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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2017, 11:32 PM CDT for Delaware County, Oklahoma; Benton County, Arkansas. It was in force for 43 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
- May 18, 2017, 11:32 PM CDT (04:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2017, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Benton County, AR, Delaware County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 18, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 2055 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
021
WFUS54 KTSA 190432
TORTSA
ARC007-OKC041-190515-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0034.170519T0432Z-170519T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1132 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Benton County in northwestern Arkansas...
Southern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1215 AM CDT
* At 1132 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 4 miles north of Kansas, 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...
Gravette... Colcord...
Kansas... Maysville...
Twin Oaks... Sulphur Springs...
Lake Eucha State Park... Cherokee City...
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 3650 9462 3650 9427 3649 9426 3616 9477
3616 9479 3628 9493 3657 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 225DEG 44KT 3627 9479
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
089
WWUS54 KTSA 190449
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1149 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
ARC007-OKC041-190515-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170519T0515Z/
Benton AR-Delaware OK-
1149 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BENTON AND EAST CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES...
At 1149 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles southwest of Maysville, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Gravette... Maysville...
Sulphur Springs... Cherokee City...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9462 3650 9427 3649 9426 3628 9460
3633 9470 3641 9479 3657 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 229DEG 31KT 3637 9465
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 43 min |
| May 18, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 32 min |
| May 18, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 45 min |
| May 18, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 24 min |
| May 18, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa | 35 min |
| May 18, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 42 min |
| May 18, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington | 48 min |
| May 18, 9:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 115 min |
| May 18, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 24 min |
| May 18, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 48 min |
| May 18, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and 1 more | 49 min |
| May 18, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 25 min |
| May 18, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 65 min |
| May 18, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 42 min |
| May 18, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 36 min |
| May 18, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 30 min |
| May 18, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 57 min |
| May 18, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 38 min |
| May 18, 10:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Wagoner | 37 min |
| May 18, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 47 min |
| May 18, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 38 min |
| May 18, 10:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Rogers | 3 hr |
| May 18, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore, Mayes and 3 more | 48 min |
| May 18, 11:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 45 min |
| May 18, 11:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 44 min |
| May 18, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers | 48 min |
| May 18, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 48 min |
| May 18, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware, Sequoyah | 59 min |
| May 18, 11:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 41 min |
| May 18, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 48 min |
| May 18, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| May 18, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 62 min |
| May 19, 2:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 44 min |
| May 19, 3:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| May 19, 3:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 32 min |
| May 19, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 23 hr |
| May 19, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 62 hr |
| May 19, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 71 hr |
| May 19, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 38 hr |
| May 19, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 71 hr |
| May 19, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 4 days |
| May 19, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 5 days |
| May 19, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 33 min |
| May 19, 11:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 23 min |
| May 19, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 27 min |
| May 19, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 43 min |
| May 19, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 26 min |
| May 19, 2:21 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 3 days |
| May 19, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 41 min |
| May 19, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 29 min |
| May 19, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 27 min |
| May 19, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 42 min |
| May 19, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 48 min |
| May 19, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 29 min |
| May 19, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 30 min |
| May 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 2 more | 119 min |
| May 19, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 2 min |
| May 19, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 51 min |
| May 19, 6:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 8 hr |
| May 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Ottawa, Wagoner | 60 min |
| May 19, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 26 min |
| May 19, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 62 min |
| May 19, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 67 min |
| May 19, 12:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll | 47 min |
| May 19, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 28 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.