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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Tulsa, OK

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

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2019, 1:22 AM CDT for Craig County, Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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 23, 2019, 1:22 AM CDT (06:22 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2019, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:27 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.

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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.

331 
WUUS54 KTSA 230622
SVRTSA
OKC035-041-115-230700-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0149.190523T0622Z-190523T0700Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

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

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 122 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles northwest
  of Vinita, moving east at 40 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...
  Miami...                          Vinita...
  Grove...                          Fairland...
  Afton...                          Bernice...
  Bluejacket...                     Narcissa...
  Bernice State Park...             

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 279 and 308.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3657 9525 3674 9529 3687 9485 3660 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0622Z 253DEG 34KT 3666 9520 

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

1 follow-up statement

145 
WWUS54 KTSA 230645
SVSTSA

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

OKC035-230655-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0149.000000T0000Z-190523T0700Z/
Craig OK-
145 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe 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 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3660 9498 3682 9500 3687 9485 3660 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 253DEG 34KT 3672 9494 

$$

OKC041-115-230700-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0149.000000T0000Z-190523T0700Z/
Delaware OK-Ottawa OK-
145 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHWESTERN OTTAWA COUNTIES...

At 145 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Afton, moving
east at 40 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...
Miami...                          Grove...
Fairland...                       Afton...
Bernice...                        Narcissa...
Bernice State Park...             

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 294 and 308.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3660 9498 3682 9500 3687 9485 3660 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 253DEG 34KT 3672 9494 

HAIL...1.00IN
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, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	46 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, 1:48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.