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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK

June 5, 2014Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2014, 10:38 PM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 5, 2014, 10:38 PM CDT (03:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2014, 11:01 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 5, 10:45 PM CDTHAIL 1.256 Nw Pawnee, OKESTIMATED WIND TO 55 MPH, FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 147 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2014-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1680 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2014-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1680 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-224 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1878 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

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

893 
WFUS54 KTSA 060338
TORTSA
OKC113-117-060415-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0004.140606T0338Z-140606T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1038 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1036 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SOONER LAKE...AND MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  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.

* THE STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTIES...

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 3654 9697 3654 9696 3655 9694 3643 9665
      3634 9699 3647 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 303DEG 19KT 3647 9692

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
383 
WWUS54 KTSA 060353 RRA
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1053 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

OKC113-060403-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140606T0415Z/
OSAGE OK-
1053 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3647 9685 3640 9676 3634 9699 3645 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 303DEG 19KT 3642 9689

$$

OKC117-060415-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140606T0415Z/
PAWNEE OK-
1053 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PAWNEE COUNTY UNTIL 1115
PM CDT...

AT 1049 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF
SOONER LAKE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

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.

* THE STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTY..

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 3647 9685 3640 9676 3634 9699 3645 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 303DEG 19KT 3642 9689

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
142 
WWUS54 KTSA 060401
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1101 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

OKC117-060410-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140606T0415Z/
PAWNEE OK-
1101 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PAWNEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER 
POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM.

LAT...LON 3647 9685 3640 9676 3634 9699 3645 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 303DEG 19KT 3640 9685

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Washington47 min
Jun 5, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Washington38 min
Jun 5, 9:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage42 min
Jun 5, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Washington38 min
Jun 5, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata38 min
Jun 5, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee51 min
Jun 5, 10:16 PM CDTTornado WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Washington29 min
Jun 5, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers48 min
Jun 5, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Ottawa46 min
Jun 5, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers50 min
Jun 5, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee28 min
Jun 5, 11:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSARogers, Tulsa, Washington95 min
Jun 5, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers44 min
Jun 5, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata39 min
Jun 5, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Wagoner50 min
Jun 5, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee45 min
Jun 5, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata47 min
Jun 6, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner40 min
Jun 6, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata53 min
Jun 6, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee20 min
Jun 6, 1:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee48 min
Jun 6, 3:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 15 more4 days
Jun 6, 7:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee66 min
Jun 6, 7:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Pawnee64 min
Jun 6, 8:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee55 min
Jun 6, 8:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg42 min
Jun 6, 8:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOkfuskee3 hr
Jun 6, 9:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek38 min
Jun 6, 9:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner40 min
Jun 6, 9:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha67 min
Jun 6, 9:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell34 min
Jun 6, 9:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner119 min
Jun 6, 9:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSATulsa, Wagoner46 min
Jun 6, 9:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner53 min
Jun 6, 10:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Rogers, Wagoner29 min
Jun 6, 10:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha52 min
Jun 6, 10:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers43 min
Jun 6, 10:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore56 min
Jun 6, 2:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa46 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.