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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 27, 2008Haskell County, McIntosh County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2008, 7:42 PM CDT for Haskell County, McIntosh County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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: Mar 27, 2008, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Haskell County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 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
Mar 27, 7:43 PM CDT	HAIL 1	3 Ne Canadian, OK
Mar 27, 7:45 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	5 Sw Eufaula, OK
Mar 27, 8:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 Ene Canadian, OK

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

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 27, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1805 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 322 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KTSA 280042
TORTSA
OKC061-091-121-280115-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0029.080328T0042Z-080328T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
742 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 738 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF CANADIAN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CANADIAN...
  EUFAULA...QUINTON...ENTERPRISE AND KINTA.

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 3520 9509 3506 9530 3506 9534 3505 9535
      3519 9576 3535 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 284DEG 24KT 3523 9566

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 280105
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
805 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

OKC091-280115-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080328T0115Z/
MCINTOSH OK-
805 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3520 9509 3506 9530 3506 9534 3505 9535
      3512 9556 3513 9556 3514 9564 3526 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 292DEG 23KT 3518 9553

$$

OKC061-121-280115-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080328T0115Z/
HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-
805 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES...

AT 804 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF ENTERPRISE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...QUINTON...
ENTERPRISE...KINTA AND LEWISVILLE.

GOLFBALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 

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 3520 9509 3506 9530 3506 9534 3505 9535
      3512 9556 3513 9556 3514 9564 3526 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 292DEG 23KT 3518 9553

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Mar 27, 7:08 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 7:08 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
708 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
AFTER COORDINATION WITH THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER...WE WILL
EXTEND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH A BIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH TO
INCLUDE THE MCALESTER ...WILBURTON AND FORT SMITH AREAS. THE
STORMS OVER MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE COUNTIES HAVE TURNED RIGHT AND
ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO FORM FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST
IN HUGHES COUNTY.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....23

PLATE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
614 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0612 PM     HAIL             4 E MORRIS              35.61N 95.79W
03/27/2008  E1.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 4 TO 5 MILES EAST OF MORRIS
            ON HIGHWAY 62.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
622 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0621 PM     HAIL             BOYNTON                 35.65N 95.66W
03/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       MUSKOGEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
631 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     HAIL             HECTORVILLE             35.84N 95.93W
03/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

0530 PM     HAIL             4 S HECTORVILLE         35.78N 95.93W
03/27/2008  E1.00 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL 4 MILE SOUTH OF HECTORVILLE ON BIXBY
            ROAD

0536 PM     HAIL             N OKMULGEE              35.62N 95.96W
03/27/2008  E0.88 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN NORTH OKMULGEE ON HIGHWAY 75

0545 PM     HAIL             2 N MORRIS              35.64N 95.86W
03/27/2008  E1.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   PUBLIC

0545 PM     HAIL             3 N MORRIS              35.65N 95.86W
03/27/2008  E1.75 INCH       OKMULGEE           OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

0612 PM     DENSE FOG        5 SSE GROVE             36.53N 94.73W
03/27/2008                   DELAWARE           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL SSE OF GROVE

&&

DMJ

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:44 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
644 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     HAIL             2 S BOYNTON             35.62N 95.66W
03/27/2008  E1.75 INCH       MUSKOGEE           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 2 MILES SOUTH OF BOYNTON
            ON HIGHWAY 62

0632 PM     TORNADO          1 N COUNCIL HILL        35.57N 95.65W
03/27/2008                   MUSKOGEE           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED TORNADO 1 MILE NORTH OF COUNCIL
            HILL

&&

DMJ

Local storm report, Mar 27, 7:21 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
721 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0654 PM     HAIL             3 W HIWASSE             36.43N 94.39W
03/27/2008  E1.75 INCH       BENTON             AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

DMJ

Local storm report, Mar 27, 7:30 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
730 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0725 PM     HAIL             7 NE EUFAULA            35.36N 95.49W
03/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       MCINTOSH           OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED AT THE BELLE STARR THEATER ON TEXANNA ROAD

&&

MEP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 7:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee	53 min
Mar 27, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg	64 min
Mar 27, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	65 min
Mar 27, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg	66 min
Mar 27, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	24 min
Mar 27, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	73 min
Mar 27, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	46 min
Mar 27, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	LeFlore	46 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.