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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2015, 5:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 32 min. 8 reports 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
- Mar 25, 2015, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2015, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 4 Se Westport, OK | |
| Mar 25, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Ne Westport, OK | 2 INCH HAIL AT PRUE. |
| Mar 25, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 4 Se Westport, OK | |
| Mar 25, 5:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Sand Springs, OK | *** 1 FATAL *** EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN MOBILE HOME PARK NEAR HIGHWAY 51 AND 145 WEST AVENUE. |
| Mar 25, 5:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Sand Springs, OK | |
| Mar 25, 5:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | Sand Springs, OK | DONUT SHOP DESTROYED AT HIGHWAY 97. |
| Mar 25, 5:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Se Westport, OK | BEARS GLEN EXIT OFF U.S. 412 NEAR LAKE KEYSTONE. |
| Mar 25, 5:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Sand Springs, OK |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1301 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
950
WFUS54 KTSA 252213
TORTSA
OKC037-113-117-143-252245-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0002.150325T2213Z-150325T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
513 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
EASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
WEST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 512 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MANNFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 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...MANNFORD...WESTPORT...
KEYSTONE STATE PARK...WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK...SAND SPRINGS AND
TULSA.
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 3631 9600 3614 9601 3613 9649 3626 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 263DEG 38KT 3618 9639
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
456
WWUS54 KTSA 252219
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
519 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
OKC037-113-117-143-252245-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150325T2245Z/
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-TULSA OK-
519 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL TULSA...
EASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CREEK
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 516 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
WESTPORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...WALNUT
CREEK STATE PARK...SAND SPRINGS AND TULSA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3631 9600 3614 9601 3613 9649 3626 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 263DEG 38KT 3620 9633
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$113
WWUS54 KTSA 252221
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
521 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
OKC037-113-117-143-252245-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150325T2245Z/
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-TULSA OK-
521 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL TULSA...
EASTERN PAWNEE...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CREEK
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 519 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR WESTPORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...WALNUT
CREEK STATE PARK...SAND SPRINGS AND TULSA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS
ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3631 9600 3614 9601 3613 9649 3626 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 265DEG 39KT 3619 9629
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 29 min |
| Mar 24, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 41 min |
| Mar 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 34 min |
| Mar 24, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 30 min |
| Mar 24, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 47 min |
| Mar 24, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 27 min |
| Mar 24, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 37 min |
| Mar 24, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 2:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes and 7 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 45 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 3 days |
| Mar 25, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 40 min |
| Mar 25, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 41 min |
| Mar 25, 4:07 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 33 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 39 min |
| Mar 25, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 20 min |
| Mar 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 5:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Tulsa | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 48 min |
| Mar 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 30 min |
| Mar 25, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Creek, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers and 3 more | 59 min |
| Mar 25, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Mayes, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 26 min |
| Mar 25, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 6:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 31 min |
| Mar 25, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers and 2 more | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 32 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.