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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 10, 2021Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2021, 9:18 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 26 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 10, 2021, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2021, 9:44 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Choctaw County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 217 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

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The text

As transmitted.

496 
WUUS54 KTSA 110218
SVRTSA
OKC023-110315-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0085.210511T0218Z-210511T0315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

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

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 917 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
  Sawyer, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
  Fort Towson...                    Raymond Gary State Park...
  Ord...                            Huskey...
  Swink...                          Frogville...

LAT...LON 3387 9545 3388 9546 3389 9546 3388 9548
      3391 9550 3415 9516 3394 9516 3396 9523
      3394 9525 3389 9526 3390 9526 3391 9527
      3390 9528 3388 9528 3387 9529 3389 9533
      3387 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 245DEG 35KT 3390 9540 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
3 follow-up statements
136 
WWUS54 KTSA 110225
SVSTSA

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

OKC023-110315-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210511T0315Z/
Choctaw OK-
925 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 925 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of
Raymond Gary State Park, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
Fort Towson...                    Raymond Gary State Park...
Huskey...                         Swink...
Frogville...                      

LAT...LON 3387 9537 3389 9539 3394 9540 3411 9516
      3394 9516 3396 9523 3394 9525 3389 9526
      3390 9526 3391 9527 3390 9528 3388 9528
      3387 9529 3389 9533 3387 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 255DEG 36KT 3392 9531 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
738 
WWUS54 KTSA 110239
SVSTSA

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

OKC023-110315-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210511T0315Z/
Choctaw OK-
939 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY...

At 939 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles east of
Raymond Gary State Park, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations in or near the path include...
Raymond Gary State Park...        Swink...

LAT...LON 3398 9526 3403 9526 3411 9516 3394 9516
      3396 9523 3394 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 256DEG 32KT 3402 9515 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
184 
WWUS54 KTSA 110244
SVSTSA

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

OKC023-110253-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210511T0315Z/
Choctaw OK-
944 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3398 9526 3403 9526 3411 9516 3394 9516
      3396 9523 3394 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 245DEG 35KT 3404 9510 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw61 min
May 10, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.