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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Tulsa, OK

December 5, 202116 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Dec 5, 2021, 9:58 PM CST for 16 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 5, 2021, 9:58 PM CST (03:58 UTC)
Expired: Dec 6, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 286 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 462 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

985 
WWUS74 KTSA 060358
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
958 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

OKZ054>068-070-071-060900-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0014.211206T0358Z-211206T0900Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Muskogee-
McIntosh-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, 
Miami, Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Sapulpa, 
Okemah, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Muskogee, and Checotah
958 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast and southeast 
  Oklahoma.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should exercise caution while driving.  Be alert to
sudden gusts of wind which may cause you to lose control of your
vehicle.  Extra attention should be given to cross winds and on
bridges and overpasses.

&&

$$

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1 follow-up statement

273 
WWUS74 KTSA 060848
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
248 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

OKZ054>068-070-071-061000-
/O.EXP.KTSA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-211206T0900Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Muskogee-
McIntosh-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, 
Miami, Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, Jay, Sapulpa, 
Okemah, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Muskogee, and Checotah
248 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

Northerly winds will continue to gust to 35 mph through much of
the morning, but gusts above 40 mph are no longer expected.
Therefore, the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

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for the latest information,forecasts,and warnings.
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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 5, 8:13 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	47 min
Dec 5, 8:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	34 min
Dec 5, 8:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	50 min
Dec 5, 8:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	51 min
Dec 5, 9:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	52 min
Dec 5, 10:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee, Muskogee	57 min
Dec 5, 10:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	34 min
Dec 5, 11:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg	46 min
Dec 6, 12:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore	38 min
Dec 6, 1:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	31 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.