Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 511, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 5, 2008, 5:54 PM CST for Osage County, Tulsa County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 66 min. 4 reports 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
- Nov 5, 2008, 5:54 PM CST (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2008, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Osage County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 6:24 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Avant, OK | |
| Nov 5, 6:26 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Wsw Vera, OK | |
| Nov 5, 6:26 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 3 Wsw Vera, OK | |
| Nov 5, 6:27 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Wsw Vera, OK |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:17 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -422 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 788 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KTSA 052354
SVRTSA
OKC113-143-147-060100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0511.081105T2354Z-081106T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
554 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 700 PM CST
* AT 550 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL
AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARNSDALL TO 16 MILES WEST OF
SKIATOOK TO 23 MILES WEST OF SPERRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...BARNSDALL...
AVANT...OCHELATA...SPERRY...RAMONA...SKIATOOK...COLLINSVILLE AND
VERA.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
THIS STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3676 9582 3636 9581 3617 9626 3622 9625
3623 9633 3625 9634 3646 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 237DEG 30KT 3640 9625 3633 9624
3619 9635
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 060013
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
613 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008
OKC113-143-147-060100-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0511.000000T0000Z-081106T0100Z/
WASHINGTON OK-OSAGE OK-TULSA OK-
613 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
FOR NORTHERN TULSA...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 612 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WOLCO TO AVANT TO 8 MILES WEST OF SPERRY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WOLCO...AVANT...
SKIATOOK...SPERRY...OCHELATA...TULSA...RAMONA...VERA AND
COLLINSVILLE.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF YOU ARE NEAR
THE PATH OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. TAKE COVER
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3644 9582 3636 9581 3621 9619 3644 9616
3657 9616 3676 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 237DEG 30KT 3653 9608 3645 9607
3626 9613
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 060035
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
635 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008
OKC113-060045-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0511.000000T0000Z-081106T0100Z/
OSAGE OK-
635 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3644 9582 3636 9581 3629 9600 3666 9601
3676 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 234DEG 38KT 3662 9586 3651 9584
3636 9596
$$
OKC143-147-060100-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0511.000000T0000Z-081106T0100Z/
WASHINGTON OK-TULSA OK-
635 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
FOR NORTHERN TULSA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 633 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OCHELATA TO VERA TO SKIATOOK...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...COLLINSVILLE.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.
THIS STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3644 9582 3636 9581 3629 9600 3666 9601
3676 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 234DEG 38KT 3662 9586 3651 9584
3636 9596
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 060101
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
701 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008
OKC143-147-060111-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0511.000000T0000Z-081106T0100Z/
WASHINGTON OK-TULSA OK-
701 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN TULSA AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 700 PM CST...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT PREVIOUS HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN TULSA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST.
LAT...LON 3644 9582 3636 9581 3629 9600 3666 9601
3676 9582
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 231DEG 34KT 3661 9589 3650 9587
3635 9598
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 62 min |
| Nov 5, 4:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 27 min |
| Nov 5, 4:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 24 min |
| Nov 5, 4:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 65 min |
| Nov 5, 5:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 32 min |
Nearby
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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.