Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 37, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 60 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 31, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Choctaw County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 6:06 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 9 N Boswell, OK | |
| Mar 31, 6:26 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 9 Nne Boswell, OK | |
| Mar 31, 6:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 W Speer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 1777 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KTSA 312301
TORTSA
OKC023-010000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0037.080331T2300Z-080401T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
600 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 558 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF
BOSWELL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BOSWELL...
SOPER...KENT...GOODLAND...HUGO...MESSER...SAWYER AND FORT TOWSON.
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 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 3388 9554 3393 9557 3388 9570 3387 9584
3394 9596 3417 9597 3415 9515 3395 9514
3393 9516 3395 9523 3389 9524 3385 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 263DEG 34KT 3404 9598
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 312318
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
618 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
OKC023-010000-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080401T0000Z/
CHOCTAW OK-
618 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR CHOCTAW
COUNTY...
AT 615 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BOSWELL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...UNGER...SOPER...
KENT...GOODLAND...SPEER...HUGO...MESSER...FALLON...APPLE...SAWYER...
HUSKEY...SWINK AND FORT TOWSON.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3394 9545 3400 9595 3417 9597 3415 9515
3395 9514 3394 9517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 263DEG 34KT 3407 9580
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 312330
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
630 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
OKC023-010000-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080401T0000Z/
CHOCTAW OK-
630 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 627 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR SOPER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...KENT...SPEER...
HUGO...MESSER...FALLON...APPLE...SAWYER...SWINK AND FORT TOWSON.
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 3403 9578 3416 9581 3415 9515 3402 9515
3399 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 263DEG 34KT 3408 9566
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 312342
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
642 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
OKC023-010000-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080401T0000Z/
CHOCTAW OK-
642 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY...
AT 640 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR SPEER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MESSER AND
APPLE.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3406 9562 3416 9564 3415 9515 3402 9515
3402 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 263DEG 34KT 3409 9552
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 57 min |
| Mar 31, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 3:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Delaware, Haskell and 10 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 4:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 5:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 5:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 6:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 6:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 6:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 6:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 25 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Rogers | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 7:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers, Washington | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 7:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 7:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Rogers, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 7:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 8:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 57 min |
| Mar 31, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 9:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 9:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 115 min |
| Mar 31, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Washington | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 10:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 11:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 11:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 9 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 93 min |
| Mar 31, 11:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 60 min |
| Mar 31, 11:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Rogers, Wagoner | 77 min |
| Mar 31, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Tulsa | 89 min |
| Mar 31, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers | 75 min |
| Mar 31, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Wagoner | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Rogers, Wagoner | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 117 min |
| Mar 31, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 75 min |
| Mar 31, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 71 min |
| Mar 31, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 114 min |
| Mar 31, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 2:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 96 min |
| Mar 31, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 3:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 94 min |
| Mar 31, 3:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 87 min |
| Mar 31, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 87 min |
| Mar 31, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Sequoyah | 117 min |
| Mar 31, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 47 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.