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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Tulsa, OK

October 15, 2022Adair County, Cherokee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 15, 2022, 6:31 PM CDT for Adair County, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 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
Oct 15, 2022, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired
Oct 15, 2022, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 2022-10-15Temperature 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 2022-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
1678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

465 
WUUS54 KTSA 152331
SVRTSA
OKC001-021-160015-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0310.221015T2331Z-221016T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
631 PM CDT Sat Oct 15 2022

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Adair County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Eastern Cherokee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 631 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
  of Pumpkin Center, moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Tahlequah...                      Eldon...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3583 9471 3572 9504 3579 9513 3581 9513
      3581 9515 3582 9516 3607 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 227DEG 13KT 3580 9505 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MAB
2 follow-up statements
028 
WWUS54 KTSA 152353
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
653 PM CDT Sat Oct 15 2022

OKC001-021-160015-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-221016T0015Z/
Adair OK-Cherokee OK-
653 PM CDT Sat Oct 15 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL ADAIR AND SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles south of
Tahlequah, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Tahlequah...                      Eldon...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3575 9494 3583 9501 3584 9501 3584 9502
      3587 9501 3600 9486 3583 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 227DEG 13KT 3585 9498 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MAB
677 
WWUS54 KTSA 160013
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
713 PM CDT Sat Oct 15 2022

OKC001-021-160023-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-221016T0015Z/
Adair OK-Cherokee OK-
713 PM CDT Sat Oct 15 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ADAIR AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3575 9494 3583 9501 3584 9501 3584 9502
      3587 9501 3600 9486 3583 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 227DEG 13KT 3590 9492 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore38 min
Oct 15, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee26 min
Oct 15, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee33 min
Oct 15, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore47 min
Oct 15, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee48 min
Oct 15, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee23 min
Oct 15, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah28 min
Oct 15, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee31 min
Oct 15, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh37 min
Oct 15, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee48 min
Oct 15, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah26 min
Oct 15, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee23 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.