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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 7, 2007Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2007, 10:45 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2007, 11:34 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 11:11 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMiami, OKSTRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND BLEW DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS IN AND AROUND TOWN

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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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 080345
TORTSA
OKC115-080445-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0011.070608T0345Z-070608T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1045 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1041 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES WEST OF
  NARCISSA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...NARCISSA...
  MIAMI...COMMERCE...PICHER...WYANDOTTE AND QUAPAW.

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 3699 9500 3674 9500 3676 9462 3700 9461

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 080358
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1057 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

OKC115-080445-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070608T0445Z/
OTTAWA OK-
1057 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR OTTAWA
COUNTY...

AT 1054 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF
COMMERCE TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF NARCISSA TO 6 MILES WEST OF
NARCISSA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...NARCISSA...
MIAMI...CARDIN...PICHER...COMMERCE...OTTAWA...QUAPAW...WYANDOTTE AND
PEORIA.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL 
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 60 MPH. IF NO 
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN 
AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3699 9500 3674 9500 3676 9462 3700 9461

$$
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 080411
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1111 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

OKC115-080445-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070608T0445Z/
OTTAWA OK-
1111 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR OTTAWA
COUNTY...

AT 1106 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PICHER TO COMMERCE TO
NARCISSA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...OTTAWA...
WYANDOTTE...QUAPAW AND PEORIA.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL 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 3699 9500 3674 9500 3676 9462 3700 9461

$$
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 080434
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1133 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

OKC115-080443-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070608T0445Z/
OTTAWA OK-
1133 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR OTTAWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WEST OF OTTAWA COUNTY MAY MOVE EAST INTO THE COUNTY. 
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL WARNINGS FOR THEIR AREA.

LAT...LON 3699 9500 3674 9500 3676 9462 3700 9461

$$

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, 10:25 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig65 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.