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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2015, 1:40 PM CDT for Haskell County, Muskogee County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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 29, 2015, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2015, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Haskell County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:00 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 5 S Webbers Falls, OK | THIS TORNADO DESTROYED BARNS...DAMAGED A FEW HOMES...UPROOTED SOME TREES...AND SNAPPED LARGE LIMBS. IT BEGAN AROUND 151 PM CDT AND ENDED ABOUT 206 PM CDT. |
| May 29, 2:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Webbers Falls, OK | TREE DAMAGE REPORTED BY WEBBERS FALLS POLICE AND RELAYED BY PRINT MEDIA. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 29, 2:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Webbers Falls, OK | DAMAGE TO A STORAGE SHED. TREE DAMAGE. ALL COINCIDENT WITH STRONG CIRCULATION ON RADAR AND TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE. DAMAGE LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF E1090 ROAD AND N4440 ROAD. |
| May 29, 2:16 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 Se Webbers Falls, OK | THIS TORNADO MOVED ACROSS I-40 WHERE IT SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS. IT DISSIPATED BEFORE REACHING HIGHWAY 64. IT WAS WITNESSED BY MOTORISTS...SOME OF WHICH CAPTURED THE TORNADO ON VIDEO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 535 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
328
WFUS54 KTSA 291840
TORTSA
OKC061-101-135-291915-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0064.150529T1840Z-150529T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
140 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
WEST CENTRAL SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* AT 138 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRIARTOWN...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...WEBBERS FALLS...GORE...VIAN
AND BOX.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 282 AND 295.
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 3561 9521 3558 9490 3529 9513 3531 9521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 196DEG 24KT 3536 9517
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
556
WWUS54 KTSA 291849
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
149 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
OKC061-101-135-291915-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150529T1915Z/
HASKELL OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
149 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL SEQUOYAH...
EAST CENTRAL MUSKOGEE AND NORTH CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM
CDT...
AT 147 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
PORUM...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...WEBBERS FALLS...GORE...VIAN
AND BOX
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 282 AND 295.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3561 9521 3558 9490 3534 9510 3535 9521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 197DEG 20KT 3540 9515
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$695
WWUS54 KTSA 291900
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
200 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
OKC061-291910-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150529T1915Z/
HASKELL OK-
200 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3545 9503 3546 9505 3545 9507 3541 9508
3538 9511 3539 9518 3561 9521 3558 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 197DEG 20KT 3544 9513
$$
OKC101-135-291915-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150529T1915Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
200 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL SEQUOYAH AND
EAST CENTRAL MUSKOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
AT 159 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH
OF WEBBERS FALLS...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...WEBBERS FALLS...BOX AND GORE
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 283 AND 294.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3545 9503 3546 9505 3545 9507 3541 9508
3538 9511 3539 9518 3561 9521 3558 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 197DEG 20KT 3544 9513
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$093
WWUS54 KTSA 291904
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
204 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
OKC101-135-291915-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-150529T1915Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
204 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL SEQUOYAH AND
EAST CENTRAL MUSKOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
AT 200 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
WEBBERS FALLS...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR 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...WEBBERS FALLS...BOX AND GORE
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 285 AND 294.
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 3545 9503 3546 9505 3545 9507 3540 9511
3543 9517 3561 9518 3558 9490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 200DEG 20KT 3546 9512
TORNADO...OBSERVED BY RADAR
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 9:04 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Pushmataha | 12 hr |
| May 29, 12:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 3 hr |
| May 29, 3:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 95 min |
| May 29, 8:20 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 4 days |
| May 29, 8:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 54 hr |
| May 29, 11:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Tulsa, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 29, 12:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 1:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 29, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 33 min |
| May 29, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Sequoyah | 43 min |
| May 29, 1:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Mayes | 6 hr |
| May 29, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes | 46 min |
| May 29, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 43 min |
| May 29, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Sequoyah | 47 min |
| May 29, 2:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 29, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 42 min |
| May 29, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Wagoner | 13 min |
| May 29, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 29 min |
| May 29, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 39 min |
| May 29, 2:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 4 hr |
| May 29, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 36 min |
| May 29, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 25 min |
| May 29, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 55 min |
| May 29, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 37 min |
| May 29, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 35 min |
| May 29, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 42 min |
| May 29, 5:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 53 min |
| May 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| May 29, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 6 hr |
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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.