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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 26, 20164 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 min. 10 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: Apr 26, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT (03:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2016, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Creek County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 26, 10:01 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 W Sapulpa, OK	A TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED TREES...DAMAGED THE ROOFS OF SEVERAL HOMES...AND DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A CHURCH. IT WAS RATED EF-1 BASED ON THIS DAMAGE.
Apr 26, 10:03 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Se Westport, OK	A TORNADO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES AND DAMAGED AT LEAST ONE HOME. A LARGE TREE FELL ON TWO CARS...CRUSHING THEM. THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF-1 BASED ON THIS DAMAGE.
Apr 26, 10:18 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	5 W Tulsa, OK	INTERSTATE 44 AND 49TH WEST AVENUE
Apr 26, 10:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	12 Se Osage, OK	ROOF REMOVED FROM A HOME AND DAMAGE TO DOCKS ALONG KEYSTONE LAKE. INFORMATION RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA POST OF BROADCAST MEDIA ARTICLE ON THE DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	Tulsa, OK	TREES UPROOTED, POWER POLES SNAPPED AND HOME ROOF DAMAGE NEAR 48TH AND RIVERSIDE. SURVEY TEAM HAS OFFICIALLY RATED THE TORNADO AN EF1.
Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT	TORNADO	Tulsa, OK	TREES UPROOTED, POWER POLES SNAPPED AND HOME ROOF DAMAGE NEAR 48TH AND RIVERSIDE.
Apr 26, 10:23 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Tulsa, OK	HIGHWAY 75 AND I-44
Apr 26, 10:23 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 72	5 W Tulsa, OK	HIGHWAY 412 AND 49TH WEST AVENUE
Apr 26, 10:24 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 72	4 Wsw Tulsa, OK	AT 37TH AND JACKSON
Apr 26, 10:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Sperry, OK	SEVERAL TREES DOWN INCLUDING SOME THAT LANDED ON VEHICLES. PHOTOS RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

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
Apr 26, 2:32 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 2869 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1035 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.2
Supercell composite: 13.0

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The text

As transmitted.

565 
WFUS54 KTSA 270300
TORTSA
OKC037-113-117-143-270330-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0015.160427T0300Z-160427T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1000 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHEASTERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
  CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
    
* AT 1000 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
  THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES AT ANY TIME WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTPORT TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF
  KELLYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
  TULSA...                          BROKEN ARROW...
  SAND SPRINGS...                   BIXBY...
  SAPULPA...                        JENKS...
  GLENPOOL...                       SKIATOOK...
  MANNFORD...                       SPERRY...
  KELLYVILLE...                     WESTPORT...
  TURLEY...                         WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK...
  KEYSTONE STATE PARK...            GRAY...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 199 AND 228.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3644 9602 3603 9581 3591 9631 3621 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 237DEG 47KT 3623 9636 3591 9623 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

510 
WWUS54 KTSA 270309
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1009 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

OKC117-270318-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160427T0330Z/
PAWNEE OK-
1009 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3644 9602 3603 9581 3598 9617 3619 9625
      3621 9624 3625 9627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 240DEG 60KT 3622 9621 3603 9614 

$$

OKC037-113-143-270330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160427T0330Z/
OSAGE OK-CREEK OK-TULSA OK-
1009 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHEASTERN CREEK AND CENTRAL TULSA COUNTIES...
    
AT 1008 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES AT ANY TIME WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK TO 2
MILES NORTHWEST OF SAPULPA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 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...
TULSA...                          BROKEN ARROW...
SAND SPRINGS...                   SAPULPA...
JENKS...                          SKIATOOK...
SPERRY...                         TURLEY...
GRAY...                           

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 208 AND 228.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3644 9602 3603 9581 3598 9617 3619 9625
      3621 9624 3625 9627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 240DEG 60KT 3622 9621 3603 9614 

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

$$

69

166 
WWUS54 KTSA 270322
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1022 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

OKC037-270332-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160427T0330Z/
CREEK OK-
1022 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CREEK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3644 9602 3603 9581 3604 9603 3607 9603
      3608 9605 3633 9616
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 240DEG 45KT 3629 9604 3610 9597 

$$

OKC113-143-270330-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160427T0330Z/
OSAGE OK-TULSA OK-
1022 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND CENTRAL TULSA COUNTIES...
    
AT 1022 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES AT ANY TIME WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES WEST OF SPERRY TO TULSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 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...
TULSA...                          BROKEN ARROW...
SAND SPRINGS...                   JENKS...
SKIATOOK...                       SPERRY...
TURLEY...                         

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 217 AND 228.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3644 9602 3603 9581 3604 9603 3607 9603
      3608 9605 3633 9616
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 240DEG 45KT 3629 9604 3610 9597 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 8:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pawnee	51 min
Apr 26, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	61 min
Apr 26, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	59 min
Apr 26, 9:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	23 min
Apr 26, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	47 min
Apr 26, 10:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	40 min
Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	39 min
Apr 26, 10:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	34 min
Apr 26, 10:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	39 min
Apr 26, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 3 more	49 min
Apr 26, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner	33 min
Apr 26, 11:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	44 min
Apr 26, 11:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig	32 min
Apr 26, 11:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah	31 min
Apr 26, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers	51 min
Apr 26, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	48 min
Apr 26, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers and 2 more	46 min
Apr 26, 11:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes	25 min
Apr 26, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pushmataha, Sequoyah	32 min
Apr 26, 11:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah	31 min
Apr 27, 12:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware	14 min
Apr 27, 12:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	54 min
Apr 27, 12:13 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair	32 min
Apr 27, 12:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha and 1 more	59 min
Apr 27, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	17 min
Apr 27, 8:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	5 days

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.