Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2017, 11:56 PM CDT for McIntosh County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 23 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
- Apr 25, 2017, 11:56 PM CDT (04:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2017, 12:19 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County McIntosh County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:59 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, 12:08 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Stidham, OK | |
| Apr 26, 12:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | 5 W Checotah, OK | INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 150 |
| Apr 26, 12:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Rentiesville, OK | LARGE HIGHWAY SIGN KNOCKED OVER ON US HIGHWAY 69. |
| Apr 26, 12:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | N Checotah, OK | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON NORTHERN SIDE OF CHECOTAH. PART OF CHECOTAH WITHOUT POWER. |
| Apr 26, 12:29 AM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Rentiesville, OK | GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL IN RENTIESVILLE. |
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 25, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1456 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted.
548
WFUS54 KTSA 260456
TORTSA
OKC091-260530-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0010.170426T0456Z-170426T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1156 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern McIntosh County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1230 AM CDT
* At 1156 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 5 miles west of Stidham, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Checotah... Rentiesville...
Stidham... Lake Eufaula State Park...
Hitchita... Pierce...
Onapa...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 246 and
273.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3555 9571 3555 9535 3542 9535 3535 9579
3545 9585
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 243DEG 32KT 3539 9579
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$3 follow-up statements
510
WWUS54 KTSA 260503
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1203 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
OKC091-260530-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170426T0530Z/
McIntosh OK-
1203 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY...
At 1201 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles northwest of Stidham, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. The public reported baseball size
hail at Tiger Mountain on I-40.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Checotah... Rentiesville...
Stidham... Lake Eufaula State Park...
Pierce... Onapa...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 249 and
273.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3555 9571 3555 9535 3542 9535 3535 9578
3545 9580
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 243DEG 32KT 3541 9573
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$962
WWUS54 KTSA 260513
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1213 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
OKC091-260530-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170426T0530Z/
McIntosh OK-
1213 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY...
At 1212 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles north of Lake Eufaula State Park, moving
northeast at 35 mph. The storm had weakened some but remains
dangerous.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Checotah... Rentiesville...
Lake Eufaula State Park... Pierce...
Onapa...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 252 and
273.
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 3555 9568 3555 9535 3542 9535 3538 9567
3545 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 243DEG 32KT 3546 9562
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$450
WWUS54 KTSA 260519
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1219 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
OKC091-260529-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170426T0530Z/
McIntosh OK-
1219 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3555 9568 3555 9535 3542 9535 3538 9567
3545 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 243DEG 32KT 3549 9555
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 36 min |
| Apr 25, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 8:27 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 36 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:27 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 36 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 10:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 10:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 10:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 13 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 10:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 11:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 11:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 11:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes | 20 min |
| Apr 25, 11:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah, Wagoner | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 12:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 15 min |
| Apr 26, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 12:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 1 more | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Pittsburg | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 2:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 2:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 4:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee | 115 min |
| Apr 26, 4:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 17 min |
| Apr 26, 4:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 20 min |
| Apr 26, 5:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 5:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Sequoyah | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 7:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 36 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 42 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 38 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 44 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 6 days |
| Apr 26, 10:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.