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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2008, 7:27 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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
- Apr 9, 2008, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mcalester, OK | WINDOWS BROKEN OUT AND ROOF DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY DUE TO HIGH WIND AND HAIL |
| Apr 9, 7:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Mcalester, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 550 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KTSA 100027
TORTSA
OKC121-100115-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0046.080410T0027Z-080410T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
727 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF
HAYWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HAYWOOD...
SCIPIO...SAVANNA...MCALESTER...KREBS...ALDERSON...INDIANOLA...
HARTSHORNE...CROWDER...CANADIAN AND BLOCKER.
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 3506 9608 3524 9563 3524 9556 3529 9552
3531 9545 3504 9549 3503 9551 3498 9550
3481 9552 3474 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 248DEG 39KT 3490 9606
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 100043
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
743 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
OKC121-100115-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080410T0115Z/
PITTSBURG OK-
743 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR PITTSBURG
COUNTY...
AT 739 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ARPELAR...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MCALESTER...
KREBS...ALDERSON...BACHE...INDIANOLA...DOW...HAILEYVILLE...
HARTSHORNE...CROWDER...CANADIAN AND BLOCKER.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3510 9598 3524 9563 3524 9556 3530 9550
3531 9545 3504 9549 3503 9551 3481 9552
3475 9601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 248DEG 39KT 3496 9586
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 100054
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
754 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
OKC121-100115-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080410T0115Z/
PITTSBURG OK-
754 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR PITTSBURG
COUNTY...
AT 752 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR MCALESTER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...KREBS...
INDIANOLA...ALDERSON...BACHE...CROWDER...DOW...HAILEYVILLE...
CANADIAN...HARTSHORNE AND BLOCKER.
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 3476 9596 3516 9584 3524 9563 3524 9556
3530 9550 3531 9546 3504 9549 3503 9551
3494 9552 3481 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 257DEG 35KT 3493 9575
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 59 min |
| Apr 9, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 58 min |
| Apr 9, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 20 min |
| Apr 9, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 58 min |
| Apr 9, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 67 min |
| Apr 9, 8:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 9 days |
| Apr 9, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 61 min |
| Apr 9, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 8:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 54 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 60 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 48 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 3 days |
| Apr 9, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 36 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 59 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 24 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 67 min |
| Apr 9, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 9:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 5 days |
| Apr 9, 9:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 6 days |
| Apr 9, 9:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 41 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 9:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 4 days |
| Apr 9, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 58 min |
| Apr 9, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 10:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 11:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 11:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 15 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 12:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 14 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 12:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa, Rogers | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 2:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Wagoner | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| Apr 10, 2:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 30 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 2:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 3 days |
| Apr 10, 2:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 65 min |
| Apr 10, 2:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 4 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 3:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Muskogee | 82 min |
| Apr 10, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 94 min |
| Apr 10, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 4:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 88 min |
| Apr 10, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Wagoner | 65 min |
| Apr 10, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 75 min |
| Apr 10, 5:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 58 min |
| Apr 10, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 8:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 29 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 12 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 28 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:34 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 13 more | 7 hr |
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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.