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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2015, 12:34 AM CDT for Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 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 17, 2015, 12:34 AM CDT (05:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2015, 1:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 12:40 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Fairland, OK | POWER LINES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED NEAR 590 AND 220 ROAD FROM PROBABLE TORNADO. |
| May 17, 12:40 AM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Sse Fairland, OK | A TORNADO DESTROYED A MOBILE HOME...DESTROYED A WORKSHOP...AND SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES. |
| May 17, 12:51 AM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 5 Ese Wyandotte, OK | A TORNADO SNAPPED TREE LIMBS ALONG THE E 175 ROAD AND UPROOTED TREES AT THE STATE LINE AS IT MOVED INTO MISSOURI. |
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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 87 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.
376
WFUS54 KTSA 170534
TORTSA
OKC041-115-170615-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0043.150517T0534Z-150517T0615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1234 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT
* AT 1232 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
BERNICE...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...NARCISSA...FAIRLAND...
MIAMI...TWIN BRIDGES STATE PARK...WYANDOTTE...OTTAWA...COMMERCE...
CARDIN...QUAPAW...PICHER AND PEORIA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 294 AND 324.
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 3699 9461 3676 9461 3660 9490 3666 9500
3674 9500 3701 9484 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 220DEG 49KT 3667 9490
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$4 follow-up statements
650
WWUS54 KTSA 170544
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1244 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
OKC041-115-170615-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-150517T0615Z/
DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK-
1244 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OTTAWA AND NORTHWESTERN
DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT...
AT 1242 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
FAIRLAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...MIAMI...TWIN BRIDGES STATE
PARK...WYANDOTTE...OTTAWA...COMMERCE...CARDIN...QUAPAW...PICHER AND
PEORIA
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 294 AND 324.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 9461 3676 9461 3660 9490 3666 9500
3674 9500 3701 9484 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 220DEG 49KT 3675 9478
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$341
WWUS54 KTSA 170546
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1246 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
OKC041-170556-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-150517T0615Z/
DELAWARE OK-
1246 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3699 9461 3676 9461 3668 9477 3678 9491
3701 9480 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 220DEG 39KT 3675 9478
$$
OKC115-170615-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-150517T0615Z/
OTTAWA OK-
1246 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OTTAWA COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM
CDT...
AT 1245 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
FAIRLAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...TWIN BRIDGES STATE PARK...
WYANDOTTE...OTTAWA...QUAPAW AND PEORIA
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 301 AND 324.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 9461 3676 9461 3668 9477 3678 9491
3701 9480 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 220DEG 39KT 3675 9478
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$992
WWUS54 KTSA 170558
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1258 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
OKC115-170615-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-150517T0615Z/
OTTAWA OK-
1258 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 115 AM CDT...
AT 1257 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SENECA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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 314 AND 324.
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 3699 9461 3676 9461 3681 9467 3691 9478
3701 9480 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 220DEG 39KT 3688 9463
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$797
WWUS54 KTSA 170605
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
105 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
OKC115-170615-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-150517T0615Z/
OTTAWA OK-
105 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM.
LAT...LON 3699 9461 3676 9461 3681 9467 3691 9478
3701 9480 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 220DEG 39KT 3694 9457
$$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, 11:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 28 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, 12:49 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.