Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2005, 6:27 PM CDT for Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 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
- Jun 12, 2005, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2005, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KTSA 122328 SVRTSA OKC145-130000- /O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0211.050612T2327Z-050613T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 627 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 624 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER WAGONER COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN MAINLY OVER RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 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. LAT...LON 3603 9573 3606 9551 3611 9551 3617 9576 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KTSA 122347 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 646 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 OKC145-130000- /O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0211.000000T0000Z-050613T0000Z/ WAGONER OK- 646 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR WAGONER COUNTY... AT 641 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF WAGONER...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY. LAT...LON 3603 9573 3601 9541 3608 9543 3613 9571 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 122357 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 657 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 OKC145-130007- /O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0211.000000T0000Z-050613T0000Z/ WAGONER OK- 657 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WAGONER COUNTY EXPIRES AT 700 PM CDT... THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN WAGONER COUNTY THROUGH 8 PM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. LAT...LON 3603 9573 3601 9541 3608 9543 3613 9571 $$
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 Jun 12, 4:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 4:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 438 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 .MESOSCALE UPDATE... CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BUBBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. DATA FROM 22Z INDICATE HIGHEST SURFACE BASED CAPES...AROUND 2000-2200 J/KG... EXTEND FROM NOWATA COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH TULSA...CREEK AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTY. CAPES TO THE WEST...UNDER CURRENT CONVECTION ARE LESS THAN 1000. CAPES WERE GENERALLY BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 J/KG FROM OTTAWA COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO MCINTOSH AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES. SHEAR FROM 0-6 KM IS SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND 25 TO 30KTS...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KTS OVER WESTERN CENTRAL AND WESTERN OSAGE COUNTY. LOW LEVEL SHEAR WAS RUNNING AROUND 10 TO 15KTS OVER MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...BUT 15 TO 25 KTS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONVECTION FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY TO CREEK COUNTY. THE 0-3KM HELICITY VALUES ARE GENERALLY LOW WITH SOME MODERATE VALUES AROUND 150 M2/S2 OVER NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF OSAGE COUNTY. CAPE AND SHEAR VALUES INDICATE HAIL TO BE THE GREATEST THREAT THROUGH 7 PM. HOWEVER...CELLS FROM NOWATA COUNTY THROUGH TULSA TO CREEK COUNTY WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE TRANSITION TO MORE SUPERCELL CHARACTERISTICS. . &&
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:17 PM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 117 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 OKZ054>057-059-130300- CRAIG-NOWATA-OSAGE-PAWNEE-WASHINGTON- 117 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 465 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CRAIG... NOWATA... OSAGE... PAWNEE... WASHINGTON... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...NOWATA...PAWNEE... VINITA AND BARTLESVILLE.
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
148 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005
OKZ054-121930-
OSAGE OK-
148 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OSAGE
AT 148 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WEBB CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SHIDLER...APPERSON...
WEBB CITY...FORAKER AND GRAINOLA.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
302 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0242 PM HAIL 1 W SHIDLER 36.78N 96.68W
06/12/2005 1.00 INCH OSAGE OK COUNTY OFFICIAL
&&
JDSLocal storm report, Jun 12, 5:53 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
553 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL 2 E MANNFORD 36.13N 96.32W
06/12/2005 1.00 INCH CREEK OK PARK/FOREST SRVC
0546 PM HAIL 6 W SAND SPRINGS 36.14N 96.22W
06/12/2005 1.00 INCH TULSA OK PUBLIC
&&
SAALocal storm report, Jun 12, 6:08 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
608 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL VERA 36.45N 95.88W
06/12/2005 0.88 INCH WASHINGTON OK EMERGENCY MNGR
0554 PM HAIL TALALA 36.53N 95.70W
06/12/2005 1.00 INCH ROGERS OK PUBLIC
&&
SAASpecial weather statement, Jun 12, 6:10 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 610 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 OKZ058-060>071-073-130400- ADAIR-CHEROKEE-CREEK-DELAWARE-MCINTOSH-MAYES-MUSKOGEE-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-OTTAWA-PITTSBURG-ROGERS-TULSA-WAGONER- 610 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 469 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHEROKEE... MUSKOGEE... OKFUSKEE... IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ADAIR... CREEK... DELAWARE... MAYES... OKMULGEE... OTTAWA... ROGERS... TULSA... WAGONER... IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MCINTOSH... PITTSBURG... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JAY...PRYOR...TULSA...WAGONER... TAHLEQUAH...CLAREMORE...EUFAULA...OKMULGEE...MCALESTER...OKEMAH... MUSKOGEE...MIAMI...STILWELL AND BRISTOW. OKZ054>057-059-130300- CRAIG-NOWATA-OSAGE-PAWNEE-WASHINGTON- 610 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 465 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CRAIG... NOWATA... OSAGE... PAWNEE... WASHINGTON... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BARTLESVILLE...PAWHUSKA...NOWATA... PAWNEE AND VINITA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 61 min |
| Jun 12, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 23 min |
| Jun 12, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 56 min |
| Jun 12, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 67 min |
| Jun 12, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 54 min |
| Jun 12, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 65 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.