Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 1993, 1:29 AM CDT for Creek County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 1993, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 1993, 2:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties
County Creek County, OK
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 570 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 1, 9:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 9:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 905 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 1993 A CDFNT XTNDS FROM NR JLN TO SOUTH OF TUL TO NR SPS. THIS FNT WILL LIKELY MOVE VERY SLOWLY ESEWD AS THE UPPER TROF OVER ERN NM MOVES EWD. THIS WILL LEAVE VERY HUMID AIR OVER MOST OF ERN OK AND MAY HELP HOLD TEMPERATURES UP. DPTS AT 9 AM ARE 59 AT BVO AND 64 AT MLC. WILL MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO LOWS IN THE FCSTS. WILL ALSO ADJUST WORDING FOR THE WIND SHIFT AS MENTIONED IN PREV FCST. OTRW...NO CHANGES. ...02... .OK...NONE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 1, 9:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
OKZ026-027-028-029-030-031-032-033-034-040-020400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 953 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 950 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARD FROM ROGERS COUNTY INTO NOWATA COUNTY. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CONTINUE TO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS...HOWEVER NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER DELAWARE... OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH AND NORTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES AT 945 PM.
Special weather statement, May 1, 9:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
OKZ026-027-028-029-030-031-032-033-034-040-020400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 953 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 950 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARD FROM ROGERS COUNTY INTO NOWATA COUNTY. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CONTINUE TO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS...HOWEV@ER NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER DELAWARE... OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH AND NORTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES AT 945 PM.
Special weather statement, May 2, 12:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
OKC037-113-117-020630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1223 AM CDT SUN MAY 2 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR CREEK COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM... AT 1220 AM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER CREEK COUNTY. ONE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SHAMROCK IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS JUST SOUTHEAST OF MANNFORD. EITHER OF THESE STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCI HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH. OTHER LESS INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER OSAGE...PAWNEE... AND EXTREME WESTERN TULSA COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH.
Special weather statement, May 2, 12:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
OKC037-113-117-020630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1223 AM CDT SUN MAY 2 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR CREEK COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM... AT 1220 AM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER CREEK COUNTY. ONE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SHAMROCK IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS JUST SOUTHEAST OF MANNFORD. EITHER OF THESE STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCI HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH. OTHER LESS INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER OSAGE...PAWNEE... AND EXTREME WESTERN TULSA COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH.
Special weather statement, May 2, 12:38 AM CDT, 51 minutes before
OKC037-113-117-143-020645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1238 AM CDT SUN MAY 2 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CREEK COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1230 AM CDT... AT 1230 AM WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PART S OF CREEK...PAWNEE...OSAGE AND WESTERN TULSA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED NEAR DRUMRIGHT IN WESTERN CREEK COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, May 2, 12:39 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
OKC037-113-117-143-020645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1238 AM CDT SUN MAY 2 1993 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CREEK COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1230 AM CDT... AT 1230 AM WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PART S OF CREEK...PAWNEE...OSAGE AND WESTERN TULSA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED NEAR DRUMRIGHT IN WESTERN CREEK COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 47 min |
| May 1, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 40 min |
| May 1, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 51 min |
| May 1, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 47 min |
| May 2, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 45 min |
| May 2, 1:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 5 hr |
| May 2, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 52 min |
| May 2, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 64 min |
| May 2, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 59 min |
| May 2, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 62 min |
| May 2, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Wagoner | 40 min |
| May 2, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 63 min |
| May 2, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 2, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 35 min |
| May 2, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 57 min |
| May 2, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 55 min |
| May 2, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 52 min |
| May 2, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 49 min |
| May 2, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers | 4 hr |
| May 2, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 54 min |
| May 2, 6:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 4 hr |
| May 2, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 62 min |
| May 2, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 25 min |
| May 2, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 65 min |
| May 2, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 64 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.