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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2009, 6:54 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 66 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
- Mar 27, 2009, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties LeFlore County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:47 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Heavener, OK | REPORTED BY FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 511 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KTSA 272354
TORTSA
OKC079-127-280100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0006.090327T2354Z-090328T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
654 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 653 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTH
OF WHITESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WHITESBORO...
MUSE...BIG CEDAR AND HEAVENER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3450 9512 3492 9466 3487 9449 3471 9445
3450 9477 3451 9504 3444 9503 3443 9504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 227DEG 28KT 3450 9496
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KTSA 280009
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
709 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
OKC079-127-280100-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090328T0100Z/
LE FLORE OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
709 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTIES...
AT 706 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HONOBIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WHITESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WHITESBORO...
MUSE...BIG CEDAR...HODGEN AND HEAVENER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
&&
LAT...LON 3462 9499 3492 9466 3487 9449 3471 9445
3450 9477 3451 9500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 227DEG 28KT 3458 9486
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 280017
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
717 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
OKC127-280026-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090328T0100Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
717 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED EAST OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3468 9492 3492 9466 3487 9449 3471 9445
3450 9477 3451 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 232DEG 26KT 3463 9482
$$
OKC079-280100-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090328T0100Z/
LE FLORE OK-
717 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
LE FLORE COUNTY...
AT 716 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR MUSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MUSE...BIG
CEDAR...HODGEN AND HEAVENER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS
&&
LAT...LON 3468 9492 3492 9466 3487 9449 3471 9445
3450 9477 3451 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 232DEG 26KT 3463 9482
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 280036
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
736 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
OKC079-280100-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090328T0100Z/
LE FLORE OK-
736 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
LE FLORE COUNTY...
AT 735 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF BIG CEDAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HODGEN AND
HEAVENER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3468 9492 3492 9466 3487 9449 3471 9445
3450 9477 3451 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 229DEG 25KT 3473 9466
$$000
WWUS54 KTSA 280059
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
759 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
OKC079-280108-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090328T0100Z/
LE FLORE OK-
759 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 800 PM
CDT...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE WARNED AREA...
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW OTHER
STORMS STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3468 9492 3492 9466 3487 9449 3471 9445
3450 9477 3451 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 229DEG 25KT 3483 9452
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 48 min |
| Mar 26, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 62 min |
| Mar 26, 10:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 42 min |
| Mar 26, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 4:07 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | TSA | Craig, Creek, Nowata, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 39 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 8:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 8:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 8:24 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Pawnee, Washington | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 9:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 9:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 9:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 9:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 10:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 67 min |
| Mar 27, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 12:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Tulsa | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 3:50 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okfuskee and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 55 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.