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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 6, 20219 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2021, 3:12 AM CDT for 9 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 6, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2021, 3:12 AM CDT (08:12 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2021, 7:41 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2021-04-06Temperature 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2021-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1823 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

868 
WWUS74 KTSA 060812
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
312 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

OKZ054>057-059>061-064>066-062100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0009.210406T1600Z-210407T0100Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Sapulpa, Okemah, and Okmulgee
312 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Pawnee, 
  Tulsa, Rogers, Creek, Okfuskee and Okmulgee Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT 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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2 follow-up statements
622 
WWUS74 KTSA 062013
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
313 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

OKZ054>057-059>061-064>066-070100-
/O.CON.KTSA.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210407T0100Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Sapulpa, Okemah, and Okmulgee
313 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 miles an hour with gusts up to 40
  miles an hour expected.

* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Pawnee, 
  Tulsa, Rogers, Creek, Okfuskee and Okmulgee Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio,commercial radio or television
for the latest information,forecasts,and warnings.
For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/tsa
783 
WWUS74 KTSA 070041
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
741 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

OKZ054>057-059>061-064>066-070145-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210407T0100Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, 
Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Sapulpa, Okemah, and Okmulgee
741 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Gusty southerly winds are expected to continue through 
much of the night across eastern Oklahoma and western 
Arkansas. However, the winds are expected to remain below 
wind advisory criteria. 

$$

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio,commercial radio or television
for the latest information,forecasts,and warnings.
For more information from the National Weather Service visit
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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.