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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2016, 6:46 PM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 min. 2 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
- Mar 30, 2016, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 N Tulsa, OK | TORNADO REPORTED NEAR 36TH STREET NORTH AND MLK TO THE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN TULSA. DEBRIS SPECIFICALLY NOTED. |
| Mar 30, 7:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Owasso, OK | TORNADO REPORTED CROSSING NEAR 56TH STREET NORTH AND HIGHWAY 169. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 571 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 612 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
112
WFUS54 KTSA 302346
TORTSA
OKC113-117-143-310030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0007.160330T2346Z-160331T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
646 PM CDT WED MAR 30 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...
NORTHERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 646 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR KEYSTONE STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
NORTHERN TULSA... SAND SPRINGS...
OWASSO... SKIATOOK...
COLLINSVILLE... SPERRY...
WESTPORT... TURLEY...
WALNUT CREEK STATE PARK... KEYSTONE STATE PARK...
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 3628 9634 3636 9584 3616 9583 3614 9630
3616 9630 3616 9632
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 262DEG 31KT 3618 9625
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
693 follow-up statements
551
WWUS54 KTSA 310002
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
702 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
OKC117-310011-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160331T0030Z/
PAWNEE OK-
702 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3630 9620 3636 9584 3616 9583 3617 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 261DEG 22KT 3619 9613
$$
OKC113-143-310030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160331T0030Z/
OSAGE OK-TULSA OK-
702 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND NORTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTIES...
AT 701 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF SAND SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
NORTHERN TULSA... SAND SPRINGS...
OWASSO... SKIATOOK...
COLLINSVILLE... SPERRY...
TURLEY...
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 3630 9620 3636 9584 3616 9583 3617 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 261DEG 22KT 3619 9613
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
69748
WWUS54 KTSA 310014
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
714 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
OKC113-310023-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160331T0030Z/
OSAGE OK-
714 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LAT...LON 3622 9583 3617 9583 3618 9600 3633 9600
3636 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 257DEG 29KT 3622 9601
$$
OKC143-310030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160331T0030Z/
TULSA OK-
714 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTY...
AT 713 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION
THAT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME WAS LOCATED OVER
NORTHWESTERN TULSA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
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...
NORTHERN TULSA... OWASSO...
SKIATOOK... COLLINSVILLE...
SPERRY... TURLEY...
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 3622 9583 3617 9583 3618 9600 3633 9600
3636 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 257DEG 29KT 3622 9601
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
69323
WWUS54 KTSA 310023
SVSTSA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
723 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
OKC143-310030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160331T0030Z/
TULSA OK-
723 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTY...
AT 722 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN TULSA...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
NORTHERN TULSA... OWASSO...
SPERRY... TURLEY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3622 9583 3618 9583 3619 9599 3629 9600
3636 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 263DEG 25KT 3623 9593
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
69The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 46 min |
| Mar 30, 11:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 26 min |
| Mar 30, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 36 min |
| Mar 30, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 27 min |
| Mar 30, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 30, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Tulsa | 48 min |
| Mar 30, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Wagoner | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Kay | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Wagoner | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 37 min |
| Mar 30, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 28 min |
| Mar 30, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 54 min |
| Mar 30, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 29 min |
| Mar 30, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 51 min |
| Mar 30, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 45 min |
| Mar 30, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 27 min |
| Mar 30, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 30, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 33 min |
| Mar 30, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 29 min |
| Mar 30, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Washington | 55 min |
| Mar 30, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 51 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.