Statement as of 4:50 PM CST on February 20, 2012

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Okfuskee County in east central Oklahoma
Creek County in northeast Oklahoma
Okmulgee County in northeast Oklahoma
southeastern Osage County in northeast Oklahoma
Pawnee County in northeast Oklahoma
Tulsa County in northeast Oklahoma

* until 530 PM CST

* at 445 PM CST... severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles southwest of Jennings to 6 miles west of
Bearden... moving east at 55 mph.

Storm hazards include...
quarter size hail...
wind gusts to 65 mph...

* some locations in or near the path of these storms include...
Terlton... Bearden... Welty... Castle... Bristow... Okemah... Mannford...
Westport... slick... Okfuskee... Walnut Creek State Park... Keystone
State Park... Clearview... Kellyville... Weleetka... Pharoah...
Sapulpa... Okmulgee State Park... Beggs... Sand Springs... Wilson...
Mounds... Kiefer... Henryetta... Preston... Glenpool... Schulter...
Okmulgee... Dewar... Jenks... Sperry... Tulsa... Grayson... Morris...
Hoffman... Bixby... Bald Hill and Owasso.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 181 and 232.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 212 and 243.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

People outside should move to a safe shelter... preferably inside a
strong building. Stay away from windows until the storm has passed.



Lat... Lon 3623 9666 3633 9583 3590 9579 3590 9582
      3586 9582 3585 9578 3555 9575 3555 9582
      3547 9582 3546 9588 3538 9588 3537 9598
      3530 9600 3528 9643 3545 9645 3545 9648
      3543 9649 3543 9650
time... Mot... loc 2250z 258deg 48kt 3616 9651 3535 9642