Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2005, 6:48 PM CDT for Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 57 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, 6:48 PM CDT (23:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2005, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 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.
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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -649 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KTSA 052348
TORTSA
OKC135-060045-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0015.050405T2349Z-050406T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
649 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 645 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
13 MILES SOUTH OF VIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...VIAN...
SALLISAW...GANS...MARBLE CITY...MULDROW...BRUSHY...ROLAND AND
SHORT.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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
LAT...LON 3535 9451 3531 9450 3535 9459 3529 9466
3532 9465 3536 9470 3536 9483 3538 9486
3537 9489 3546 9503 3565 9488 3565 9447
3540 9444
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 060003
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
703 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
OKC135-060045-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050406T0045Z/
SEQUOYAH OK-
703 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SEQUOYAH
COUNTY...
AT 658 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM
WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...INDICATING A TORNADO IS
OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTH OF MC KEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...VIAN...MC KEY...
SALLISAW...GANS...MARBLE CITY...MULDROW...COTTONWOOD...BRUSHY...
ROLAND...DORA AND SHORT.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN
AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3535 9451 3531 9450 3535 9459 3529 9466
3532 9465 3536 9470 3536 9483 3538 9486
3537 9489 3546 9503 3565 9488 3565 9447
3540 9444
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 060010
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
708 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
OKC135-060045-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050406T0045Z/
SEQUOYAH OK-
708 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SEQUOYAH
COUNTY...
AT 703 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM
WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...INDICATING A TORNADO IS
OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
SOUTH OF MC KEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL PASS ACROSS INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN VIAN AND
SALLISAW. MOTORISTS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM
SHOULD ABANDON VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SALLISAW...
GANS...MARBLE CITY...MULDROW...COTTONWOOD...BRUSHY...ROLAND...DORA
AND SHORT.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
DO NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES TAKE COVER IN A NEARBY
STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...TAKE COVER IN A DITCH OR
CULVERT. PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3535 9451 3531 9450 3535 9459 3529 9466
3532 9465 3536 9470 3536 9483 3538 9486
3537 9489 3546 9503 3565 9488 3565 9447
3540 9444
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 060016
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
716 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
OKC135-060045-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050406T0045Z/
SEQUOYAH OK-
716 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SEQUOYAH
COUNTY...
AT 712 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM
WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...INDICATING A TORNADO IS
OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES
EAST OF MC KEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...COTTONWOOD...
MULDROW...MARBLE CITY...BRUSHY...ROLAND...DORA AND SHORT.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN
AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3535 9451 3531 9450 3535 9459 3529 9466
3532 9465 3536 9470 3540 9478 3542 9485
3547 9497 3565 9488 3565 9447 3540 9444
$$The 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, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 70 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, 6:51 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 |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.