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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2013, 11:23 PM CDT for Delaware County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 min. 2 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, 11:23 PM CDT (04:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2013, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Delaware County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 11:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Grove, OK | THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE SHORE OF GRAND LAKE AND TRAVELED EAST-NORTHEAST. MANY TREES WERE DAMAGED. NO DAMAGE TO THE HOMES NEAR THE LAKE SHORE WAS NOTED. |
| May 31, 11:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Grove, OK | TREE DAMAGE |
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, 11:23 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.
843
WFUS54 KTSA 010423
TORTSA
OKC041-010500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0057.130601T0423Z-130601T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1123 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 1120 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HONEY CREEK STATE PARK...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HONEY
CREEK STATE PARK AND GROVE.
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
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. IF NO UNDERGROUND
SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR
ROOM AWAY FROM 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 3650 9461 3649 9462 3648 9487 3665 9493
3667 9474 3667 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 264DEG 34KT 3656 9481
$$3 follow-up statements
872
WWUS54 KTSA 010434
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1134 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
OKC041-010500-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-130601T0500Z/
DELAWARE OK-
1134 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY...
AT 1129 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HONEY CREEK STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. IF NO UNDERGROUND
SHELTER IS AVAILABLE TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR
ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
NIGHTTIME TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS...TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A
SAFE PLACE!
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9461 3649 9462 3649 9478 3666 9483
3667 9475 3667 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 264DEG 34KT 3657 9469
$$322
WWUS54 KTSA 010444
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1144 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
OKC041-010500-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-130601T0500Z/
DELAWARE OK-
1144 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY...
AT 1139 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
THIS STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS.
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 HALF
DOLLAR 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.
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 3650 9461 3649 9462 3649 9469 3667 9477
3667 9468 3666 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 262DEG 25KT 3658 9463
$$967
WWUS54 KTSA 010451
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1151 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
OKC041-010501-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-130601T0500Z/
DELAWARE OK-
1151 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3650 9461 3649 9462 3649 9469 3667 9477
3667 9468 3666 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 262DEG 25KT 3659 9457
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 38 min |
| 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, 11:24 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.