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Tornado Warning 66, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2015, 2:31 PM CDT for Delaware County, Mayes County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 29 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 29, 2015, 2:31 PM CDT (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2015, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | Spavinaw, OK | LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGE. LARGE TREES DOWNED FROM SPAVINAW EAST TOWARD THE DELAWARE COUNTY LINE COINCIDENT WITH STRONG CIRCULATION ON RADAR. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT JUST BEGINNING. |
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 29, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.
934
WFUS54 KTSA 291931
TORTSA
OKC041-097-292000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0066.150529T1931Z-150529T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
EAST CENTRAL MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 230 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SPAVINAW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST 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...DISNEY...CHLOETA...ZENA AND
JAY.
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 3659 9493 3641 9476 3633 9506 3639 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 240DEG 23KT 3639 9504
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
261
WWUS54 KTSA 291936
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
236 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
OKC041-097-292000-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-150529T2000Z/
DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-
236 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MAYES AND
WEST CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 235 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR
SPAVINAW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...CHLOETA AND ZENA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3638 9504 3640 9507 3659 9493 3643 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 240DEG 23KT 3641 9503
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$067
WWUS54 KTSA 291947
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
247 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
OKC097-291957-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-150529T2000Z/
MAYES OK-
247 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MAYES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3642 9499 3646 9500 3658 9493 3645 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 233DEG 27KT 3646 9495
$$
OKC041-292000-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-150529T2000Z/
DELAWARE OK-
247 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL DELAWARE
COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 246 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHLOETA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...ZENA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3642 9499 3646 9500 3658 9493 3645 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 233DEG 27KT 3646 9495
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$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, 1:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 35 min |
| 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, 2:51 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.