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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 23, 2019Craig County, Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2019, 12:29 AM CDT for Craig County, Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 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 23, 2019, 12:29 AM CDT (05:29 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2019, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:30 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
May 23, 12:50 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 80	9 E Vinita, OK	THUNDERSTORM WINDS BETWEEN VINITA AND BERNICE ESTIMATED AT 70 TO 80 MPH.
May 23, 12:57 AM CDT	TORNADO	1 W Bernice, 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 22, 9:44 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2061 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1242 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 269 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.4
Supercell composite: 17.1

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The text

As transmitted.

954 
WUUS54 KTSA 230529
SVRTSA
OKC035-041-115-230615-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0147.190523T0529Z-190523T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1229 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Southwestern Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1229 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near White Oak,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Vinita...                         Afton...
  Bernice...                        Big Cabin...
  Cleora...                         White Oak...
  Narcissa...                       Bernice State Park...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 273 and 304.
 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3657 9482 3651 9528 3663 9534 3683 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 248DEG 29KT 3660 9523 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

1 follow-up statement

435 
WWUS54 KTSA 230554
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1254 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019

OKC035-041-115-230615-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-190523T0615Z/
Craig OK-Delaware OK-Ottawa OK-
1254 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CRAIG...NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHWESTERN
OTTAWA COUNTIES...

At 1254 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Afton, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Afton...                          Bernice...
Narcissa...                       Bernice State Park...
Cleora...                         

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 289 and 304.
 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3654 9502 3673 9511 3683 9488 3657 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 248DEG 29KT 3668 9499 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	13 min
May 22, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	49 min
May 22, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	50 min
May 22, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	46 min
May 22, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	43 min
May 22, 7:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	3 hr
May 22, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Rogers, Wagoner	29 min
May 22, 8:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	7 hr
May 22, 8:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Osage	36 hr
May 22, 8:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes	4 hr
May 22, 8:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	42 min
May 22, 8:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes	43 min
May 22, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Pawnee	40 min
May 22, 8:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	41 min
May 22, 8:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa, Washington	40 min
May 22, 9:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	41 min
May 22, 9:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	51 min
May 22, 9:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	3 hr
May 22, 9:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Delaware	3 hr
May 22, 9:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	47 min
May 22, 9:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TSA	Delaware	48 min
May 22, 9:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	44 min
May 22, 10:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers	32 min
May 22, 10:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	45 min
May 22, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	49 min
May 22, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Rogers	64 min
May 22, 11:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	3 hr
May 22, 11:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Rogers	38 min
May 23, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	48 min
May 23, 12:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	45 min
May 23, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers	52 min
May 23, 12:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	45 min
May 23, 1:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	38 min
May 23, 1:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	42 min
May 23, 3:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	24 hr
May 23, 3:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more	24 hr
May 23, 4:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	37 min
May 23, 4:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Rogers	11 days
May 23, 4:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Kay, Osage	21 days

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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.