr 28, 8:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Sequoyah4 hr
Apr 28, 8:50 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore25 min
Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah39 min
Apr 28, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore31 min
Apr 28, 9:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSALeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
Apr 28, 9:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
Apr 28, 10:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah4 hr
Apr 28, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw47 min
Apr 29, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha26 min
Apr 29, 12:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah6 hr
Apr 29, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg35 min
Apr 29, 12:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore36 min
Apr 29, 1:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, LeFlore, Pushmataha4 hr
Apr 29, 1:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw41 min
Apr 29, 2:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah4 hr
Apr 29, 7:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha and 1 more10 hr
Apr 29, 10:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee4 hr

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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.