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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 7, 2008McIntosh County, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 7, 7:34 PM CSTHAIL 0.75Council Hill, OK
Jan 7, 7:35 PM CSTHAIL 0.751 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 7, 4:02 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2008-01-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 122 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2008-01-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 6:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee59 min
Jan 7, 6:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee67 min
Jan 7, 6:57 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee33 min
Jan 7, 7:03 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee42 min
Jan 7, 7:06 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Delaware24 min
Jan 7, 7:11 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee34 min
Jan 7, 7:28 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Delaware32 min
Jan 7, 7:35 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee55 min
Jan 7, 7:40 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee50 min
Jan 7, 7:58 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee31 min
Jan 7, 7:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner61 min
Jan 7, 8:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more67 min
Jan 7, 8:09 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Delaware66 min
Jan 7, 8:17 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner43 min
Jan 7, 8:24 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner4 hr
Jan 7, 8:54 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware66 min
Jan 7, 9:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 5 more60 min
Jan 7, 9:40 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner65 min
Jan 7, 9:54 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee3 hr
Jan 7, 9:57 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware63 min
Jan 7, 9:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee62 min
Jan 7, 10:07 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee53 min
Jan 7, 10:45 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware60 min
Jan 7, 10:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee38 min
Jan 7, 11:11 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee34 min
Jan 7, 11:20 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Wagoner55 min
Jan 7, 11:59 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner61 min
Jan 8, 12:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Creek, Mayes, Nowata, Okmulgee, Rogers and 3 more30 min
Jan 8, 12:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 2 more61 min
Jan 8, 1:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Mayes, Ottawa60 min
Jan 8, 1:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner50 min
Jan 8, 2:11 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Delaware3 hr
Jan 8, 2:31 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee, Muskogee29 min
Jan 8, 2:58 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair32 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.