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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 14, 2016Creek County, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2016, 12:19 PM CDT for Creek County, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 min. 5 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: Jul 14, 2016, 12:19 PM CDT (17:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2016, 12:25 PM CDT
In force: 6 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Creek County, OK, Tulsa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 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
Jul 14, 12:28 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ne Sapulpa, OK	STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND BLEW MUCH OF THE ROOF OFF A HOME
Jul 14, 12:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Tulsa, OK	LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN
Jul 14, 12:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 Ssw Tulsa, OK	TREE DOWN BLOCKING RIVERSIDE DR. AT 91ST VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 14, 12:30 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	5 Sw Tulsa, OK
Jul 14, 12:35 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Tulsa, OK	POWER LINES AND MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR MEMORIAL AND 71ST STREET.

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
Jul 14, 11:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 1508 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -353 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1056 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 330 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 483 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.2

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The text

As transmitted.

494 
WFUS54 KTSA 141719
TORTSA
OKC037-143-141745-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0038.160714T1719Z-160714T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1219 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
  SOUTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
    
* AT 1219 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF SAND SPRINGS...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 75 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...                       LEONARD...
  GRAY...                           

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 210 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 3614 9617 3613 9576 3590 9576 3590 9582
      3587 9582 3603 9620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 292DEG 66KT 3607 9610 

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

$$

LACY

1 follow-up statement

552 
WWUS54 KTSA 141725
SVSTSA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1225 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016

OKC037-143-141735-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160714T1745Z/
CREEK OK-TULSA OK-
1225 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CREEK AND SOUTHERN TULSA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

LAT...LON 3614 9617 3613 9576 3590 9576 3590 9582
      3587 9582 3603 9620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 292DEG 66KT 3603 9597 

$$

LACY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Kay	39 min
Jul 14, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek	61 min
Jul 14, 12:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	46 min
Jul 14, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	32 min
Jul 14, 1:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	41 min
Jul 14, 1:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	26 min
Jul 14, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	49 min
Jul 14, 2:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more	50 min
Jul 14, 3:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore	54 min
Jul 14, 3:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	43 min
Jul 14, 4:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	59 min
Jul 14, 10:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	52 min
Jul 14, 11:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	59 min
Jul 14, 11:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington	54 min
Jul 14, 11:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	62 min
Jul 14, 11:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Pawnee	38 min
Jul 14, 11:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	57 min
Jul 14, 11:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	57 min
Jul 14, 12:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Pawnee, Tulsa	42 min
Jul 14, 12:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	23 min
Jul 14, 12:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	66 min
Jul 14, 12:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	59 min
Jul 14, 12:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	56 min
Jul 14, 12:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington	3 hr
Jul 14, 12:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	56 min
Jul 14, 12:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	67 min
Jul 14, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	34 min
Jul 14, 1:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 2 more	3 hr
Jul 14, 1:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 5 more	55 min
Jul 14, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	28 min
Jul 14, 1:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Pittsburg	49 min
Jul 14, 1:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Sequoyah	3 hr
Jul 14, 1:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 14, 2:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh and 3 more	60 min
Jul 14, 2:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	54 min
Jul 14, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	60 min
Jul 14, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	59 min
Jul 14, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	58 min
Jul 14, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	68 min
Jul 14, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore, Pushmataha	54 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.