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Tornado Warning 60, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2013, 12:25 AM CDT for 8 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 min. 7 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
- Jun 1, 2013, 12:25 AM CDT (05:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2013, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 12:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Box, OK | THUNDERSTORM WINDS SNAPPED 8 POWER POLES NEAR THE BLACK GUM FIRE DEPARTMENT. |
| Jun 1, 12:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ne Gore, OK | LARGE TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF AT SNAKE CREEK PARK AT LAKE TENKILLER |
| Jun 1, 12:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Vian, OK | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWNED. |
| Jun 1, 12:35 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cookson, OK | STORM WINDS DAMAGED THE AWNING OF A STORE AND DOWNED LARGE TREES. |
| Jun 1, 12:37 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Sallisaw, OK | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWNED. |
| Jun 1, 12:42 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bunch, OK | SEVERAL BIG TREES UPROOTED/SPLIT. |
| Jun 1, 12:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Bunch, OK | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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.
167
WFUS54 KTSA 010525
TORTSA
OKC001-021-061-077-079-101-121-135-010615-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0060.130601T0525Z-130601T0615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1225 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
EASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT
* AT 1220 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PUMPKIN
CENTER TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF STIGLER TO 9 MILES WEST OF ROBBERS
CAVE STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. TORNADOES MAY FORM RAPIDLY
ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...LAKE
TENKILLER STATE PARK...TAMAHA...VIAN...KINTA...ROBBERS CAVE STATE
PARK...COOKSON...CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK...BRUSHY LAKE STATE
PARK...MARBLE CITY...KEOTA...SALLISAW...LEQUIRE...BUNCH...BRUSHY...
GANS...MCCURTAIN...MARIETTA...MULDROW...STILWELL...ADAIR STATE
PARK...BOKOSHE...SHORT...ROLAND AND BARON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 286 AND 326.
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 3502 9499 3495 9565 3531 9514 3580 9518
3596 9453 3539 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 262DEG 27KT 3572 9506 3533 9502
3502 9546
$$1 follow-up statement
356
WWUS54 KTSA 010548
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1248 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013
OKC101-121-010558-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-130601T0615Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
1248 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN PITTSBURG AND SOUTHEASTERN
MUSKOGEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3509 9490 3503 9535 3519 9532 3531 9514
3535 9514 3542 9505 3583 9504 3590 9479
3592 9454 3589 9452 3539 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 262DEG 27KT 3580 9488 3542 9467
3510 9517
$$
OKC001-021-061-077-079-135-010615-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-130601T0615Z/
CHEROKEE OK-HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-LATIMER OK-ADAIR OK-
1248 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
ADAIR...NORTHERN LATIMER...SEQUOYAH...NORTHERN LE FLORE...HASKELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 1244 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHEROKEE LANDING
STATE PARK TO GANS TO KINTA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. TORNADOES MAY
FORM RAPIDLY ANYWHERE IN THE LINE OF STORMS!
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BRUSHY...
GANS...BUNCH...LEQUIRE...MULDROW...MCCURTAIN...ROLAND...COWLINGTON...
MARIETTA...STILWELL...SHORT...ADAIR STATE PARK...BOKOSHE...MILTON AND
COTTONWOOD.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 292 AND 326.
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 3509 9490 3503 9535 3519 9532 3531 9514
3535 9514 3542 9505 3583 9504 3590 9479
3592 9454 3589 9452 3539 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 262DEG 27KT 3580 9488 3542 9467
3510 9517
$$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, 11:23 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, 12:29 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.