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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2014, 7:26 PM CDT for Craig County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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
- Sep 1, 2014, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Craig County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 2037 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KTSA 020026
TORTSA
OKC035-115-020115-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0007.140902T0026Z-140902T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
726 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 724 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELCH...AND MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.
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...WELCH.
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 3685 9492 3688 9525 3698 9524 3701 9511
3700 9493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 267DEG 15KT 3693 9518
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
LACY2 follow-up statements
242
WWUS54 KTSA 020045
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
745 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
OKC035-115-020115-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140902T0115Z/
CRAIG OK-OTTAWA OK-
745 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA AND
NORTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...
AT 743 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WELCH...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THE STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTIES..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3688 9517 3699 9515 3700 9510 3700 9493
3685 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 267DEG 15KT 3692 9510
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LACY515
WWUS54 KTSA 020107
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
807 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
OKC035-115-020117-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140902T0115Z/
CRAIG OK-OTTAWA OK-
807 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHEASTERN CRAIG
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA. LARGE HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.
LAT...LON 3688 9517 3699 9515 3700 9510 3700 9493
3685 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 267DEG 15KT 3692 9499
$$
LACYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 67 min |
| Sep 1, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 48 min |
| Sep 1, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 58 min |
| Sep 1, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington | 39 min |
| Sep 1, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 47 min |
| Sep 1, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 27 min |
| Sep 2, 1:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 63 min |
| Sep 2, 3:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 37 min |
| Sep 2, 5:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 47 min |
| Sep 2, 5:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 42 min |
| Sep 2, 5:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 6:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 6:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more | 67 min |
| Sep 2, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 89 min |
| Sep 2, 8:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 3 more | 83 min |
| Sep 2, 9:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 22 hr |
| Sep 2, 9:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 30 min |
| Sep 2, 9:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 3 more | 62 min |
| Sep 2, 11:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 30 min |
| Sep 2, 11:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 91 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.