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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2015, 6:36 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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 10, 2015, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2015, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
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 10, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
447
WFUS54 KTSA 102336
TORTSA
OKC121-127-110015-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0030.150510T2336Z-150511T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
636 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 634 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNBAR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...STANLEY...CLAYTON AND
SARDIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3451 9572 3451 9568 3459 9568 3460 9570
3468 9563 3468 9520 3440 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 228DEG 33KT 3454 9555
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$3 follow-up statements
611
WWUS54 KTSA 102346
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
OKC121-127-110015-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-150511T0015Z/
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA
AND SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 644 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF STANLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...STANLEY AND SARDIS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3449 9554 3452 9567 3459 9568 3460 9570
3468 9563 3468 9523
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 223DEG 30KT 3458 9555
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$361
WWUS54 KTSA 102359
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
659 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
OKC121-127-110015-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-150511T0015Z/
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
659 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA
AND SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 656 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH
OF STANLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...SARDIS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3454 9549 3459 9557 3461 9562 3468 9559
3468 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 223DEG 30KT 3466 9546
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$412
WWUS54 KTSA 110012
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
712 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
OKC121-127-110023-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-150511T0015Z/
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
712 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHEASTERN
PITTSBURG COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3454 9549 3459 9557 3461 9562 3468 9559
3468 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 223DEG 30KT 3475 9536
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| May 9, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 45 min |
| May 9, 7:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| May 9, 9:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 71 hr |
| May 9, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 38 min |
| May 9, 10:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 45 min |
| May 9, 10:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 115 min |
| May 9, 11:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 6 hr |
| May 9, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 50 min |
| May 9, 11:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 5 days |
| May 9, 11:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 63 hr |
| May 9, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| May 10, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 40 min |
| May 10, 12:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| May 10, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Sequoyah | 56 min |
| May 10, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 48 min |
| May 10, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| May 10, 4:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| May 10, 4:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 6 hr |
| May 10, 5:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 20 hr |
| May 10, 7:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 66 min |
| May 10, 8:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 6 hr |
| May 10, 8:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| May 10, 8:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 53 min |
| May 10, 8:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 10, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 60 min |
| May 10, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 55 hr |
| May 10, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 6 days |
| May 10, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa | 44 min |
| May 10, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 50 min |
| May 10, 9:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 26 min |
| May 10, 9:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more | 65 min |
| May 10, 9:32 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Ottawa | 45 hr |
| May 10, 9:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 10, 9:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 32 min |
| May 10, 9:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 10, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 10, 9:52 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 71 hr |
| May 10, 10:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 48 min |
| May 10, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 24 min |
| May 10, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 72 min |
| May 10, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 107 min |
| May 10, 1:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 5 more | 24 hr |
| May 10, 2:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 1 more | 24 hr |
| May 10, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 35 min |
| May 10, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 6 hr |
| May 10, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 46 min |
| May 10, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 35 min |
| May 10, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 38 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.