Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 80, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 5:29 PM CDT for Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2008, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 102229 TORTSA OKC077-121-127-102300- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0080.080510T2229Z-080510T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 529 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTHERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BLANCO... ALDERSON...TUSKAHOMA...CLAYTON...HARTSHORNE...DAMON...HIGGINS... YANUSH AND WILBURTON. 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 3494 9520 3452 9520 3471 9588 3489 9586 TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 268DEG 21KT 3479 9579 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KTSA 102234 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 534 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 OKC077-121-127-102300- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080510T2300Z/ PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK- 534 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER...NORTHERN PUSHMATAHA AND CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTIES... AT 530 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SAVANNA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ALDERSON... BACHE...DOW...SARDIS...TUSKAHOMA...CLAYTON...HAILEYVILLE... HARTSHORNE...PANOLA...GOWEN...DAMON...HIGGINS...YANUSH AND WILBURTON. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS LAT...LON 3494 9520 3452 9520 3471 9588 3489 9586 TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 268DEG 21KT 3480 9578 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 102245 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 545 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 OKC077-121-127-102300- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080510T2300Z/ PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK- 545 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER...NORTHERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES... AT 542 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAILEYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HAILEYVILLE... HARTSHORNE...GOWEN...HIGGINS...SARDIS...TUSKAHOMA...CLAYTON... PANOLA...DAMON...YANUSH AND WILBURTON. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL 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. 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 3494 9520 3452 9520 3472 9575 3486 9571 TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 278DEG 36KT 3477 9563 $$
000 WWUS54 KTSA 102250 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 550 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 OKC077-121-127-102300- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080510T2300Z/ PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-LATIMER OK- 550 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER...NORTHERN PUSHMATAHA AND EASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES... AT 547 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAILEYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HARTSHORNE... GOWEN...SARDIS...TUSKAHOMA...PANOLA...DAMON...HIGGINS...YANUSH AND WILBURTON. A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS LAT...LON 3494 9520 3452 9520 3475 9571 3487 9563 TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 278DEG 25KT 3478 9559 $$
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, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 49 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 |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.