Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 7:24 PM CST for Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 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
- Mar 12, 2006, 7:24 PM CST (01:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Nowata County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 12:46 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 1549 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 13.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KTSA 130124
TORTSA
OKC105-130200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0011.060313T0124Z-060313T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
724 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 800 PM CST
* AT 721 PM CST...RADAR DETECTED A DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY
STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...INDICATING A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR
COULD FORM AT ANY TIME. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST
OF LENAPAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL
AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
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 3698 9569 3678 9569 3679 9543 3699 9541
3702 9551
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 130136
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
735 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
OKC105-130200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-060313T0200Z/
NOWATA OK-
735 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NOWATA COUNTY...
AT 730 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6
MILES NORTHEAST OF LENAPAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN NOWATA COUNTY
AND WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF NOWATA AND CHILDERS WITH PENNY SIZE HAIL.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3698 9569 3661 9579 3662 9551 3699 9541
3702 9551
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 130150
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
750 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
OKC105-130200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-060313T0200Z/
NOWATA OK-
750 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NOWATA COUNTY...
AT 747 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST
OF NOWATA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE ORIGINAL TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED
INTO KANSAS.
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 3671 9564 3661 9569 3661 9544 3699 9541
3702 9551
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 130205
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
805 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
OKC105-130215-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-060313T0200Z/
NOWATA OK-
805 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NOWATA COUNTY EXPIRED AT 800 PM CST...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM.
LAT...LON 3671 9564 3661 9569 3661 9544 3699 9541
3702 9551
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 6:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 6:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 58 min |
| Mar 12, 6:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 6:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 7:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 7:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 7:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 7:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 70 min |
| Mar 12, 7:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 12 min |
| Mar 12, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 7:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 63 min |
| Mar 12, 8:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 53 min |
| Mar 12, 8:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Wagoner | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 8:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 8:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers | 22 min |
| Mar 12, 8:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 57 min |
| Mar 12, 8:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 8:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig | 14 min |
| Mar 12, 8:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 8:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 8:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 22 min |
| Mar 12, 9:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 9:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 10:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 10:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 11:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 56 min |
| Mar 12, 11:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 11:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 63 min |
| Mar 13, 12:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell | 54 min |
| Mar 13, 12:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 16 min |
| Mar 13, 12:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 71 min |
| Mar 13, 12:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 12:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 81 min |
| Mar 13, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 77 min |
| Mar 13, 2:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 31 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.