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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 7, 2024Nowata County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2024, 6:22 PM CST for Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 16 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
Mar 7, 2024, 6:22 PM CST (00:22 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2024, 6:38 PM CST
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Nowata County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 7, 2:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2024-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 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 2024-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

505 
WFUS54 KTSA 080022
TORTSA
OKC105-080100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0002.240308T0022Z-240308T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
622 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Nowata County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 700 PM CST.

* At 622 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Tyro, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  South Coffeyville...              

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9558 3694 9558 3695 9579 3700 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 267DEG 21KT 3700 9580 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
284 
WWUS54 KTSA 080038
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
638 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

OKC105-080048-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240308T0100Z/
Nowata OK-
638 PM CST Thu Mar 7 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NOWATA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for
northeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9558 3694 9558 3695 9579 3700 9579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 267DEG 21KT 3700 9569 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 6:00 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAWashington30 min
Mar 7, 7:17 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata28 min
Mar 7, 7:19 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee26 min
Mar 7, 7:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAKay35 min
Mar 7, 7:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig43 min
Mar 7, 7:49 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee41 min
Mar 7, 8:00 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage45 min
Mar 7, 8:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage57 min
Mar 7, 9:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata43 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.