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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 10, 20154 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2015, 9:10 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 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
May 10, 2015, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:14 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
May 10, 9:30 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Okmulgee, OKSEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN, N 270 RD, GUN CLUB RD, AND BANYAN RD. FEW SMALL TREES DAMAGED OR BROKEN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 12:00Z on 2015-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1564 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 12:00Z on 2015-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 255 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1564 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
256 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.9
Supercell composite
11.8

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The text

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

584 
WUUS54 KTSA 101410
SVRTSA
OKC091-101-111-145-101500-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0131.150510T1410Z-150510T1500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
910 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
  OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 908 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM BEGGS TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF HENRYETTA...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...OKMULGEE...PRESTON...
  GRAYSON...MORRIS...HOFFMAN...BALD HILL...HITCHITA...PIERCE...
  ERAM...COUNCIL HILL...STONEBLUFF...BOYNTON...HASKELL...
  JAMESVILLE...COWETA...WAINWRIGHT...CHOSKA AND TAFT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 236 AND 257.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3575 9614 3586 9588 3586 9582 3589 9582
      3597 9562 3554 9547 3531 9597 3537 9598
      3537 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 236DEG 35KT 3575 9603 3537 9593

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
704 
WWUS54 KTSA 101456
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
956 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

OKC091-101-111-145-101506-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-150510T1500Z/
MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-WAGONER OK-
956 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WAGONER...
OKMULGEE...NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE AND NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 AM CDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.

TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM.

LAT...LON 3575 9614 3586 9588 3586 9582 3589 9582
      3597 9562 3554 9547 3531 9597 3537 9598
      3537 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1456Z 236DEG 35KT 3600 9557 3562 9547

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah46 min
May 9, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah45 min
May 9, 7:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah6 hr
May 9, 9:17 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAPushmataha71 hr
May 9, 9:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer38 min
May 9, 10:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALatimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg6 hr
May 9, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer45 min
May 9, 10:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore115 min
May 9, 11:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore6 hr
May 9, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg50 min
May 9, 11:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore5 days
May 9, 11:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore63 hr
May 9, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg45 min
May 10, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell40 min
May 10, 12:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah4 hr
May 10, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, Sequoyah56 min
May 10, 1:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah48 min
May 10, 1:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
May 10, 4:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah6 hr
May 10, 4:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah6 hr
May 10, 5:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSASequoyah20 hr
May 10, 7:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee66 min
May 10, 8:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee6 hr
May 10, 8:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa6 hr
May 10, 8:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg53 min
May 10, 8:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more6 hr
May 10, 8:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha60 min
May 10, 8:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAChoctaw55 hr
May 10, 8:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOkmulgee6 days
May 10, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee, Tulsa44 min
May 10, 9:19 AM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg26 min
May 10, 9:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more65 min
May 10, 9:32 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAOttawa45 hr
May 10, 9:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner4 hr
May 10, 9:43 AM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore32 min
May 10, 9:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner59 min
May 10, 9:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 1 more6 hr
May 10, 9:52 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee71 hr
May 10, 10:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, LeFlore, Sequoyah48 min
May 10, 10:51 AM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore24 min
May 10, 11:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa72 min
May 10, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg107 min
May 10, 1:21 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACreek, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 5 more24 hr
May 10, 2:52 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 1 more24 hr
May 10, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg35 min
May 10, 5:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha6 hr
May 10, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPushmataha46 min
May 10, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPushmataha35 min
May 10, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha39 min
May 10, 6:52 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha38 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.