Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Apr 30, 2012, 11:23 PM CDT (04:23 UTC)

Expired

May 1, 2012, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:24 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.

901 
WFUS54 KTSA 010423
TORTSA
OKC113-117-010500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0021.120501T0423Z-120501T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1123 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 1119 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF BURBANK TO 3 MILES WEST OF FAIRFAX TO 15 MILES WEST OF
  RALSTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. TORNADOES MAY FORM RAPIDLY
  ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  RALSTON AND SKEDEE.

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 3676 9641 3655 9639 3634 9673 3642 9699
      3659 9684 3673 9684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 276DEG 34KT 3672 9673 3658 9671
          3644 9694

$$

109 
WWUS54 KTSA 010449
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1149 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012

OKC113-117-010500-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120501T0500Z/
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
1149 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR PAWNEE
AND CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTIES...

AT 1147 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SKEDEE TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SKEDEE TO SKEDEE...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH. TORNADOES MAY FORM RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!

THIS STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS.

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 3666 9643 3654 9640 3634 9673 3639 9678
      3650 9660 3665 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 269DEG 34KT 3661 9653 3646 9653
          3640 9668

$$

249 
WWUS54 KTSA 010459
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1159 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012

OKC113-117-010508-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120501T0500Z/
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
1159 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PAWNEE AND CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTIES EXPIRES
AT MIDNIGHT CDT...

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS CURRENTLY LOST SIGNS OF LOW LEVEL 
ROTATION...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND 
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM.

LAT...LON 3666 9643 3654 9640 3634 9673 3639 9678
      3650 9660 3665 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 269DEG 34KT 3661 9644 3646 9644
          3640 9659

$$

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