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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2017, 1:25 AM CDT for Rogers County, Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 min. 14 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
- Aug 6, 2017, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2017, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Broken Arrow, OK | MULTIPLE LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN OFF ASPEN, BETWEEN 41ST AND 51ST. |
| Aug 6, 1:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Broken Arrow, OK | SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF EAST OF ASPEN BETWEEN 41ST AND 51ST. |
| Aug 6, 1:27 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Broken Arrow, OK | TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR LYNN LANE AND 51ST. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:28 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Broken Arrow, OK | DAMAGE TO AN APT COMPLEX NEAR 61ST AND LYNN LANE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:28 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Broken Arrow, OK | TREE DAMAGE AT THE GREENS APTS OF BROKEN ARROW, NEAR 51ST AND 193RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:28 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Broken Arrow, OK | TREE DAMAGE IN CARRIAGE CROSSING, JUST NORTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:29 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Broken Arrow, OK | LARGE TREE UPROOTED NEAR 61ST AND LYNN LANE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:29 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Broken Arrow, OK | FENCE BLOWN DOWN AT TULSA COUNTY LINE BETWEEN 51ST AND 61ST. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ene Broken Arrow, OK | TREES SNAPPED NEAR 61ST AND 286TH NEAR OAK GROVE, OK. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:30 AM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Broken Arrow, OK | A TORNADO DAMAGED THE ROOFS OF A NUMBER OF HOMES...BLEW DOWN TREES AND POWER POLES...AND BLEW THE ROOF OFF OF AN OUTBUILDING. |
| Aug 6, 1:46 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Inola, OK | NARROW 2 MILE SWATH ALONG 640 RD BETWEEN 4200 AND 4220 RD IN EXTREME SOUTHERN ROGERS COUNTY. INSULATION AND DUCT WORK STREWN AT 4210 RD. POWER LINES AND POLES DOWN. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:46 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Inola, OK | SIDING TORN OFF HOME, TRAMPOLINE TOSSED, SATELITE DISH TORN OFF HOME, FLAG POLE BENT, TREE UPROOTED SOUTH OF INOLA AT 640RD AND 4208RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 6, 1:46 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 104 | 5 S Inola, OK | |
| Aug 6, 2:08 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Broken Arrow, OK | 1 INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN, SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 415 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2366 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
194
WFUS54 KTSA 060625
TORTSA
OKC131-143-145-060700-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0043.170806T0625Z-170806T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
125 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma...
East central Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 200 AM CDT
* At 125 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Broken Arrow, moving east at 55 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...
Southeastern Tulsa... Broken Arrow...
Coweta... Inola...
Oneta...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 229 and 231.
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 3604 9592 3616 9586 3612 9544 3598 9550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 280DEG 49KT 3609 9581
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
998
WWUS54 KTSA 060634
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
134 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017
OKC143-060644-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-170806T0700Z/
Tulsa OK-
134 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3612 9544 3598 9550 3603 9576 3615 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 278DEG 41KT 3608 9571
$$
OKC131-145-060700-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-170806T0700Z/
Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
134 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ROGERS AND NORTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTIES...
At 134 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm with strong low level rotation
that could produce a tornado at any time was located 4 miles north of
Oneta, moving east at 45 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...
Broken Arrow... Inola...
Oneta...
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 3612 9544 3598 9550 3603 9576 3615 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 278DEG 41KT 3608 9571
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$418
WWUS54 KTSA 060659
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
159 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017
OKC131-145-060709-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-170806T0700Z/
Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
159 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ROGERS AND NORTHWESTERN
WAGONER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3612 9544 3598 9550 3603 9576 3615 9576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 280DEG 49KT 3602 9530
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 58 min |
| Aug 5, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Kay | 68 min |
| Aug 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 11:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Rogers | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 12:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage, Washington | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 61 min |
| Aug 6, 12:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Osage, Tulsa, Washington | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and 1 more | 67 min |
| Aug 6, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 1:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 1:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 21 min |
| Aug 6, 1:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 1:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 17 min |
| Aug 6, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah and 1 more | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 2:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 2:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Washington | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh | 60 min |
| Aug 6, 4:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 8:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 24 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 4 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.