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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 13, 2008Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2008, 10:51 PM CDT for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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 13, 2008, 10:51 PM CDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2008, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Pushmataha County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:53 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 13, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 231 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2008-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 110 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2008-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
110 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1918 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KTSA 140351
TORTSA
OKC127-140430-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0024.080314T0351Z-080314T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1051 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1049 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
  SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO 2 MILES EAST OF
  CLOUDY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE
  COVER NOW

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTY...

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 3420 9530 3439 9532 3443 9504 3424 9503
      3423 9505 3423 9512 3418 9512 3416 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 263DEG 26KT 3429 9523

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 140402
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1101 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

OKC127-140430-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080314T0430Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
1101 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

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

AT 1058 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO TRACK A 
VERY DANGEROUS TORNADIC STORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST 
OF CLOUDY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. A TORNADO HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN 
CONFIRMED BY STORM SPOTTERS...TAKE COVER NOW

THE WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED 
COUNTY. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS STORM.

A TORNADO MAY BE 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 3420 9530 3439 9532 3443 9504 3424 9503
      3423 9505 3423 9512 3418 9512 3416 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 266DEG 26KT 3428 9515

$$
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 140408
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1108 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

OKC127-140430-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080314T0430Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
1108 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

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

AT 1105 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
A TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW

THE WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED 
COUNTY. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS STORM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES 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 3423 9521 3437 9518 3441 9504 3424 9503
      3423 9505 3423 9512 3419 9512 3419 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 286DEG 28KT 3427 9506

$$
000 
WWUS54 KTSA 140426
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1125 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

OKC127-140435-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080314T0430Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
1125 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1130
PM CDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM.

LAT...LON 3423 9521 3437 9518 3441 9504 3424 9503
      3423 9505 3423 9512 3419 9512 3419 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 286DEG 28KT 3423 9491

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek40 min
Mar 13, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa39 min
Mar 13, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa55 min
Mar 13, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers63 min
Mar 13, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers43 min
Mar 13, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha61 min
Mar 13, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha67 min
Mar 13, 9:03 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPushmataha57 min
Mar 13, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee66 min
Mar 13, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, LeFlore55 min
Mar 13, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore62 min
Mar 13, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha63 min
Mar 13, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha34 min
Mar 13, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.