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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Tulsa, OK

December 24, 202118 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2021, 1:46 PM CST for 18 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Dec 24, 2021, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2021, 1:46 PM CST (19:46 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 25, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
All 22 counties

Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-24Temperature 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 539 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
1485 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
539 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
580 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

992 
WWUS74 KTSA 241946
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
146 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

ARZ001-002-010-011-029-OKZ049-057-058-060>071-073>076-250900-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0016.211225T0000Z-211225T0900Z/
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Sebastian-Pushmataha-Craig-
Ottawa-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-
Latimer-Le Flore-
Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Berryville, 
Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Springdale, Huntsville, Fort Smith,
Antlers, Clayton, Vinita, Miami, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Grove, 
Jay, Sapulpa, Okemah, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tahlequah, Stilwell, 
Muskogee, Checotah, McAlester, Stigler, Wilburton, and Poteau
146 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast and southeast
  Oklahoma and northwest and west central Arkansas, especially in
  the higher terrain areas. 

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 3 AM CST Saturday.

* 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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 1:56 PM CSTRed Flag WarningTSAPawnee4 hr

Nearby

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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.