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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2015, 8:29 PM CDT for Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 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
- May 8, 2015, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Okfuskee County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
997
WFUS54 KTSA 090129
TORTSA
OKC107-090200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0023.150509T0129Z-150509T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
829 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 828 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEARVIEW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...CLEARVIEW AND PHAROAH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 226 AND 230.
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 3547 9613 3536 9607 3533 9626 3536 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 241DEG 16KT 3537 9624
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
057
WWUS54 KTSA 090140
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
840 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
OKC107-090200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150509T0200Z/
OKFUSKEE OK-
840 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL OKFUSKEE
COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 838 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEARVIEW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...CLEARVIEW AND PHAROAH
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 226 AND 230.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3537 9627 3547 9613 3536 9607 3533 9624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 245DEG 13KT 3538 9620
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$518
WWUS54 KTSA 090149
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
849 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
OKC107-090200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150509T0200Z/
OKFUSKEE OK-
849 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL OKFUSKEE
COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 847 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEARVIEW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...PHAROAH
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA.
&&
LAT...LON 3540 9622 3547 9613 3537 9607 3536 9607
3535 9617
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 245DEG 13KT 3539 9617
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 37 min |
| May 8, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 30 min |
| May 8, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 40 min |
| May 8, 7:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Okfuskee | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 35 min |
| May 8, 8:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 4 hr |
| May 8, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 47 min |
| May 8, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 40 min |
| May 8, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 35 min |
| May 8, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 32 min |
| May 8, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 50 min |
| May 8, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 30 min |
| May 8, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 45 min |
| May 8, 9:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 4 hr |
| May 8, 9:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Tulsa | 4 hr |
| May 8, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 25 min |
| May 8, 9:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 4 hr |
| May 8, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| May 8, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 64 min |
| May 8, 10:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 8, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 4 more | 51 min |
| May 8, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 29 min |
| May 8, 10:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Rogers and 1 more | 2 hr |
| May 8, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 46 min |
| May 8, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 58 min |
| May 8, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Osage, Pawnee | 63 min |
| May 9, 12:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 8 hr |
| May 9, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 49 min |
| May 9, 12:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 2 hr |
| May 9, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 3 more | 56 min |
| May 9, 1:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers and 2 more | 117 min |
| May 9, 1:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 8 hr |
| May 9, 2:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 9, 2:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 6 hr |
| May 9, 3:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 19 hr |
| May 9, 8:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 6 hr |
| May 9, 9:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Pushmataha | 22 hr |
| May 9, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw | 57 hr |
| May 9, 11:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 6 hr |
| May 9, 11:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 42 min |
| May 9, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| May 9, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 40 min |
| May 9, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 40 min |
| May 9, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| May 9, 3:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 119 min |
| May 9, 3:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 2 hr |
| May 9, 4:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| May 9, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 6 hr |
| May 9, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 48 min |
| May 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 33 min |
| May 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 46 min |
| May 9, 6:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.