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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jan 7, 2008, 7:22 PM CST for McIntosh County, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 41 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
- Jan 7, 2008, 7:22 PM CST (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 8:03 PM CST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 7:34 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Council Hill, OK | |
| Jan 7, 7:35 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 1 N Council Hill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:02 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KTSA 080122
TORTSA
OKC091-101-080215-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0006.080108T0122Z-080108T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
722 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
WESTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 815 PM CST
* AT 717 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF
RAIFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...VIVIAN...
STIDHAM...COUNCIL HILL...RENTIESVILLE...BOYNTON AND OKTAHA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 247 AND 264.
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 3568 9535 3521 9578 3526 9598 3538 9597
3539 9587 3541 9588 3556 9575 3556 9570
3561 9571 3574 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 217DEG 34KT 3531 9585
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 080134
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
734 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
OKC091-101-080215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080108T0215Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-
734 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR WESTERN
MCINTOSH AND CENTRAL MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 730 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF STIDHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...STIDHAM...
PIERCE...HITCHITA...COUNCIL HILL...RENTIESVILLE...BOYNTON...
WAINWRIGHT...OKTAHA AND SUMMIT.
NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS - TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A
SAFE PLACE
LAT...LON 3568 9535 3521 9578 3526 9598 3538 9597
3539 9587 3541 9588 3556 9575 3556 9570
3561 9571 3574 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 217DEG 30KT 3539 9578
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 080148
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
749 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
OKC091-101-080215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080108T0215Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-
749 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
MCINTOSH AND CENTRAL MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 746 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HITCHITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...COUNCIL HILL...
RENTIESVILLE...BOYNTON...WAINWRIGHT...OKTAHA AND SUMMIT.
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 3568 9535 3547 9555 3542 9586 3545 9586
3548 9581 3555 9576 3556 9570 3561 9571
3574 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 217DEG 30KT 3549 9569
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 080203
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
803 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
OKC091-101-080213-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080108T0215Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-
803 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MCINTOSH AND CENTRAL MUSKOGEE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM.
LAT...LON 3568 9535 3547 9555 3542 9586 3545 9586
3548 9581 3555 9576 3556 9570 3561 9571
3574 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 217DEG 30KT 3558 9560
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 59 min |
| Jan 7, 6:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 67 min |
| Jan 7, 6:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 33 min |
| Jan 7, 7:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee | 42 min |
| Jan 7, 7:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 24 min |
| Jan 7, 7:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 34 min |
| Jan 7, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 32 min |
| Jan 7, 7:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 55 min |
| Jan 7, 7:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee | 50 min |
| Jan 7, 7:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 31 min |
| Jan 7, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 61 min |
| Jan 7, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 67 min |
| Jan 7, 8:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 66 min |
| Jan 7, 8:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner | 43 min |
| Jan 7, 8:24 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| Jan 7, 8:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 66 min |
| Jan 7, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 5 more | 60 min |
| Jan 7, 9:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 65 min |
| Jan 7, 9:54 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 3 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 63 min |
| Jan 7, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 62 min |
| Jan 7, 10:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 53 min |
| Jan 7, 10:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 60 min |
| Jan 7, 10:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee | 38 min |
| Jan 7, 11:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee | 34 min |
| Jan 7, 11:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 55 min |
| Jan 7, 11:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 61 min |
| Jan 8, 12:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Creek, Mayes, Nowata, Okmulgee, Rogers and 3 more | 30 min |
| Jan 8, 12:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 2 more | 61 min |
| Jan 8, 1:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 60 min |
| Jan 8, 1:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 50 min |
| Jan 8, 2:11 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 3 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee | 29 min |
| Jan 8, 2:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 32 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.