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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2015, 6:52 PM CDT for Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 min. 2 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
- May 10, 2015, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2015, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:17 PM CDT | TORNADO | S Damon, OK | REPORTED TORNADO DAMAGE CROSSING HIGHWAY 2...NEAR INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 1...SOUTH OF DAMON. LOCATION ESTIMATED. LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. WIDTH OF DAMAGE ABOUT 50 YARDS AT THE HIGHWAY. |
| May 10, 7:18 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 4 N Yanush, OK | A TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES...DESTROYED A METAL BUILDING...SEVERELY DAMAGED TWO HOMES...DAMAGED THE CRAVENS VFD...DAMAGED AN OIL DRILLING SITE...AND DESTROYED OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 15 MILES AND ENDED AT ABOUT 74 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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.
932
WFUS54 KTSA 102352
TORTSA
OKC077-121-127-110030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0031.150510T2352Z-150511T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
652 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 650 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF STANLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...YANUSH...
HIGGINS...GOWEN AND DAMON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3497 9548 3476 9513 3454 9549 3461 9562
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 219DEG 28KT 3463 9552
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$3 follow-up statements
300
WWUS54 KTSA 110014
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
714 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
OKC121-127-110024-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150511T0030Z/
PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
714 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA AND SOUTHEASTERN
PITTSBURG COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3470 9552 3495 9545 3476 9513 3468 9529
3468 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 219DEG 28KT 3475 9535
$$
OKC077-110030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150511T0030Z/
LATIMER OK-
714 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 710 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR YANUSH...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...DAMON
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 3470 9552 3495 9545 3476 9513 3468 9529
3468 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 219DEG 28KT 3475 9535
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$493
WWUS54 KTSA 110016
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
716 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
OKC077-110030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150511T0030Z/
LATIMER OK-
716 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LATIMER
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 712 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR YANUSH...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...DAMON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3470 9552 3495 9545 3476 9513 3468 9529
3468 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 228DEG 35KT 3478 9533
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$854
WWUS54 KTSA 110022
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
722 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
OKC077-110030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150511T0030Z/
LATIMER OK-
722 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LATIMER COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 720 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR DAMON...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...DAMON
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 3473 9530 3480 9543 3491 9541 3482 9523
3476 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 223DEG 32KT 3481 9528
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$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, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 39 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.