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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2015, 11:47 PM CDT for Mayes County, Rogers County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 min. 3 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 16, 2015, 11:47 PM CDT (04:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2015, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Mayes County, OK, Rogers County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 11:54 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 6 Ne Tiawah, OK | TORNADO DEVELOPED WEST OF THE CLAREMORE AIRPORT AND MOVED OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 20 WHERE IT DAMAGED HOMES AND SNAPPED OR UPROOTED TREES. THE TORNADO APPEARED TO DISSIPATE AFTER IT CROSSED THE E 480 ROAD. |
| May 16, 11:59 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pryor, OK | TREES DOWN AND MANY BROKEN LIMBS IN AND AROUND PRYOR. OTHER DAMAGE LIKELY TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST. |
| May 17, 12:01 AM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 6 Nw Pryor, OK | A TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES AND SNAPPED POWER POLES. |
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 16, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 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
- 1727 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1056 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
269
WFUS54 KTSA 170447
TORTSA
OKC097-131-170515-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0041.150517T0447Z-150517T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1147 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
EASTERN ROGERS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1146 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
TIAWAH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...PRYOR...FOYIL...
BUSHYHEAD...ADAIR AND CHELSEA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 251 AND 269.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3659 9546 3639 9515 3615 9550 3625 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 217DEG 49KT 3622 9552
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
457
WWUS54 KTSA 170458
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1158 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015
OKC097-131-170515-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-150517T0515Z/
MAYES OK-ROGERS OK-
1158 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ROGERS AND
NORTHWESTERN MAYES COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1157 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
PRYOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...PRYOR...FOYIL...BUSHYHEAD...
ADAIR AND CHELSEA
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 251 AND 270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 9546 3639 9515 3615 9550 3625 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 217DEG 49KT 3635 9543
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$242
WWUS54 KTSA 170501
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1201 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
OKC097-131-170515-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-150517T0515Z/
MAYES OK-ROGERS OK-
1201 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL ROGERS AND
NORTHWESTERN MAYES COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT MIDNIGHT CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF PRYOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...ADAIR
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 258 AND 269.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3656 9542 3643 9521 3631 9537 3637 9548
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 217DEG 49KT 3638 9540
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$872
WWUS54 KTSA 170507
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1207 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
OKC131-170517-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-150517T0515Z/
ROGERS OK-
1207 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ROGERS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3648 9530 3643 9521 3639 9532 3642 9538
3651 9536 3651 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 217DEG 49KT 3645 9531
$$
OKC097-170515-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-150517T0515Z/
MAYES OK-
1207 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MAYES COUNTY
UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1205 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ADAIR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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..
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 266 AND 269.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3648 9530 3643 9521 3639 9532 3642 9538
3651 9536 3651 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 217DEG 49KT 3645 9531
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 8:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 2 hr |
| May 16, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 52 min |
| May 16, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 44 min |
| May 16, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 43 min |
| May 16, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 39 min |
| May 16, 9:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 2 hr |
| May 16, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 56 min |
| May 16, 9:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 36 min |
| May 16, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Washington | 46 min |
| May 16, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Tulsa, Washington | 43 min |
| May 16, 10:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 26 min |
| May 16, 10:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 41 min |
| May 16, 10:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 2 hr |
| May 16, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 23 min |
| May 16, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 46 min |
| May 16, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 40 min |
| May 16, 10:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 94 min |
| May 16, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 47 min |
| May 16, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 46 min |
| May 16, 11:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa | 119 min |
| May 16, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 44 min |
| May 16, 11:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 3 more | 2 hr |
| May 16, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 48 min |
| May 16, 11:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Tulsa, Wagoner | 26 min |
| May 16, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 61 min |
| May 16, 11:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 25 min |
| May 16, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 51 min |
| May 16, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 65 min |
| May 17, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 55 min |
| May 17, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 66 min |
| May 17, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more | 63 min |
| May 17, 12:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 29 min |
| May 17, 12:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh and 5 more | 116 min |
| May 17, 12:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 31 min |
| May 17, 12:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 116 min |
| May 17, 12:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 12:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 2 hr |
| May 17, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 62 min |
| May 17, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 61 min |
| May 17, 1:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 58 min |
| May 17, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 66 min |
| May 17, 2:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 117 min |
| May 17, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 45 min |
| May 17, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McCurtain | 59 min |
| May 17, 6:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 2 more | 8 hr |
| May 17, 9:00 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 55 hr |
| May 17, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 71 hr |
| May 17, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 3 days |
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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.