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Tornado Warning 81, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2011, 6:08 PM CDT for Creek County, Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 67 min. 6 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 24, 2011, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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 24, 6:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 W Hominy, OK | BEGINNING POINT OF 2.8 MILE LONG TORNADO THAT DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. RATED EF-1. |
| May 24, 6:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pawnee, OK | TOR081- TREES DOWNED IN PAWNEE. |
| May 24, 6:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Nw Hominy, OK | BEGINNING POINT OF A 17 MILE LONG TORNADO THAT BLEW DOWN POWER POLES AND TREES. RATED EF-2. |
| May 24, 6:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 W Hominy, OK | |
| May 24, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cleveland, OK | SVR-367 TREES AND SOME POWERLINES DOWNED IN CLEVELAND. |
| May 24, 7:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Hallett, OK |
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 24, 12:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 434 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -401 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 375 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 420 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
031
WFUS54 KTSA 242308
TORTSA
OKC037-113-117-250015-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0081.110524T2308Z-110525T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
608 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 605 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 18 MILES WEST OF QUAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...QUAY...
PAWNEE...OILTON...MARAMEC...JENNINGS...SKEDEE...HALLETT...
TERLTON...BLACKBURN...MANNFORD...CLEVELAND...OSAGE...WESTPORT...
HOMINY AND WYNONA.
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 3660 9632 3609 9630 3604 9663 3615 9664
3615 9681 3616 9682 3624 9683 3625 9693
3633 9693 3633 9703 3633 9704 3636 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 240DEG 39KT 3611 9699
$$2 follow-up statements
051
WWUS54 KTSA 242322
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
622 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
OKC037-113-117-250015-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0081.000000T0000Z-110525T0015Z/
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
622 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PAWNEE...
SOUTHERN OSAGE AND NORTHWESTERN CREEK COUNTIES...
AT 618 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF
QUAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...QUAY...
PAWNEE...OILTON...MARAMEC...JENNINGS...SILVER CITY...SKEDEE...
HALLETT...TERLTON...BLACKBURN...MANNFORD...CLEVELAND...OSAGE...
WESTPORT...HOMINY AND WYNONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3660 9632 3609 9630 3604 9663 3615 9664
3615 9681 3616 9682 3624 9683 3625 9693
3633 9693 3633 9703 3633 9704 3636 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 238DEG 43KT 3624 9681
$$732
WWUS54 KTSA 242341
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
641 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
OKC037-113-117-250015-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0081.000000T0000Z-110525T0015Z/
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
641 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PAWNEE...
SOUTHERN OSAGE AND NORTHWESTERN CREEK COUNTIES...
AT 636 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR SKEDEE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MANNFORD...CLEVELAND...OSAGE...WESTPORT...HOMINY AND WYNONA.
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 3660 9632 3609 9630 3604 9663 3615 9664
3615 9681 3616 9682 3624 9683 3625 9693
3633 9693 3633 9703 3633 9704 3636 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 238DEG 43KT 3636 9660
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 46 min |
| May 23, 7:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 6 hr |
| May 23, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 43 min |
| May 23, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 46 min |
| May 23, 8:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 24 hr |
| May 23, 8:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah and 1 more | 116 min |
| May 23, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| May 23, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 49 min |
| May 23, 9:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 41 min |
| May 23, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 33 min |
| May 23, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 56 min |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 23, 10:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| May 23, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 47 min |
| May 23, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 42 min |
| May 23, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 46 min |
| May 23, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 45 min |
| May 23, 11:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 2 hr |
| May 24, 12:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and 3 more | 12 hr |
| May 24, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 33 min |
| May 24, 1:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 10 hr |
| May 24, 1:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 7 hr |
| May 24, 1:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 13 hr |
| May 24, 8:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 44 hr |
| May 24, 8:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 13 hr |
| May 24, 11:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore and 8 more | 48 hr |
| May 24, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 41 min |
| May 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 67 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.