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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2013, 8:38 PM CDT for Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 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, 8:38 PM CDT (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2013, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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 30, 8:44 PM CDT | TORNADO | Broken Arrow, OK | BETWEEN 91ST AND 101ST STREET NEAR 193RD AVENUE |
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 30, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1584 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 329 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 13.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
230
WFUS54 KTSA 310138
TORTSA
OKC143-145-310215-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0038.130531T0138Z-130531T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
838 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
CENTRAL WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 836 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF BROKEN ARROW...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ONETA...
COWETA AND WAGONER.
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 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9551 3604 9529
3585 9535 3596 9590 3613 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 284DEG 26KT 3602 9576
$$7 follow-up statements
918
WWUS54 KTSA 310140
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
840 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
OKC143-145-310215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130531T0215Z/
TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
840 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WAGONER AND
EASTERN TULSA COUNTIES...
AT 840 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
WAS LOCATED NEAR BROKEN ARROW...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. A TORNADO IS
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ONETA...
COWETA AND WAGONER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9551 3604 9529
3585 9535 3596 9590 3613 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 282DEG 22KT 3602 9576
$$262
WWUS54 KTSA 310142
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
842 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
OKC143-145-310215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130531T0215Z/
TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
842 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WAGONER AND
EASTERN TULSA COUNTIES...
AT 840 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS LOCATED IN EAST BROKEN ARROW...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ONETA...
COWETA AND WAGONER.
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 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9551 3604 9529
3585 9535 3596 9590 3613 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 282DEG 22KT 3602 9575
$$966
WWUS54 KTSA 310143
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
843 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
OKC143-145-310215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130531T0215Z/
TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
843 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WAGONER AND
EASTERN TULSA COUNTIES...
AT 842 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 91ST AND 101ST NEAR THE
COUNTY LINE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ONETA...
COWETA AND WAGONER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9551 3604 9529
3585 9535 3596 9590 3613 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 282DEG 22KT 3602 9576
$$536
WWUS54 KTSA 310145
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
845 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
OKC143-145-310215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130531T0215Z/
TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
845 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WAGONER AND
EASTERN TULSA COUNTIES...
AT 843 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR 91ST AND THE CREEK TURNPIKE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS LIFE
THREATENING TORNADO IS CAPABLE OF EXTREME DAMAGE!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ONETA...
COWETA AND WAGONER.
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 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9551 3604 9529
3585 9535 3596 9590 3613 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 282DEG 22KT 3602 9575
$$256
WWUS54 KTSA 310147
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
847 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
OKC143-145-310215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130531T0215Z/
TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
847 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WAGONER AND EASTERN TULSA COUNTIES...
AT 846 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR THE CREEK TURNPIKE AND HIGHWAY 51...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS
LIFE THREATENING TORNADO IS CAPABLE OF EXTREME DAMAGE!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ONETA...
COWETA AND WAGONER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9552 3608 9549
3604 9529 3585 9535 3598 9582 3611 9575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 282DEG 22KT 3602 9573
$$367
WWUS54 KTSA 310151
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
851 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
OKC143-310201-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130531T0215Z/
TULSA OK-
851 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN TULSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9547 3604 9529
3585 9535 3599 9577 3602 9576 3610 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 270DEG 22KT 3603 9570
$$
OKC145-310215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130531T0215Z/
WAGONER OK-
851 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WAGONER COUNTY...
AT 849 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
JUST NORTH OF ONETA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS LIFE THREATENING
TORNADO IS CAPABLE OF EXTREME DAMAGE!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WAGONER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9547 3604 9529
3585 9535 3599 9577 3602 9576 3610 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 270DEG 22KT 3603 9570
$$867
WWUS54 KTSA 310157
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
857 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
OKC145-310215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130531T0215Z/
WAGONER OK-
857 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WAGONER COUNTY...
AT 854 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 NORTHEAST OF ONETA
...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WAGONER.
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 3609 9558 3607 9557 3608 9547 3604 9529
3585 9535 3599 9577 3602 9576 3610 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 270DEG 22KT 3603 9566
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 55 min |
| May 30, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 49 min |
| May 30, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 44 min |
| May 30, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 53 min |
| May 30, 8:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 33 min |
| May 30, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 57 min |
| May 30, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 53 min |
| May 30, 8:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 24 hr |
| May 30, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 40 min |
| May 30, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 33 min |
| May 30, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 11 hr |
| May 30, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 40 min |
| May 30, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 53 min |
| May 30, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 29 min |
| May 30, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 64 min |
| May 31, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 40 min |
| May 31, 12:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 5 hr |
| May 31, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 41 min |
| May 31, 5:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 18 hr |
| May 31, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | TSA | Osage | 23 hr |
| May 31, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | TSA | Washington | 23 hr |
| May 31, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | TSA | Ottawa | 4 hr |
| May 31, 1:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 54 hr |
| May 31, 2:16 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 71 hr |
| May 31, 2:16 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 29 hr |
| May 31, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 25 min |
| May 31, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 38 min |
| May 31, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 45 min |
| May 31, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 46 min |
| May 31, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 29 min |
| May 31, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| May 31, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 32 min |
| May 31, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 50 min |
| May 31, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 31 min |
| May 31, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 42 min |
| May 31, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 48 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.