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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 7, 2007Craig County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2007, 10:25 PM CDT for Craig County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2007, 10:25 PM CDT (03:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2007, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Craig County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:25 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 10:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGBluejacket, OKSTRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND DESTROYED A BARN 2 MILES SOUTH OF TOWN...BLEW DOWN A LARGE TREE ONTO A HOUSE 2 MILES EAST OF TOWN...AND SNAPPED MANY LARGE LIMBS IN TOWN. TIME OF EVENTS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1050 PM AND 1055 PM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2007-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1639 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2007-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1639 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1110 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
10.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KTSA 080325
TORTSA
OKC035-080430-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0010.070608T0325Z-070608T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1025 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1021 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20 MILES WEST OF
  VINITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...VINITA...
  BLUEJACKET AND WELCH.

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 3695 9543 3663 9542 3663 9501 3700 9504

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 080336
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1035 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

OKC035-080430-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070608T0430Z/
CRAIG OK-
1035 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR CRAIG 
COUNTY...

AT 1033 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CENTRAILIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HOLLOW...PYRAMID
CORNERS...BLUEJACKET AND WELCH.

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.

LAT...LON 3696 9542 3669 9542 3668 9501 3700 9504

$$
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 080341 CCA
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1036 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

OKC035-080430-
/O.COR.KTSA.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070608T0430Z/
CRAIG OK-
1036 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR CRAIG 
COUNTY...

AT 1033 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HOLLOW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PYRAMID
CORNERS...BLUEJACKET AND WELCH.

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 3695 9536 3671 9543 3675 9503 3700 9504

$$
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 080352
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1052 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

OKC035-080430-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070608T0430Z/
CRAIG OK-
1052 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR CRAIG 
COUNTY...

AT 1050 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR WELCH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WELCH.

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.

LAT...LON 3698 9525 3674 9527 3675 9503 3699 9500

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington46 min
Jun 7, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington67 min
Jun 7, 10:00 PM CDTTornado WarningTSANowata, Washington45 min
Jun 7, 10:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa49 min
Jun 7, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata27 min
Jun 7, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata34 min
Jun 7, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig56 min
Jun 7, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee23 min
Jun 7, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa74 min
Jun 8, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Creek, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa75 min
Jun 8, 2:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Tulsa50 min
Jun 8, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers55 min
Jun 8, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 2 more71 min
Jun 8, 6:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore65 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.