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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2015, 5:08 PM CDT for Latimer County, LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report 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, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 5:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ne Fanshawe, OK | A TORNADO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES. |
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, 10.1 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.
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WFUS54 KTSA 252208
TORTSA
OKC077-079-252300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0059.150525T2208Z-150525T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
508 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
WEST CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 506 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF
TALIMENA STATE PARK...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
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...
SUMMERFIELD...LAKE WISTER STATE PARK AND FANSHAWE.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3505 9496 3501 9470 3471 9487 3475 9497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 189DEG 26KT 3477 9490
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
532
WWUS54 KTSA 252226
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
526 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
OKC077-252236-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-150525T2300Z/
LATIMER OK-
526 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LATIMER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LATIMER
COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3501 9472 3485 9485 3487 9492 3504 9492
3502 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 189DEG 26KT 3490 9487
$$
OKC079-252300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-150525T2300Z/
LE FLORE OK-
526 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LE FLORE
COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 521 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF FANSHAWE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 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...FANSHAWE
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 3501 9472 3485 9485 3487 9492 3504 9492
3502 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 189DEG 26KT 3490 9487
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$796
WWUS54 KTSA 252236
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
536 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
OKC079-252300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-150525T2300Z/
LE FLORE OK-
536 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LE FLORE
COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 532 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FANSHAWE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THE STORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3502 9476 3493 9485 3494 9490 3504 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 194DEG 30KT 3500 9485
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$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, 4:48 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, 5:19 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.