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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 10, 202117 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2021, 2:49 AM CST for 17 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 10, 2021, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2021, 2:49 AM CST (08:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2021, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 10, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
All 21 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, 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), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2021-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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 2021-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1182 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

333 
WWUS74 KTSA 100849
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
249 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-110000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0006.210310T1200Z-210311T0000Z/
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-
Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-
Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-McIntosh-
Including the cities of Rogers, Bentonville, Berryville, 
Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Springdale, Huntsville, Pawhuska, 
Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, Miami, Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, 
Pryor, Grove, Jay, Sapulpa, Okemah, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tahlequah,
Stilwell, Muskogee, and Checotah
249 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

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

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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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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.