Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 49, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2008, 8:08 PM CDT for Haskell County, Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 67 min. 5 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, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2008, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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, 8:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blocker, OK | SEVERAL OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY WIND. ESTIMATED GUSTS TO 90 MPH. |
| Apr 9, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Sw Quinton, OK | |
| Apr 9, 8:37 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Kinta, OK | |
| Apr 9, 8:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 N Lequire, OK | |
| Apr 9, 8:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Red Oak, OK | POWER POLES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 82 NORTH OF RED OAK. |
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 |
| Apr 9, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 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.
- 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 100108 TORTSA OKC061-077-121-100215- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0049.080410T0108Z-080410T0215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 808 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 805 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARTSHORNE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HARTSHORNE... BLOCKER...DAMON...QUINTON...WILBURTON...KINTA...RED OAK AND LEQUIRE. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 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 3480 9563 3511 9568 3521 9508 3487 9502 TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 256DEG 29KT 3495 9562 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KTSA 100120 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 820 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 OKC061-077-121-100215- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080410T0215Z/ HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK- 820 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHERN HASKELL COUNTIES... AT 817 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF FEATHERSTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...DAMON... WILBURTON...QUINTON...LEWISVILLE...PANOLA...KINTA...RED OAK AND LEQUIRE. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3480 9563 3511 9568 3521 9508 3487 9502 TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 255DEG 36KT 3500 9546 $$
000
WWUS54 KTSA 100130
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
830 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
OKC061-077-121-100215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080410T0215Z/
HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
830 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHERN HASKELL COUNTIES...
AT 826 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FEATHERSTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LEWISVILLE...
PANOLA...KINTA...RED OAK AND LEQUIRE.
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 3490 9550 3514 9548 3521 9508 3488 9502
3487 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 255DEG 36KT 3502 9534
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 100140
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
840 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
OKC121-100150-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080410T0215Z/
PITTSBURG OK-
840 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM.
LAT...LON 3493 9540 3504 9537 3504 9535 3516 9535
3521 9508 3506 9506 3488 9502 3487 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 255DEG 36KT 3505 9520
$$
OKC061-077-100215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080410T0215Z/
HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
840 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LATIMER AND SOUTHERN HASKELL COUNTIES...
AT 835 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF LEWISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...RED OAK AND
LEQUIRE.
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 3493 9540 3504 9537 3504 9535 3516 9535
3521 9508 3506 9506 3488 9502 3487 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 255DEG 36KT 3505 9520
$$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, 7:47 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, 8:10 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.