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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2014, 4:15 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 45 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
- Apr 27, 2014, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
Counties Choctaw County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:18 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Rattan, OK | COVERED THE GROUND...MOSTLY NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 1256 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
534
WFUS54 KTSA 272115
TORTSA
OKC023-127-272200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0002.140427T2115Z-140427T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
415 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 411 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
MESSER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...RATTAN...OLETA...CORINNE...
SOBOL AND CLOUDY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3402 9546 3417 9558 3451 9512 3441 9504
3424 9504 3424 9505 3424 9514 3415 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 235DEG 30KT 3412 9541
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
749
WWUS54 KTSA 272132
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
432 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
OKC023-272142-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140427T2200Z/
CHOCTAW OK-
432 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3416 9542 3427 9545 3451 9512 3441 9504
3424 9504 3424 9514 3415 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 235DEG 30KT 3420 9527
$$
OKC127-272200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140427T2200Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
432 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
AT 428 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR OLETA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...CLOUDY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3416 9542 3427 9545 3451 9512 3441 9504
3424 9504 3424 9514 3415 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 235DEG 30KT 3420 9527
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:27 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Tulsa and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 9:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 10:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 10:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 10:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 11:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 42 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.