Tornado Warning 20, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 12, 2006, 9:15 PM CST (03:15 UTC)

Expired

Mar 12, 2006, 9:44 PM CST

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Adair County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KTSA 130315
TORTSA
OKC001-130415-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0020.060313T0315Z-060313T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
915 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1015 PM CST

* AT 911 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
  WERE TRACKING A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 24
  MILES WEST OF WATTS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WATTS.

A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO...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 3617 9481 3606 9480 3605 9454 3617 9455

$$

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 130330
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
930 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

OKC001-130415-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
ADAIR OK-
930 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR NORTHERN ADAIR 
COUNTY...

AT 928 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A
DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF BALLARD...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BALLARD AND
WATTS.

NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS - TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A
SAFE PLACE

LAT...LON 3617 9481 3611 9480 3607 9454 3617 9455

$$

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 130344
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
944 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

OKC001-130354-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
ADAIR OK-
944 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM. 

LAT...LON 3617 9481 3611 9480 3607 9454 3617 9455

$$

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