Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 445, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 5, 1998, 12:10 AM CDT for McIntosh County, Muskogee County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 5, 1998, 12:10 AM CDT (05:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 1998, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 12:10 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Council Hill, OK | Several trees were blown across OK Hwy 72 on the Muskogee/McIntosh County line. |
| Oct 5, 12:10 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Checotah, OK | Several trees were blown across OK Hwy 72 on the Muskogee/McIntosh County line one mile south of Council Hill. |
| Oct 5, 12:27 AM CDT | Tornado F0 | Tullahassee, OK | The same parent thunderstorm that produced a 27-mile tornado track through Okfuskee and Okmulgee Counties produced another more short-lived tornado just southeast of Tullahassee. The tornado itself produced a swath of damage through a forested area and caused |
| Oct 5, 12:30 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Tullahassee, OK | Trees were uprooted and a skylight was broken. |
| Oct 5, 12:48 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Muskogee, OK | Quite a few trees were blown down at OK Hwy 16 and US Hwy 62. There was apparently a 100-foot wide swath of damage. These winds were produced by the same thunderstorm that produced a tornado near Tullahassee. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Oct 4, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1746 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1456 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.0
- Supercell composite
- 28.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
475
WUUS54 KTSA 050511 RRA
SVRTUL
OKC091-101-145-050600-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1210 AM CDT MON OCT 5 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1210 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5
MILES SOUTHWEST OF COUNCIL HILL TO JAMESVILLE TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF COWETA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE... HASKELL...FORT GIBSON...TAFT...
JAMESVILLE...SUMMIT...BOYNTON...WAINWRIGHT...KEEFETON...OKTAHA...
COUNCIL HILL...MUSKOGEE...RENTIESVILLE...COWETA...REDBIRD...
STONEBLUFF...OKAY...PORTER...TULLAHASSEE...CHOSKA AND WAGONER
DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 3599 9576 3574 9573 3548 9570 3552 9522
3581 9525 3607 9525What 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 Oct 4, 8:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 8:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 815 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 1998 ISSUED FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT WITH CELLS TRAINING AND IR SAT PICS INDICATING CONTINUED BACKBUILDING POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS UPPER JET PIVOTS INTO SOUTHERN PLAINS. UPPED POPS TO 100% IN WATCH AREA AND ALSO UPPED POPS ELSEWHERE. FRONT IN NW KANSAS IS NOT COMING SOUTHEAST VERY QUICKLY AND MAY MEAN HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. ENTIRE FORECAST AREA UNDER TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1AM BUT AM NOT SURE FAR SOUTHEAST ZONES WILL SEE PRECIP UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...SO LEFT CHANCE POPS NEAR RED RIVER OVERNIGHT. NO OTR CHANGES. ZONES AND FFA HAVE BEEN ISSUED. FCSTID = 13 .TUL... OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES OKZ054>067. AR...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 4, 8:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 836 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 864 HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PAWNEE COUNTY AND NOW INCLUDES ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 1AM... SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... BARTLESVILLE CLAREMORE DURANT HUGO IDABEL MCALESTER MIAMI MUSKOGEE OKMULGEE PRYOR SALLISAW TAHLEQUAH TULSA VINITA FORT SMITH FAYETTEVILLE BENTONVILLE HUNTSVILLE BERRYVILLE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA: ADAIR CHEROKEE CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE MAYES MCINTOSH MUSKOGEE NOWATA OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA ROGERS SEQUOYAH TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON PAWNEE CHOCTAW HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: SEBASTIAN CRAWFORD FRANKLIN WASHINGTON BENTON CARROLL MADISON
Special weather statement, Oct 4, 8:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 836 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 864 HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PAWNEE COUNTY AND NOW INCLUDES ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 1AM... SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... BARTLESVILLE CLAREMORE DURANT HUGO IDABEL MCALESTER MIAMI MUSKOGEE OKMULGEE PRYOR SALLISAW TAHLEQUAH TULSA VINITA FORT SMITH FAYETTEVILLE BENTONVILLE HUNTSVILLE BERRYVILLE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA: ADAIR CHEROKEE CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE MAYES MCINTOSH MUSKOGEE NOWATA OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA ROGERS SEQUOYAH TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON PAWNEE CHOCTAW HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS: SEBASTIAN CRAWFORD FRANKLIN WASHINGTON BENTON CARROLL MADISON
Local storm report, Oct 4, 9:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
909 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0804 PM CLEVELAND OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
10/04/98 PAWNEE
0839 PM HALLETT OK 60 MPH TSTM GUST
10/04/98 PAWNEE
0839 PM HALLETT OK 1.75 INCH HAIL
10/04/98 PAWNEE
0844 PM HOMINY OK 80 MPH TSTM GUST
10/04/98 OSAGEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 40 min |
| Oct 4, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 48 min |
| Oct 4, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 25 min |
| Oct 4, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 51 min |
| Oct 4, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Washington | 29 min |
| Oct 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Oct 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers | 34 min |
| Oct 4, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 33 min |
| Oct 4, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 50 min |
| Oct 4, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 56 min |
| Oct 4, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 36 min |
| Oct 4, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Washington | 43 min |
| Oct 4, 10:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 49 min |
| Oct 4, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers | 34 min |
| Oct 4, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 48 min |
| Oct 4, 10:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Washington | 39 min |
| Oct 4, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee | 45 min |
| Oct 4, 10:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee | 41 min |
| Oct 4, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers | 34 min |
| Oct 4, 11:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 38 min |
| Oct 4, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 36 min |
| Oct 4, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee | 51 min |
| Oct 4, 11:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 2 hr |
| Oct 4, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 51 min |
| Oct 5, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 42 min |
| Oct 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 2 hr |
| Oct 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 2 hr |
| Oct 5, 12:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 29 min |
| Oct 5, 12:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 46 min |
| Oct 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee | 115 min |
| Oct 5, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee | 52 min |
| Oct 5, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 49 min |
| Oct 5, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 37 min |
| Oct 5, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 51 min |
| Oct 5, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 39 min |
| Oct 5, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 41 min |
| Oct 5, 2:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 26 min |
| Oct 5, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 49 min |
| Oct 5, 4:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 4:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 4:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 4:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 7:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 7:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 7:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 7:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 1:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pushmataha | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 1:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 1:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 1:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 1:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 61 min |
| Oct 5, 2:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 2 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| Oct 5, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.