Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2014, 8:57 PM CDT for Osage County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 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, 8:57 PM CDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2014, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Osage County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 209 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.
387
WFUS54 KTSA 020157
TORTSA
OKC113-020245-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0008.140902T0157Z-140902T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
857 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 855 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
ELGIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 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.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...WAH SHA SHE STATE PARK AND
HULAH.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9607 3700 9601 3684 9601 3697 9640
3700 9640 3701 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 285DEG 13KT 3703 9631
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
LACY2 follow-up statements
179
WWUS54 KTSA 020207
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
907 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
OKC113-020245-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140902T0245Z/
OSAGE OK-
907 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY
UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
AT 905 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELGIN...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...WAH SHA SHE STATE PARK AND
HULAH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A
DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM CELLAR IF AVAILABLE.
OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE
TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9607 3700 9601 3684 9601 3697 9640
3700 9640 3701 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 308DEG 17KT 3700 9625
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
LACY015
WWUS54 KTSA 020238
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
938 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
OKC113-020248-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140902T0245Z/
OSAGE OK-
938 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
945 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3700 9607 3700 9601 3684 9601 3697 9640
3700 9640 3701 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 308DEG 17KT 3691 9611
$$
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, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 49 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, 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.