Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2005, 3:50 PM CDT for McIntosh County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 70 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
- Apr 5, 2005, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2005, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 70 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County McIntosh County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -475 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KTSA 052050 SVRTSA OKC091-052200- /O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0070.050405T2050Z-050405T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 350 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 349 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 23 MILES WEST OF STIDHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...STIDHAM AND CHECOTAH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3533 9600 3515 9598 3550 9543 3556 9572 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KTSA 052114 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 414 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 OKC091-052200- /O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-050405T2200Z/ MCINTOSH OK- 414 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR MCINTOSH COUNTY... AT 411 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF PIERCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PIERCE... HITCHITA AND COUNCIL HILL. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3541 9592 3537 9573 3557 9554 3557 9581 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 052134 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 434 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 OKC091-052200- /O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-050405T2200Z/ MCINTOSH OK- 434 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR MCINTOSH COUNTY... AT 433 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF VERNON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...RAIFORD... VIVIAN...EUFAULA...STIDHAM...COUNCIL HILL...RENTIESVILLE... HITCHITA...PIERCE...ONAPA AND CHECOTAH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3518 9598 3530 9538 3555 9533 3557 9581 $$
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 Apr 5, 3:38 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 3:38 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 338 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 .MESOSCALE DISCUSSION... AT 3PM THE DRYLINE EXTENDED FROM WESTERN OSAGE COUNTY SOUTH TO THE RED RIVER. BACKED MID-LEVEL WINDS ARE PROMOTING CELL-TO-CELL INTERACTIONS SO A LINE HAS QUICKLY EVOLVED...WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS. WE CONTINUE TO NOTE AREAS OF BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY AHEAD OF THE STORMS AND WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SMALL ANTICYCLONIC AND CYCLONIC MESOCYCLONES. SPOTTERS SHOULD NOTE THAT STORM STRUCTURES WILL VARY MARKEDLY BETWEEN THE CYCLONIC AND ANTICYCLONIC UPDRAFTS AND THEY NEED TO POSITION ACCORDINGLY. SLIGHTLY LESS BACKED MID-LEVEL FLOW IN FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CONTINUES TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEWHAT MORE PROLONGED DISCRETE SUPECELLS AND IN TURN HIGHER TORNADO THREAT. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELEVATED STORM OR TWO DEVELOPING FURTHER EAST IN THE DEEPER MOISTURE. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE AREA FROM INTERSTATE 40 NORTH TO THE KANSAS BORDER. TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. AR...TORNADO WATCH SEBASTIAN COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 9 PM. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:30 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
330 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
330 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL
AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS UNTIL 9 PM...
...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
UNTIL 9 PM...
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA....SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ONSET....AFTER 300 PM.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTER 300 PM.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS (NON THUNDERSTORM).
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...ELEVATED...SPREAD INDEX=60.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ERUPTED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A
DRYLINE MOVING FROM CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE QUICKLY FORMING INTO A SQUALL LINE THAT WILL
TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING WITH THE THREAT
FOR VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. THE GREATEST
TORNADO THREAT WILL BE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH EARLY
EVENING WHERE INSTABILITY AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE MAXIMIZED.
THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA BY
AROUND MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HOWEVER MAY
DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT...AS MID LEVEL LAPSE
RATES INCREASE...AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT COULD LIKELY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND
POSSIBLY INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
COLD AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE
THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL. THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
NEXT WEEKEND AS THE NEXT MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE
AREA. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS SYSTEM.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 5, 2:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 236 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 ARZ029-OKZ049-053-073>076-060200- SEBASTIAN AR-CHOCTAW OK-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK- ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 125 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS SEBASTIAN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CHOCTAW HASKELL LATIMER LE FLORE PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HUGO...STIGLER...FORT SMITH... MCALESTER...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...POTEAU AND WILBURTON ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-OKZ054>072-060200- BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR- MADISON AR-WASHINGTON AR-ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-CRAIG OK- CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-MCINTOSH OK-MAYES OK-MUSKOGEE OK- NOWATA OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK- PAWNEE OK-ROGERS OK-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK- ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 124 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD MADISON WASHINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS FRANKLIN IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHEROKEE MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE SEQUOYAH IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ADAIR CRAIG CREEK DELAWARE MAYES NOWATA OKMULGEE OSAGE OTTAWA PAWNEE ROGERS TULSA WAGONER WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MCINTOSH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...CHECOTAH... EUFAULA...CLAREMORE...CATOOSA...SALLISAW...OZARK...CHARLESTON... JAY...PAWHUSKA...TAHLEQUAH...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...OKEMAH... CHOUTEAU...MUSKOGEE...STILWELL...MARIETTA...WESTVILLE... BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...TULSA...WAGONER...COWETA... VAN BUREN...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...OKMULGEE...HENRYETTA... PAWNEE...MIAMI...HUNTSVILLE...VINITA AND SAPULPA
Local storm report, Apr 5, 3:44 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
344 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM HAIL 5 S BRISTOW 35.76N 96.39W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH CREEK OK PUBLIC
0328 PM HAIL 10 S SLICK 35.63N 96.27W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH OKFUSKEE OK PUBLIC
0320 PM HAIL 10 W PAWHUSKA 36.67N 96.52W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH OSAGE OK STORM CHASER
0311 PM HAIL 2 E SHIDLER 36.78N 96.62W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH OSAGE OK PUBLIC
&&
SFPLocal storm report, Apr 5, 3:45 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
345 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0328 PM HAIL 10 W SAND SPRINGS 36.14N 96.29W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH TULSA OK PUBLIC
&&
SFPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 62 min |
| Apr 5, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 59 min |
| Apr 5, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 91 min |
| Apr 5, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 69 min |
| Apr 5, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 90 min |
| Apr 5, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 89 min |
| Apr 5, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 91 min |
| Apr 5, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Washington | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 84 min |
| Apr 5, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 92 min |
| Apr 5, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 117 min |
| Apr 5, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 88 min |
| Apr 5, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 83 min |
| Apr 5, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 83 min |
| Apr 5, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 48 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.