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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2013, 7:07 PM CDT for Craig County, Nowata County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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 31, 2013, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2013, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 7:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 10 Ese South Coffeyvill, OK | TREE UPROOTED. |
| May 31, 7:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 11 Ne Lenapah, OK | LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN |
| May 31, 7:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Ese South Coffeyvill, OK | AN EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY OCCURRED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A STRONG REAR-FLANK DOWNDRAFT SURGE. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A NUMBER OF TREES. A LARGER SWATH OF WIND DAMAGED OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHERN NOWATA COUTY. |
| May 31, 7:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 Ne Lenapah, OK | TREES SPLIT AND LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN. |
| May 31, 7:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 18 Wnw Welch, OK | TREE UPROOTED AND LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN. |
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 31, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 2316 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1144 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 16.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
286 WFUS54 KTSA 010007 TORTSA OKC035-105-010045- /O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0050.130601T0007Z-130601T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 707 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... NORTHEASTERN NOWATA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... * UNTIL 745 PM CDT * AT 703 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH COFFEYVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED A TORNADO NEAR HULAH... AND ANOTHER TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... HOLLOW... 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! IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. && LAT...LON 3686 9511 3686 9569 3700 9569 3701 9511 TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 262DEG 31KT 3697 9555 $$
3 follow-up statements
589 WWUS54 KTSA 010019 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 719 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 OKC035-105-010045- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-130601T0045Z/ CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK- 719 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN NOWATA AND NORTHWESTERN CRAIG COUNTIES... AT 717 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLLOW...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED A TORNADO NEAR HULAH...AND MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER TORNADO AT ANY TIME. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HOLLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS! IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3686 9562 3700 9562 3701 9511 3686 9511 TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 259DEG 26KT 3698 9544 $$
675 WWUS54 KTSA 010026 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 726 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 OKC035-105-010045- /O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-130601T0045Z/ CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK- 726 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN NOWATA AND NORTHWESTERN CRAIG COUNTIES... AT 721 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLLOW...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED A TORNADO NEAR HULAH...AND MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER TORNADO AT ANY TIME. SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HOLLOW. 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! IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3686 9555 3700 9552 3701 9511 3686 9511 TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 260DEG 26KT 3699 9537 $$
187 WWUS54 KTSA 010037 SVSTSA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 737 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 OKC035-105-010046- /O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-130601T0045Z/ CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK- 737 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NOWATA AND NORTHWESTERN CRAIG COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 745 PM CDT... THE ROTATION WITHIN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. LAT...LON 3686 9555 3700 9552 3701 9511 3686 9511 TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 260DEG 26KT 3700 9528 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 42 min |
| May 31, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| May 31, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 46 min |
| May 31, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 40 min |
| May 31, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 35 min |
| May 31, 7:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Creek, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers and 1 more | 12 hr |
| May 31, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington | 27 min |
| May 31, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 33 min |
| May 31, 8:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 65 hr |
| May 31, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 37 min |
| May 31, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 61 min |
| May 31, 8:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 32 hr |
| May 31, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 54 min |
| May 31, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 46 min |
| May 31, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 42 min |
| May 31, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 31 min |
| May 31, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 67 min |
| May 31, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 48 min |
| May 31, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers | 47 min |
| May 31, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 40 min |
| May 31, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware | 24 min |
| May 31, 11:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 27 min |
| May 31, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 41 min |
| May 31, 11:12 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 31, 11:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 37 min |
| May 31, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 51 min |
| May 31, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 49 min |
| May 31, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 67 min |
| May 31, 11:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 49 min |
| May 31, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 12:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 2 more | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 12:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Sequoyah | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 2:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 4:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 5:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 6:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 6:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 26 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 60 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 20 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 27 hr |
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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.