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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 30, 2013Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2013, 1:51 PM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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 30, 2013, 1:51 PM CDT (18:51 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2013, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 30, 2:20 PM CDTHAIL 16 N Pawnee, OKALSO A FEW SMALL TREES DOWNED BY HIGH WINDS

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 12:52 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 64 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, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2013-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1807 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, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2013-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 473 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
1807 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
473 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
598 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
18.6

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The text

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

109 
WFUS54 KTSA 301851
TORTSA
OKC113-117-301930-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0031.130530T1851Z-130530T1930Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 149 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF PAWNEE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  PAWNEE...SKEDEE AND BLACKBURN.

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 3653 9658 3624 9653 3625 9693 3633 9693
      3633 9703 3633 9704 3645 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 259DEG 21KT 3636 9694

$$
2 follow-up statements
376 
WWUS54 KTSA 301904
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
204 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

OKC113-117-301930-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-130530T1930Z/
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
204 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR PAWNEE AND
CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTIES...

AT 202 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PAWNEE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PAWNEE...
SKEDEE AND BLACKBURN.

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 3636 9696 3646 9696 3653 9658 3624 9653
      3625 9693 3633 9693 3633 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 259DEG 21KT 3635 9685

$$
264 
WWUS54 KTSA 301915
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
215 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

OKC113-117-301930-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-130530T1930Z/
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
215 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR PAWNEE AND
CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTIES...

AT 211 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
WAS LOCATED NEAR PAWNEE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. A TORNADO IS
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SKEDEE AND
BLACKBURN.

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 3627 9688 3632 9688 3634 9690 3637 9691
      3647 9690 3653 9658 3624 9653
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 259DEG 21KT 3636 9678

$$

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, 12:35 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah25 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.