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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 29, 2015Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2015, 2:54 PM CDT for Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 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 29, 2015, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2015, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 99 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

243 
WFUS54 KTSA 291954
TORTSA
OKC041-115-292030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0067.150529T1954Z-150529T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
254 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 253 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF DISNEY...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...BERNICE...BERNICE
  STATE PARK...HONEY CREEK STATE PARK...GROVE AND FAIRLAND.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 300 AND 302.

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 3679 9489 3662 9461 3645 9492 3650 9497
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 217DEG 25KT 3651 9491

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

3 follow-up statements

158 
WWUS54 KTSA 292003
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
303 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

OKC041-115-292030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150529T2030Z/
DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK-
303 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OTTAWA AND
NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 301 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF BERNICE...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...BERNICE...BERNICE STATE
  PARK...HONEY CREEK STATE PARK...GROVE AND FAIRLAND

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 301 AND 302.

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 3647 9488 3652 9496 3679 9489 3662 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 218DEG 24KT 3655 9487

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

269 
WWUS54 KTSA 292009
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

OKC041-115-292030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150529T2030Z/
DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK-
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OTTAWA AND
NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 307 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HONEY CREEK STATE PARK...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...HONEY CREEK STATE PARK...
  GROVE AND FAIRLAND

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 3651 9481 3657 9494 3679 9489 3662 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 218DEG 24KT 3659 9483

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

064 
WWUS54 KTSA 292021
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
321 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

OKC041-115-292030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150529T2030Z/
DELAWARE OK-OTTAWA OK-
321 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OTTAWA AND
NORTH CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 319 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GROVE...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.

* 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 3657 9474 3665 9485 3673 9480 3663 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 218DEG 24KT 3665 9477

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, 2:31 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, 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

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.