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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2017, 5:25 PM CDT for Craig County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 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
- May 27, 2017, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Craig County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 5:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Miami, OK | |
| May 27, 5:46 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 6 W Miami, OK |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 3187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 9.6
The text
As transmitted.
498
WFUS54 KTSA 272225
TORTSA
OKC035-115-272300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0037.170527T2225Z-170527T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northern Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 600 PM CDT
* At 525 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northeast of Welch, moving east at 45 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...
Miami... Commerce...
Quapaw... Picher...
Peoria... Cardin...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 308 and 324.
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 3686 9462 3686 9508 3698 9509 3700 9476
3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 269DEG 39KT 3691 9501
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
287
WWUS54 KTSA 272233
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
533 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
OKC035-272243-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170527T2300Z/
Craig OK-
533 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3686 9462 3688 9500 3694 9500 3695 9499
3696 9502 3698 9502 3700 9476 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 267DEG 26KT 3693 9495
$$
OKC115-272300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170527T2300Z/
Ottawa OK-
533 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
OTTAWA COUNTY...
At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles west of Commerce, moving east at 30 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...
Miami... Commerce...
Quapaw... Picher...
Peoria... Cardin...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 309 and 324.
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 3686 9462 3688 9500 3694 9500 3695 9499
3696 9502 3698 9502 3700 9476 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 267DEG 26KT 3693 9495
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$121
WWUS54 KTSA 272243
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
543 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
OKC115-272300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170527T2300Z/
Ottawa OK-
543 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY...
At 543 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Commerce, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Miami... Commerce...
Quapaw... Picher...
Peoria... Cardin...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 310 and 324.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3686 9462 3688 9488 3693 9490 3699 9488
3700 9476 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 266DEG 33KT 3693 9483
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$919
WWUS54 KTSA 272254
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
554 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
OKC115-272304-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170527T2300Z/
Ottawa OK-
554 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM CDT...
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 tornado watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3686 9462 3688 9488 3693 9490 3699 9488
3700 9476 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 269DEG 39KT 3693 9470
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 50 min |
| May 26, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 43 min |
| May 27, 2:47 PM CDT | Flood Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh and 4 more | 14 hr |
| May 27, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 43 min |
| May 27, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 54 min |
| May 27, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 34 min |
| May 27, 6:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| May 27, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 44 min |
| May 27, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 45 min |
| May 27, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 62 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.