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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2015, 9:15 PM CDT for Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2015, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Okfuskee County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 97 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.
527
WFUS54 KTSA 090215
TORTSA
OKC107-090245-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0024.150509T0215Z-150509T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
915 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL OKFUSKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 912 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF BEARDEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 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...BEARDEN...OKEMAH AND
CLEARVIEW.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 212 AND 228.
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 3543 9644 3550 9612 3529 9620 3528 9644
3529 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 207DEG 26KT 3529 9636
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
233
WWUS54 KTSA 090232
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
932 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
OKC107-090245-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150509T0245Z/
OKFUSKEE OK-
932 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OKFUSKEE
COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
AT 931 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR WETUMKA...
AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THE STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3529 9620 3529 9638 3532 9636 3535 9635
3538 9617 3536 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 261DEG 32KT 3529 9622
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$786
WWUS54 KTSA 090243
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
943 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
OKC107-090253-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150509T0245Z/
OKFUSKEE OK-
943 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OKFUSKEE 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. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM!
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TULSA.
LAT...LON 3529 9620 3529 9638 3532 9636 3535 9635
3538 9617 3536 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 261DEG 32KT 3531 9610
$$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, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 31 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, 9:30 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.