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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2015, 5:51 PM CDT for Muskogee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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
- Jun 17, 2015, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2015, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Muskogee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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 nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
546
WFUS54 KTSA 172251
TORTSA
OKC101-111-172330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0070.150617T2251Z-150617T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
551 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 549 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOYNTON...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 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...JAMESVILLE AND BALD HILL.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3570 9594 3586 9581 3586 9573 3580 9564
3578 9563 3577 9560 3569 9548 3555 9560
3555 9562
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 125DEG 13KT 3567 9564
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
211
WWUS54 KTSA 172259
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
559 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
OKC101-111-172330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-150617T2330Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
559 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE AND
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 557 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED NEAR BOYNTON...
AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...BALD HILL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3569 9563 3564 9567 3570 9594 3586 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 116DEG 14KT 3569 9568
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$171
WWUS54 KTSA 172314
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
614 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
OKC101-172325-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-150617T2330Z/
MUSKOGEE OK-
614 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3574 9591 3581 9585 3576 9577 3572 9577
3572 9571 3568 9571 3570 9594
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 110DEG 15KT 3571 9575
$$
OKC111-172330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-150617T2330Z/
OKMULGEE OK-
614 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL OKMULGEE
COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 613 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF BALD HILL...AND MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...BALD HILL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3574 9591 3581 9585 3576 9577 3572 9577
3572 9571 3568 9571 3570 9594
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 110DEG 15KT 3571 9575
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 54 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 10 days |
| Jun 17, 8:32 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Ottawa | 52 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 2:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 9 days |
| Jun 17, 2:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw | 112 min |
| Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 58 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 4 days |
| Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 64 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw | 103 min |
| Jun 17, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 days |
| Jun 17, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Okfuskee | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 5:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 8 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.