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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2015, 2:32 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 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 25, 2015, 2:32 PM CDT (19:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2015, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Choctaw County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 1332 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 937 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 9.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
701
WFUS54 KTSA 251932
TORTSA
OKC023-127-252000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0053.150525T1932Z-150525T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
232 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 229 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOSWELL...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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.
* THE STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTIES...
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 3398 9594 3412 9594 3413 9596 3415 9597
3416 9596 3416 9579 3425 9578 3420 9568
3396 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 196DEG 31KT 3403 9588
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
991
WWUS54 KTSA 251945
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
245 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
OKC023-127-252000-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-150525T2000Z/
CHOCTAW OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
245 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA
AND NORTHWESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 242 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH
OF BOSWELL...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THE STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTIES..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3403 9584 3405 9594 3412 9594 3413 9596
3415 9597 3416 9596 3416 9579 3425 9578
3420 9568
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 196DEG 31KT 3414 9584
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$907
WWUS54 KTSA 251959
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
259 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
OKC023-127-252009-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-150525T2000Z/
CHOCTAW OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
259 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA AND NORTHWESTERN
CHOCTAW COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3403 9584 3405 9594 3412 9594 3413 9596
3415 9597 3416 9596 3416 9579 3425 9578
3420 9568
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 187DEG 27KT 3421 9588
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Delaware, Haskell and 14 more | 24 hr |
| May 24, 11:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee and 4 more | 12 hr |
| May 25, 4:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 20 hr |
| May 25, 11:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee and 4 more | 24 hr |
| May 25, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 42 min |
| May 25, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 34 min |
| May 25, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 26 min |
| May 25, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 27 min |
| May 25, 3:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more | 8 hr |
| May 25, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 65 min |
| May 25, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 23 min |
| May 25, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 42 min |
| May 25, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 39 min |
| May 25, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 34 min |
| May 25, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 45 min |
| May 25, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 31 min |
| May 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 27 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 29 min |
| May 25, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 52 min |
| May 25, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes and 11 more | 8 hr |
| May 25, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Pawnee | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pushmataha, Sequoyah | 52 min |
| May 25, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 32 min |
| May 25, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 49 min |
| May 25, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 59 min |
| May 25, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 55 min |
| May 25, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 19 min |
| May 25, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 50 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.