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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 30, 2013Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2013, 12:35 AM CDT for Cherokee County, Muskogee County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2013, 12:35 AM CDT (05:35 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cherokee County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 29, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2013-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 350 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2013-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
350 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-104 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1360 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

397 
WFUS54 KTSA 300535
TORTSA
OKC021-101-135-300600-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0030.130530T0535Z-130530T0600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1235 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 1232 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF GORE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
  MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...GORE...
  GREENLEAF STATE PARK...BRAGGS...LAKE TENKILLER STATE PARK...PUMPKIN
  CENTER...COOKSON AND CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK.

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!

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 3592 9512 3578 9483 3545 9521 3551 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 208DEG 49KT 3555 9523

$$
1 follow-up statement
143 
WWUS54 KTSA 300554
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1254 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

OKC021-101-135-300604-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130530T0600Z/
CHEROKEE OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
1254 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SEQUOYAH...NORTHEASTERN
MUSKOGEE AND SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 100 AM CDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3592 9512 3578 9483 3545 9521 3551 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 208DEG 49KT 3578 9508

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee32 min
May 29, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa57 min
May 29, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Creek, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more57 min
May 29, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee35 min
May 29, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig32 min
May 29, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa38 min
May 29, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage45 min
May 29, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington26 min
May 29, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee37 min
May 29, 11:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee29 min
May 30, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee24 min
May 30, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah32 min
May 30, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah60 min
May 30, 1:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWashington52 min
May 30, 2:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee39 min
May 30, 4:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage33 min
May 30, 4:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington62 min
May 30, 6:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington3 hr
May 30, 8:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage24 hr
May 30, 8:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa43 hr
May 30, 8:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa42 hr
May 30, 8:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAWashington3 days
May 30, 8:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa4 days
May 30, 8:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa5 days
May 30, 8:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh36 min
May 30, 9:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware41 min
May 30, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchTSAOttawa6 hr
May 30, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchTSAAdair48 hr
May 30, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchTSACherokee35 hr
May 30, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchTSACherokee, Delaware62 hr
May 30, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchTSACherokee48 hr
May 30, 10:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Washington49 min
May 30, 10:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 14 more50 hr
May 30, 11:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Washington47 min
May 30, 11:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore40 min
May 30, 12:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee, Washington28 min
May 30, 12:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage4 hr
May 30, 12:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee64 min
May 30, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Washington36 min
May 30, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee61 min
May 30, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore37 min
May 30, 1:51 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee39 min
May 30, 2:29 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee31 min
May 30, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington46 min
May 30, 3:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Washington66 min
May 30, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington63 min
May 30, 3:32 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Pawnee58 min
May 30, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers47 min
May 30, 4:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa39 hr
May 30, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa62 min
May 30, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers27 min
May 30, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa, Rogers54 min
May 30, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair37 min
May 30, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes45 min
May 30, 5:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Tulsa84 min
May 30, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Tulsa, Wagoner61 min
May 30, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee66 min
May 30, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers46 min
May 30, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa38 min
May 30, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes45 min
May 30, 6:08 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACraig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage and 6 more6 hr
May 30, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware, Mayes29 min
May 30, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee27 min
May 30, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee56 min
May 30, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Wagoner36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.