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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 10, 2021Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2021, 7:44 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 61 min. 6 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
May 10, 2021, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Choctaw County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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
May 10, 7:54 PM CDTHAIL 2.758 S Boswell, OKPHOTO SEEN ON FACEBOOK OF MULTIPLE HAILSTONES AT LEAST TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS OFF LAKE WEST ROAD SOUTH OF BOSWELL. EXACT LOCATION AND TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. VEHICLE DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED.
May 10, 8:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.756 S Unger, OKUP TO A LITTLE BIGGER THAN GOLF BALL HAIL RELAYED VIA COUNTY EM FACEBOOK SOUTH OF UNGER. LOCATION AND TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 10, 8:12 PM CDTHAIL 13 Nnw Gay, OKREPORT WITH PHOTO RELAYED VIA TWITTER. LOCATION ESTIMATED VIA RADAR AND TIME PROVIDED IN REPORT.
May 10, 8:13 PM CDTHAIL 1.754 Wnw Gay, OKREPORT WITH PHOTO RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA TWITTER. LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND TIME PROVIDED.
May 10, 8:15 PM CDTHAIL 12 Ene Hugo, OK
May 10, 8:20 PM CDTHAIL 1Hugo, OKRELAYED VIA COUNTY EM FACEBOOK PAGE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 240 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-05-11Temperature 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

771 
WUUS54 KTSA 110044
SVRTSA
OKC023-110145-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0084.210511T0044Z-210511T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
744 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

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

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
  of Bennington, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Hugo...                           Boswell...
  Fort Towson...                    Sawyer...
  Soper...                          Kent...
  Goodland...                       Messer...
  Hugo Lake State Park...           Grant...
  Ord...                            Fallon...
  Apple...                          Speer...
  Unger...                          Gay...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows!

&&

LAT...LON 3387 9584 3391 9588 3392 9591 3395 9594
      3397 9594 3416 9568 3415 9516 3413 9516
      3392 9538 3388 9550 3389 9551 3388 9554
      3393 9556 3394 9560 3392 9561 3391 9564
      3391 9567 3389 9569 3390 9575 3387 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 239DEG 40KT 3384 9594 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
4 follow-up statements
161 
WWUS54 KTSA 110101
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
801 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

OKC023-110145-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210511T0145Z/
Choctaw OK-
801 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 801 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
Soper, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Hugo...                           Sawyer...
Soper...                          Kent...
Goodland...                       Messer...
Hugo Lake State Park...           Grant...
Fallon...                         Apple...
Speer...                          Gay...
Unger...                          

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3396 9583 3416 9568 3415 9516 3413 9516
      3391 9549 3393 9556 3394 9560 3392 9561
      3391 9564 3391 9567 3389 9569 3390 9575
      3389 9575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 239DEG 40KT 3394 9573 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
231 
WWUS54 KTSA 110114
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
814 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

OKC023-110145-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210511T0145Z/
Choctaw OK-
814 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 814 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles northwest of
Goodland, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations in or near the path include...
Hugo...                           Hugo Lake State Park...
Goodland...                       Messer...
Apple...                          Speer...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3401 9566 3416 9559 3415 9535 3415 9521
      3395 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 239DEG 40KT 3402 9558 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
582 
WWUS54 KTSA 110132
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
832 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

OKC023-110145-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210511T0145Z/
Choctaw OK-
832 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 832 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hugo Lake State
Park, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations in or near the path include...
Hugo Lake State Park...           Apple...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3408 9545 3415 9543 3415 9521 3404 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 238DEG 40KT 3410 9538 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
723 
WWUS54 KTSA 110140
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
840 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

OKC023-110150-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210511T0145Z/
Choctaw OK-
840 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3408 9545 3415 9543 3415 9521 3404 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 239DEG 40KT 3415 9529 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw41 min
May 10, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw26 min
May 10, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw34 min
May 11, 11:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg25 min
May 11, 12:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh43 min
May 11, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah48 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.