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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 29, 2015Adair County, Cherokee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2015, 3:05 PM CDT for Adair County, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 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, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2015, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 29, 2:09 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 148 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2015-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 535 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2015-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

581 
WFUS54 KTSA 292005
TORTSA
OKC001-021-292030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0068.150529T2005Z-150529T2030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
  EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 303 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK...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...ELDON.

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 3599 9490 3595 9471 3575 9489 3576 9495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 201DEG 25KT 3579 9491

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
401 
WWUS54 KTSA 292011
SVSTSA

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

OKC001-021-292030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-150529T2030Z/
CHEROKEE OK-ADAIR OK-
311 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL ADAIR AND
EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 310 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHEROKEE LANDING STATE PARK...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...ELDON

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 3579 9486 3580 9492 3599 9488 3595 9471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 217DEG 20KT 3582 9487

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

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 9:04 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAPushmataha12 hr
May 29, 12:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha3 hr
May 29, 3:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha95 min
May 29, 8:20 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee4 days
May 29, 8:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAPushmataha54 hr
May 29, 11:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Tulsa, Washington6 hr
May 29, 12:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more6 hr
May 29, 1:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more3 hr
May 29, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell33 min
May 29, 1:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMuskogee, Sequoyah43 min
May 29, 1:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMayes6 hr
May 29, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah35 min
May 29, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes46 min
May 29, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Wagoner43 min
May 29, 2:13 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Sequoyah47 min
May 29, 2:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner4 hr
May 29, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Mayes42 min
May 29, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Wagoner13 min
May 29, 2:31 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Mayes29 min
May 29, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee39 min
May 29, 2:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa4 hr
May 29, 2:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa36 min
May 29, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa55 min
May 29, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee37 min
May 29, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair35 min
May 29, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha42 min
May 29, 5:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha53 min
May 29, 5:46 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSANowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner4 hr
May 29, 6:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAChoctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.