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Tornado Warning 83, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 5:49 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 41 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, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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, 6:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 4 Ene Daisy, OK | |
| May 10, 6:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 14 Sw Clayton, OK | |
| May 10, 6:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Snow, OK | CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. ONE LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN. MANY TREES WITH TOPS OUT. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 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 102249
TORTSA
OKC121-127-102330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0083.080510T2249Z-080510T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
549 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 546 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION 13
MILES NORTHWEST OF DUNBAR...MOVING EAST AT 45 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...DUNBAR...
STANLEY...SNOW...CLAYTON...TUSKAHOMA...CLOUDY...NASHOBA AND
KIAMICHI.
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 3446 9580 3453 9578 3454 9568 3458 9569
3459 9577 3470 9575 3468 9516 3429 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 271DEG 39KT 3458 9569
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 102259
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
600 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC121-127-102330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-080510T2330Z/
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
600 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
AT 555 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF DUNBAR...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...EUBANKS...
DUNBAR...STANLEY...SARDIS...SNOW...CLAYTON...KIAMICHI...TUSKAHOMA...
NASHOBA AND CLOUDY.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS LIKELY THIS IS A LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF
NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3446 9580 3453 9578 3454 9568 3458 9569
3459 9577 3470 9575 3468 9516 3429 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 277DEG 36KT 3451 9568
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102309
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
609 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC121-127-102330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-080510T2330Z/
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
609 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
AT 608 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUNBAR...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...EUBANKS...
DUNBAR...STANLEY...SARDIS...KIAMICHI...TUSKAHOMA...NASHOBA...SNOW...
CLOUDY AND CLAYTON.
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
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 3446 9580 3453 9578 3454 9568 3457 9568
3459 9574 3460 9574 3467 9554 3468 9516
3429 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 280DEG 30KT 3452 9564
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102312 RRA
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
612 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC121-127-102330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-080510T2330Z/
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
612 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
AT 608 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS
CONTINUED TO TRACK A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUNBAR...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. A
TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER NOW
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...EUBANKS...
DUNBAR...STANLEY...SARDIS...KIAMICHI...TUSKAHOMA...NASHOBA...SNOW...
CLOUDY AND CLAYTON.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND 14 MILES
WEST SOUTHWEST OF CLAYTON THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF
NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3446 9580 3453 9578 3454 9568 3457 9568
3459 9574 3460 9574 3467 9554 3468 9516
3429 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 280DEG 30KT 3452 9561
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 102320
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
620 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC121-102330-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-080510T2330Z/
PITTSBURG OK-
620 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3442 9567 3460 9559 3460 9552 3467 9551
3468 9516 3460 9519 3433 9524 3433 9525
3429 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 291DEG 34KT 3447 9552
$$
OKC127-102330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-080510T2330Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
620 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...
AT 617 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNBAR...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS VERY
DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...TAKE COVER
NOW
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...STANLEY...
SARDIS...CLAYTON...KIAMICHI...TUSKAHOMA...NASHOBA...SNOW AND CLOUDY.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN
AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND MOTORISTS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM
SHOULD ABANDON VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER DO NOT TAKE
SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES TAKE COVER IN A NEARBY STURDY
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...TAKE COVER IN A DITCH OR CULVERT.
PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS
LAT...LON 3442 9567 3460 9559 3460 9552 3467 9551
3468 9516 3460 9519 3433 9524 3433 9525
3429 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 291DEG 34KT 3447 9552
$$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, 5:29 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, 5:52 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.