Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 86, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 6:05 PM CDT for Adair County, Delaware County, Oklahoma; Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report 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, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Delaware County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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, 6:08 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 W Cincinnati, AR |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 102305
TORTSA
ARC007-143-OKC001-041-102345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0086.080510T2305Z-080510T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
605 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 603 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WATTS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CINCINNATI...
WATTS...LINCOLN...WEST SILOAM SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS...PRAIRIE
GROVE...FARMINGTON...GREENLAND...FAYETTEVILLE...TONTITOWN AND
SPRINGDALE.
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 3626 9461 3626 9411 3602 9404 3582 9464
3608 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 235DEG 53KT 3609 9460
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KTSA 102318
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
618 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
OKC001-041-102328-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0086.000000T0000Z-080510T2345Z/
DELAWARE OK-ADAIR OK-
618 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN ADAIR AND SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3602 9404 3598 9440 3605 9447 3626 9445
3626 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 241DEG 67KT 3621 9425
$$
ARC007-143-102345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0086.000000T0000Z-080510T2345Z/
WASHINGTON AR-BENTON AR-
618 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
BENTON AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 616 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HARMON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...JOHNSON...OAK
GROVE...SHADY GROVE AND SPRINGDALE.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS
BALL 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.
LAT...LON 3602 9404 3598 9440 3605 9447 3626 9445
3626 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 241DEG 67KT 3621 9425
$$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, 5:49 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, 6:11 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 |
| May 10, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Washington | 52 min |
| May 10, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 61 min |
| May 10, 1:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Carroll, Madison, Washington | 43 min |
| May 10, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 66 min |
| May 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 46 min |
| May 10, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton | 30 min |
| May 10, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington | 63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.