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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 5:26 PM CDT for Craig County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 min. 3 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, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Craig County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 5:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Commerce, OK | |
| May 10, 5:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | Quapaw, OK | LARGE TORNADO REPORTED NEAR QUAPAW |
| May 10, 5:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | Picher, OK | *** 5 FATAL *** EM REPORTS 20 BLOCKS OF STRUCTURES HEAVILY DAMAGED |
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 |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 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 102226
TORTSA
OKC035-115-102315-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0079.080510T2226Z-080510T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF COMMERCE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. A TORNADO HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER NOW
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...COMMERCE...
PICHER AND QUAPAW.
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 3700 9474 3700 9463 3698 9460 3687 9460
3687 9461 3691 9509 3701 9513 3701 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 265DEG 38KT 3699 9502
$$5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 102234 RRA
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
534 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC035-102244-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
CRAIG OK-
534 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3700 9474 3700 9463 3698 9460 3687 9460
3691 9499 3701 9503 3701 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 272DEG 42KT 3699 9489
$$
OKC115-102315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
OTTAWA OK-
534 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
OTTAWA COUNTY...
AT 529 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
CONTINUED TO TRACK A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF COMMERCE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. A
TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER NOW
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...COMMERCE...
CARDIN...PICHER...QUAPAW AND PEORIA.
A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO...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 3700 9474 3700 9463 3698 9460 3687 9460
3691 9499 3701 9503 3701 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 272DEG 42KT 3699 9489
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102240
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
540 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC115-102315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
OTTAWA OK-
540 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
OTTAWA COUNTY...
AT 538 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
CONTINUED TO TRACK A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR PICHER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. A TORNADO HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER NOW
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...QUAPAW AND
PEORIA.
A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW
IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR
MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3700 9474 3700 9463 3698 9460 3687 9460
3691 9492 3691 9498 3701 9499 3701 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 272DEG 39KT 3699 9482
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102244
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
544 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC115-102315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
OTTAWA OK-
544 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
OTTAWA COUNTY...
AT 542 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
CONTINUED TO TRACK A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PICHER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. A
LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PEORIA.
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 3700 9474 3700 9463 3698 9460 3687 9460
3691 9492 3691 9498 3701 9499 3701 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 275DEG 38KT 3698 9477
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102254
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
554 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC115-102315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
OTTAWA OK-
554 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY...
AT 550 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
CONTINUED TO TRACK A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEORIA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. A
LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
THE TORNADO IS NEAR INTERSTATE 44 AT THIS TIME
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND THIS IS A
LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF
NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3698 9460 3687 9460 3691 9492 3700 9484
3700 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 278DEG 43KT 3695 9460
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102306
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
606 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC115-102316-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
OTTAWA OK-
606 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY EXPIRES AT 615
PM CDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM.
LAT...LON 3698 9460 3687 9460 3691 9492 3700 9484
3700 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 278DEG 43KT 3693 9442
$$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, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 59 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, 5:29 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.