Tornado Warning 31, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Mar 31, 2008, 5:49 AM CDT (10:49 UTC)

Expired

Mar 31, 2008, 6:30 AM CDT

In force

41 min

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Osage County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

000 
WFUS54 KTSA 311050
TORTSA
OKC113-311130-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0031.080331T1049Z-080331T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
549 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 630 AM CDT

* AT 546 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH OF
  HOMINY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  ADDITIONALLY...A PORTION OF THE   
  STORM LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WAS LOCATED 3 SOUTHWEST OF       
  HOMINY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WYNONA...
  PAWHUSKA AND BARNSDALL.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
BASEBALL 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 3630 9601 3631 9645 3633 9646 3632 9658
      3637 9653 3641 9654 3639 9659 3652 9654
      3678 9619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1049Z 248DEG 27KT 3647 9638

$$

000 
WWUS54 KTSA 311101
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
601 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

OKC113-311130-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080331T1130Z/
OSAGE OK-
601 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OSAGE COUNTY...

AT 559 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WYNONA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A
DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME.

POWER FLASHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED NORTHEAST OF HOMINY.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PAWHUSKA...
PERSHING...NELAGONEY...TALLANT AND BARNSDALL.

NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS - TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A
SAFE PLACE

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 3630 9601 3631 9645 3633 9646 3632 9658
      3637 9653 3641 9654 3639 9659 3652 9654
      3678 9619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 248DEG 28KT 3651 9627

$$

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