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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 3, 2021Creek County, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT for Creek County, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 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
May 3, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 8:48 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Creek County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 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
May 3, 3:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 290 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 2021-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1558 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 2021-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 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
1558 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
972 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

As transmitted.

213 
WUUS54 KTSA 040112
SVRTSA
OKC037-107-040200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0066.210504T0112Z-210504T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
812 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Okfuskee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 812 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest
  of Prague, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Tulsa.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3566 9662 3569 9659 3563 9619 3562 9619
      3544 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 0112Z 227DEG 30KT 3542 9673 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
602 
WWUS54 KTSA 040131
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
831 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

OKC037-107-040200-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210504T0200Z/
Creek OK-Okfuskee OK-
831 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CREEK AND NORTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES...

At 831 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Paden to 3 miles east of Little,
moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations in or near the path include...
Okfuskee...                       Boley...
Paden...                          Welty...
Mason...                          

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tulsa.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3566 9662 3569 9659 3563 9619 3562 9619
      3544 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 0131Z 229DEG 29KT 3558 9658 3536 9661 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
438 
WWUS54 KTSA 040148
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
848 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

OKC037-107-040157-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210504T0200Z/
Creek OK-Okfuskee OK-
848 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CREEK AND
NORTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail to the 
size of pennies and gusty winds of 40 mph are still possible with 
these thunderstorms.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.

LAT...LON 3566 9662 3569 9659 3563 9619 3562 9619
      3544 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 0145Z 227DEG 30KT 3566 9647 3544 9650 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg41 min
May 3, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg45 min
May 3, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh26 min
May 3, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg33 min
May 3, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee23 min
May 3, 7:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAPittsburg3 hr
May 3, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg48 min
May 3, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg27 min
May 3, 7:49 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee12 hr
May 3, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee29 min
May 3, 8:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer25 min
May 3, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg34 min
May 3, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg42 min
May 3, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah32 min
May 3, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee31 min
May 3, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha28 min
May 3, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah53 min
May 3, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee37 min
May 3, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha32 min
May 3, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek28 min
May 3, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPushmataha28 min
May 3, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw26 min
May 3, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah57 min
May 3, 9:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg3 hr
May 3, 9:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTSASequoyah37 min
May 3, 9:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Tulsa3 hr
May 3, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore33 min
May 3, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore31 min
May 3, 10:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
May 3, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore45 min
May 3, 10:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair3 hr
May 3, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore39 min
May 3, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPawnee49 min
May 4, 1:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee34 min
May 4, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg33 min
May 4, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh32 min
May 4, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg25 min
May 4, 8:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee29 hr
May 4, 8:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Delaware13 hr
May 4, 8:15 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware24 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.