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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2008, 7:47 PM CDT for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 58 min. 1 report 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, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2008, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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 | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 8:01 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 8 Ne Cloudy, OK | LARGER HAIL LIKELY. |
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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 225 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 100047
TORTSA
OKC127-100145-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0048.080410T0047Z-080410T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
747 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 744 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
NEAR OLETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM HAS A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CLOUDY...
NASHOBA...KIAMICHI AND ALBION.
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 3417 9534 3426 9545 3469 9516 3468 9494
3453 9493 3449 9497 3448 9503 3442 9503
3415 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 232DEG 38KT 3423 9533
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 100108
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
808 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
OKC127-100145-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080410T0145Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
808 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...
AT 806 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLOUDY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...KIAMICHI...
ALBION AND HONOBIA.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3417 9534 3426 9545 3469 9516 3468 9494
3453 9493 3449 9497 3448 9503 3442 9503
3415 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 232DEG 38KT 3437 9512
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 100135
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
835 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
OKC127-100145-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080410T0145Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
835 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...
AT 834 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HONOBIA...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HONOBIA.
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 3447 9510 3455 9510 3462 9506 3468 9494
3453 9493 3449 9497 3449 9502 3445 9504
3444 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 200DEG 28KT 3453 9501
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 100142
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
842 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
OKC127-100152-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080410T0145Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
842 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY EXPIRES AT
845 PM CDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM.
LAT...LON 3447 9510 3455 9510 3462 9506 3468 9494
3453 9493 3449 9497 3449 9502 3445 9504
3444 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 200DEG 28KT 3458 9499
$$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, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 48 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, 7:55 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.