Severe thunderstorm warning for Nowata, Osage, Pawnee and Washington counties, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1007 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

OKC105-113-117-147-290445-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0445Z/
NOWATA OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
1007 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CST
FOR WASHINGTON…PAWNEE…OSAGE AND NORTHWESTERN NOWATA COUNTIES…

AT 1002 PM CST…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAH SHA SHE STATE PARK TO
SKEDEE…MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE…
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH…

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE…WAH SHA
SHE STATE PARK…HULAH…OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK…WYNONA…
PERSHING…NELAGONEY…HOMINY…OKESA…TALLANT…COPAN…
BARNSDALL…BARTLESVILLE…DEWEY…WANN…WOLCO…OCHELATA…AVANT…
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE AND RAMONA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM…YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER…PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

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