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Tornado Warning 76, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 5:16 PM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 59 min. 4 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
- May 10, 2008, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 5:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Crowder, OK | REPORTED BY MEDIA CHASER |
| May 10, 5:36 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 Sw Quinton, OK | |
| May 10, 5:47 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Kinta, OK | |
| May 10, 5:47 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 8 N Wilburton, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:29 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 10, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -598 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 544 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 682 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KTSA 102216 TORTSA OKC061-077-091-101-121-102315- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0076.080510T2216Z-080510T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 516 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION 4 MILES SOUTH OF CROWDER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BLOCKER... ENTERPRISE...QUINTON AND KINTA. 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 3541 9528 3496 9519 3501 9572 3519 9576 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 266DEG 21KT 3506 9564 $$
4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 102221
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
521 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC061-077-091-101-121-102315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
521 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG...SOUTHWESTERN
HASKELL...EASTERN MCINTOSH AND SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 517 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CROWDER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS IS
A DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BLOCKER...
FEATHERSTON...ENTERPRISE...QUINTON...LEWISVILLE AND KINTA.
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES IF
YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3540 9529 3537 9527 3496 9519 3502 9570
3519 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 266DEG 21KT 3506 9565
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102225
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC061-077-091-101-121-102315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-MCINTOSH OK-HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG...SOUTHWESTERN
HASKELL...EASTERN MCINTOSH AND SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 521 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
CONTINUED TO TRACK A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CROWDER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. A
LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BLOCKER...
FEATHERSTON...ENTERPRISE...QUINTON...LEWISVILLE AND KINTA.
A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND MOTORISTS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM
SHOULD ABANDON VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER DO NOT TAKE
SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES TAKE COVER IN A NEARBY STURDY
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...TAKE COVER IN A DITCH OR CULVERT.
PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND THIS IS A
LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY 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 3540 9529 3537 9527 3496 9519 3502 9570
3519 9571
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 266DEG 21KT 3508 9562
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102235
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
535 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC091-102245-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
MCINTOSH OK-
535 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3537 9527 3496 9519 3502 9570 3517 9555
3529 9540 3531 9536 3531 9534 3533 9533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 281DEG 27KT 3503 9550
$$
OKC061-077-101-121-102315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
535 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG...SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL
AND SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 534 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FEATHERSTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS
IS A DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY
TIME.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ENTERPRISE...
QUINTON...LEWISVILLE AND KINTA.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES 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 3537 9527 3496 9519 3502 9570 3517 9555
3529 9540 3531 9536 3531 9534 3533 9533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 281DEG 27KT 3503 9550
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102239
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC101-102249-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3501 9560 3516 9549 3522 9538 3530 9532
3530 9529 3526 9525 3496 9519
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 281DEG 27KT 3502 9546
$$
OKC061-077-121-102315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
HASKELL OK-PITTSBURG OK-LATIMER OK-
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LATIMER...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHWESTERN
HASKELL COUNTIES...
AT 538 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FEATHERSTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS
IS A DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY
TIME.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...QUINTON...
LEWISVILLE AND KINTA.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND THIS IS A
LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY 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 3501 9560 3516 9549 3522 9538 3530 9532
3530 9529 3526 9525 3496 9519
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 281DEG 27KT 3502 9546
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 46 min |
| May 10, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 56 min |
| May 10, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 30 min |
| May 10, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 65 min |
| May 10, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 59 min |
| May 10, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 46 min |
| May 10, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 57 min |
| May 10, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 65 min |
| May 10, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 57 min |
| May 10, 3:23 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 19 hr |
| May 10, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 23 min |
| May 10, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 61 min |
| May 10, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 10, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 52 min |
| May 10, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 63 min |
| May 10, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 61 min |
| May 10, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 26 min |
| May 10, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 66 min |
| May 10, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 49 min |
| May 10, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 31 min |
| May 10, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 59 min |
| May 10, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee | 41 min |
| May 10, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg | 46 min |
| May 10, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 41 min |
| May 10, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 53 min |
| May 10, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 49 min |
| May 10, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 59 min |
| May 10, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 40 min |
| May 10, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 34 min |
| May 10, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 44 min |
| May 10, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 42 min |
| May 10, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 49 min |
| May 10, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 45 min |
| May 10, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 38 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.