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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2015, 4:48 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 27 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 25, 2015, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2015, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties LeFlore County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 5:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Whitesboro, OK | SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 TO 2 MILES EAST OF WHITESBORO ON HIGHWAY 63. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 25, 5:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Muse, OK | TREES BROKEN AND BLOWN DOWN AT HWY 63 BETWEEN MUSE AND WHITESBORO. MORE TREES DOWN 2 MI SOUTHWEST ON RIVER ROAD THAT CONNECTS MUSE AND WHITESBORO. PROBABLE TORNADO. |
| May 25, 5:24 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 E Whitesboro, OK |
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 25, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 231 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.
859
WFUS54 KTSA 252148
TORTSA
OKC079-127-252215-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0056.150525T2148Z-150525T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
448 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 447 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITESBORO...AND MOVING NORTH 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...WHITESBORO...TALIMENA STATE
PARK AND SUMMERFIELD.
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 3461 9504 3493 9500 3491 9474 3456 9485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 188DEG 29KT 3464 9496
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
119
WWUS54 KTSA 252200
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
500 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
OKC127-252209-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-150525T2215Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
500 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3470 9502 3493 9500 3491 9474 3467 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 192DEG 31KT 3473 9492
$$
OKC079-252215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-150525T2215Z/
LE FLORE OK-
500 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LE FLORE
COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
AT 457 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
WHITESBORO...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.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...TALIMENA STATE PARK AND
SUMMERFIELD
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 9502 3493 9500 3491 9474 3467 9487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 192DEG 31KT 3473 9492
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$007
WWUS54 KTSA 252204
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
504 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
OKC079-252215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-150525T2215Z/
LE FLORE OK-
504 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LE FLORE
COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
AT 503 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TALIMENA STATE
PARK...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...TALIMENA STATE PARK AND
SUMMERFIELD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A
DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM CELLAR IF AVAILABLE.
OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE
TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3470 9500 3493 9500 3491 9474 3468 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 191DEG 31KT 3475 9491
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$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, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 28 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, 4:52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.