Tornado Warning 33, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Apr 14, 2011, 9:48 PM CDT (02:48 UTC)

Expired

Apr 14, 2011, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

42 min

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Crawford County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, LeFlore County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

249 
WFUS54 KTSA 150248
TORTSA
ARC033-131-OKC079-135-150330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0033.110415T0248Z-110415T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
948 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
  SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
  NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  NORTHWESTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 945 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GANS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  20 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  MULDROW...ROLAND...ARKOMA...MOFFETT...FORT SMITH...VAN BUREN...
  BARLING AND SHORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 312 AND
328.

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 3564 9447 3533 9428 3524 9466 3538 9477
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 239DEG 19KT 3531 9462

$$

436 
WWUS54 KTSA 150305
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1005 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

ARC033-131-OKC079-135-150330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110415T0330Z/
SEBASTIAN AR-CRAWFORD AR-SEQUOYAH OK-LE FLORE OK-
1005 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE...SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH...SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD
AND NORTHWESTERN SEBASTIAN COUNTIES...

AT 1003 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR
COTTONWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM
WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM
AT ANY TIME.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ROLAND...
ARKOMA...MILL CREEK...MOFFETT...FORT SMITH...DORA...SHORT...VAN BUREN
AND UNIONTOWN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 316 AND
328.

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 3531 9459 3545 9469 3564 9447 3533 9428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 239DEG 19KT 3539 9451

$$

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