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Tornado Warning 87, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2011, 8:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 40 min. 5 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, 8:35 PM CDT (01:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Muskogee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 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, 8:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Haskell, OK | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND DAMAGED. SOME TREES BLOWN ONTO HOUSES. |
| May 24, 8:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Haskell, OK | DAMAGE BEING REPORTED IN HASKELL. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 24, 8:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 N Jamesville, OK | |
| May 24, 9:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Porter, OK | ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE NEAR TOWN OF RED BIRD. |
| May 24, 9:24 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Coweta, OK | SVR371 - LARGE ONE TON PLUS CONSTRUCTION SIGN BLOWN ACROSS ROAD. |
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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 1213 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
086 WFUS54 KTSA 250135 TORTSA OKC101-111-143-145-250215- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0087.110525T0135Z-110525T0215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 835 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA SOUTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA SOUTHERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 830 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF BALD HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BALD HILL...STONEBLUFF...HASKELL...TAFT...COWETA...PORTER...TULLAHASSEE AND MUSKOGEE. 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 3603 9542 3575 9532 3564 9599 3586 9600 TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 243DEG 32KT 3579 9589 $$
3 follow-up statements
736 WWUS54 KTSA 250146 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 846 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 OKC101-111-143-145-250215- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110525T0215Z/ MUSKOGEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- 846 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN WAGONER...SOUTHEASTERN TULSA...NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE AND NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES... AT 844 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR BALD HILL... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... STONEBLUFF...JAMESVILLE...HASKELL...CHOSKA...TAFT...COWETA... REDBIRD...PORTER...TULLAHASSEE AND MUSKOGEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS! && LAT...LON 3571 9589 3588 9595 3603 9542 3575 9532 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 243DEG 32KT 3581 9577 $$
057 WWUS54 KTSA 250150 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 850 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 OKC101-111-143-145-250215- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110525T0215Z/ MUSKOGEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- 850 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN WAGONER...SOUTHEASTERN TULSA...NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE AND NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES... AT 845 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO TRACK A VERY DANGEROUS TORNADO LOCATED NEAR HASKELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE COVER NOW! SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HASKELL... CHOSKA...TAFT...COWETA...REDBIRD...PORTER...TULLAHASSEE AND MUSKOGEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS...TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE! && LAT...LON 3571 9589 3588 9595 3603 9542 3575 9532 TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 243DEG 32KT 3580 9568 $$
414
WWUS54 KTSA 250157
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
857 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
OKC111-143-250207-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110525T0215Z/
OKMULGEE OK-TULSA OK-
857 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TULSA AND NORTHEASTERN
OKMULGEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3603 9542 3575 9532 3573 9576 3575 9577
3585 9576 3586 9580 3590 9582 3590 9577
3592 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 232DEG 33KT 3585 9563
$$
OKC101-145-250215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110525T0215Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-WAGONER OK-
857 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
WAGONER AND NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 854 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR HASKELL...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...COWETA...
REDBIRD...PORTER...MUSKOGEE AND TULLAHASSEE.
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 3603 9542 3575 9532 3573 9576 3575 9577
3585 9576 3586 9580 3590 9582 3590 9577
3592 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 232DEG 33KT 3585 9563
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 56 min |
| May 24, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 3 more | 48 min |
| May 24, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 39 min |
| May 24, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 43 min |
| May 24, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 40 min |
| May 24, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 39 min |
| May 24, 8:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 6 hr |
| May 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and 4 more | 66 min |
| May 24, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 63 min |
| May 24, 8:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 5 hr |
| May 24, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 64 min |
| May 24, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 46 min |
| May 24, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 48 min |
| May 24, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 42 min |
| May 24, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 48 min |
| May 24, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 43 min |
| May 24, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 65 min |
| May 24, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 47 min |
| May 24, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 65 min |
| May 24, 10:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 26 min |
| May 24, 10:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| May 24, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 67 min |
| May 24, 10:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair | 36 min |
| May 24, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 49 min |
| May 24, 11:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair | 42 min |
| May 24, 11:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 33 min |
| May 24, 11:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 34 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.