Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2017, 8:29 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 29 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
- Mar 26, 2017, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2017, 8:58 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1196 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted.
775
WFUS54 KTSA 270129
TORTSA
OKC121-270215-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0006.170327T0129Z-170327T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
829 PM CDT SUN MAR 26 2017
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 915 PM CDT
* At 829 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles south of Stuart, 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...
Mcalester... Savanna...
Haywood... Arpelar...
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 3497 9609 3506 9585 3479 9579 3480 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 255DEG 32KT 3485 9611
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
659
WWUS54 KTSA 270142
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
842 PM CDT SUN MAR 26 2017
OKC121-270215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170327T0215Z/
Pittsburg OK-
842 PM CDT SUN MAR 26 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTY...
At 841 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southwest of Haywood, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Mcalester... Savanna...
Haywood... Arpelar...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3497 9609 3506 9585 3479 9579 3480 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 262DEG 27KT 3486 9601
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$008
WWUS54 KTSA 270151
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
851 PM CDT SUN MAR 26 2017
OKC121-270215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170327T0215Z/
Pittsburg OK-
851 PM CDT SUN MAR 26 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTY...
At 851 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Haywood, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Mcalester... Savanna...
Haywood... Arpelar...
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 3499 9601 3503 9584 3481 9579 3482 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 255DEG 32KT 3488 9590
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$741
WWUS54 KTSA 270158
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
858 PM CDT SUN MAR 26 2017
OKC121-270208-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170327T0215Z/
Pittsburg OK-
858 PM CDT SUN MAR 26 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3499 9601 3503 9584 3481 9579 3482 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 255DEG 32KT 3490 9582
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 10:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Washington | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Washington | 26 min |
| Mar 27, 1:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Ottawa, Rogers | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 1:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 23 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.