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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2008, 8:16 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma; Crawford County, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It was in force for 44 min. 22 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, 8:16 PM CDT (01:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, LeFlore County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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, 8:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Muldrow, OK | LARGE SWATH OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE THROUGH MULDROW. NORTH TO SOUTH WIDTH SEVERAL MILES. 477 HOMES DAMAGED BY WIND AND WIND DRIVEN HAIL. ROOF REMOVED FROM ONE RELATIVELY NEW HOME. NWS ESTIMATED MAX WINDS NEAR 100 MPH. |
| Apr 9, 8:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Muldrow, OK | |
| Apr 9, 8:23 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Muldrow, OK | GOLF BALL HAIL AND 55 PLUS MPH WINDS |
| Apr 9, 8:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Moffett, OK | NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN. |
| Apr 9, 8:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Roland, OK | |
| Apr 9, 8:26 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Moffett, OK | WEST FACING WINDOWS BROKEN OUT BY HAIL. PAINT ON WEST SIDE OF ONE HOUSE PARTIALLY REMOVED BY HAIL. |
| Apr 9, 8:27 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Arkoma, OK | |
| Apr 9, 8:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Fort Smith, AR | |
| Apr 9, 8:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Moffett, OK | GOLF BALL HAIL AND 60 PLUS MPH WINDS |
| Apr 9, 8:34 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Arkoma, OK | |
| Apr 9, 8:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Fort Smith, AR | |
| Apr 9, 8:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Fort Smith, AR | AT KFSM STATION |
| Apr 9, 8:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Van Buren, AR | |
| Apr 9, 8:39 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Roland, OK | GOLF BALL HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS |
| Apr 9, 8:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Van Buren, AR | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN |
| Apr 9, 8:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Van Buren, AR | |
| Apr 9, 8:48 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Central City, AR | |
| Apr 9, 8:49 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Rudy, AR | |
| Apr 9, 8:49 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Alma, AR | |
| Apr 9, 8:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 E Rudy, AR | QUARTER HAIL AND 55 PLUS MPH WINDS |
| Apr 9, 8:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dyer, AR | EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO GOLF COURSE. MANY TREES BLOWN DOWN AND DAMAGE TO FACILITIES |
| Apr 9, 8:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dyer, AR |
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, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 615 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 393 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 100116 TORTSA ARC033-131-OKC079-135-100200- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0050.080410T0116Z-080410T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 816 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS * UNTIL 900 PM CDT * AT 812 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MULDROW...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...POCOLA... BONANZA...ROLAND...ARKOMA...MOFFETT...SHORT...FORT SMITH...JENNY LIND...BARLING...VAN BUREN...FIGURE FIVE...CEDARVILLE...NATURAL DAM...LEE CREEK...RUDY...LAVACA...BLOOMER...ALMA...DYER...CHESTER AND MOUNTAINBURG. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 310 AND 330. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 20. 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 3575 9410 3523 9408 3518 9474 3555 9479 TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 248DEG 32KT 3540 9459 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KTSA 100127 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 826 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ARC033-131-OKC079-135-100200- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080410T0200Z/ SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-SEQUOYAH OK-LE FLORE OK- 826 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE...EASTERN SEQUOYAH...CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES... AT 822 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROLAND...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. AMATEUR RADIO STORM SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MOFFETT...FORT SMITH...BARLING...VAN BUREN...FIGURE FIVE...CENTRAL CITY...NATURAL DAM...LAVACA...ALMA...DYER...AND MOUNTAINBURG. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3575 9410 3523 9408 3519 9465 3557 9471 TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 248DEG 32KT 3543 9449 $$
000
WWUS54 KTSA 100137
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
837 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
ARC033-131-OKC079-135-100200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080410T0200Z/
SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-SEQUOYAH OK-LE FLORE OK-
837 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE...EASTERN SEQUOYAH...CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN
SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...
AT 831 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHORT TO FORT SMITH
TO BRADEN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...VAN BUREN...
FIGURE FIVE...NATURAL DAM...FURRY...BARLING...KIBLER...ALMA...
LAVACA...AND MOUNTAINBURG.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS THIS LINE OF
STORMS PASSES.
LAT...LON 3575 9410 3523 9408 3519 9465 3557 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 250DEG 36KT 3557 9442 3540 9436
3532 9443
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 100146 RRA
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
846 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
OKC079-135-100156-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080410T0200Z/
SEQUOYAH OK-LE FLORE OK-
846 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE AND EASTERN SEQUOYAH
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM.
LAT...LON 3575 9410 3526 9408 3523 9410 3522 9437
3565 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 250DEG 36KT 3560 9426 3540 9421
3526 9435
$$
ARC033-131-100200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080410T0200Z/
SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-
846 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CRAWFORD
AND NORTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...
AT 845 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RUDY TO KIBLER TO RYE
HILL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CENTRAL CITY...
DYER...CHESTER...MOUNTAINBURG...LAVACA...BLOOMER AND URSULA.
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 3575 9410 3526 9408 3523 9410 3522 9437
3565 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 250DEG 36KT 3560 9426 3540 9421
3526 9435
$$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, 8:08 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, 8:24 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 |
| Apr 9, 8:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 9:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 3 days |
| Apr 9, 10:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin | 41 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.