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Tornado Warning 63, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 24, 20134 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jul 24, 2013, 12:46 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2013, 12:46 AM CDT (05:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2013, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 23, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 24, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2013-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2629 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2013-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2629 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1440 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

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

972 
WFUS54 KTSA 240546
TORTSA
OKC001-021-101-135-240630-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0063.130724T0546Z-130724T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1246 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1243 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK...
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHEROKEE
  LANDING STATE PARK...COOKSON...BUNCH...MARBLE CITY...STILWELL AND
  BRUSHY.

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 3579 9451 3544 9462 3575 9519 3591 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 300DEG 34KT 3578 9502

$$
1 follow-up statement
750 
WWUS54 KTSA 240554
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1254 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013

OKC001-021-101-135-240630-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-130724T0630Z/
CHEROKEE OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-ADAIR OK-
1254 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
ADAIR...NORTHERN SEQUOYAH...NORTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE AND SOUTHERN
CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

AT 1252 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHEROKEE
LANDING STATE PARK...COOKSON...BUNCH...MARBLE CITY...STILWELL AND
BRUSHY.

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 3579 9451 3544 9462 3575 9519 3591 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 300DEG 34KT 3575 9495

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner30 min
Jul 23, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore24 min
Jul 23, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair24 min
Jul 23, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee37 min
Jul 23, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Rogers34 min
Jul 23, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers48 min
Jul 23, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Washington62 min
Jul 23, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and 5 more58 min
Jul 23, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa56 min
Jul 23, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Wagoner43 min
Jul 23, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers and 2 more34 min
Jul 23, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Tulsa30 min
Jul 23, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers and 1 more58 min
Jul 23, 11:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner54 min
Jul 24, 12:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Creek, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 4 more52 min
Jul 24, 12:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa105 min
Jul 24, 12:19 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner26 min
Jul 24, 12:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Wagoner6 hr
Jul 24, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh and 6 more67 min
Jul 24, 12:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee44 min
Jul 24, 12:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore, Mayes and 3 more6 hr
Jul 24, 1:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha6 hr
Jul 24, 1:06 AM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg24 min
Jul 24, 1:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha59 min
Jul 24, 1:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah56 min
Jul 24, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee44 min
Jul 24, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha61 min
Jul 24, 6:54 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 3 more6 hr
Jul 24, 3:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more52 hr

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.