Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2019, 10:22 AM CDT for Creek County, Okfuskee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 53 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 18, 2019, 10:22 AM CDT (15:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2019, 11:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Creek County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 2398 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 639 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.7
The text
As transmitted.
785
WUUS54 KTSA 181522
SVRTSA
OKC037-107-111-181615-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0072.190518T1522Z-190518T1615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1022 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Western Okmulgee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Okfuskee County in east central Oklahoma...
* Until 1115 AM CDT.
* At 1021 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Bristow to near Boley, moving
northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations in or near the path include...
Bristow... Okemah...
Sapulpa... Okfuskee...
Drumright... Kiefer...
Beggs... Boley...
Mounds... Kellyville...
Depew... Paden...
Slick... Castle...
Shamrock... Clearview...
Okmulgee State Park... Welty...
Pharoah... Bryant...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 233.
Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 215.
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 500 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3605 9662 3607 9603 3538 9605 3537 9644
3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3543 9652
3546 9654 3544 9657 3543 9656 3542 9656
3541 9654 3539 9654 3541 9658 3540 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 1521Z 217DEG 56KT 3593 9639 3551 9646
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
692 follow-up statements
582
WWUS54 KTSA 181544
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1044 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
OKC037-107-111-181615-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-190518T1615Z/
Creek OK-Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-
1044 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR CREEK...WESTERN OKMULGEE AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES...
At 1044 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles east of Kellyville to 6 miles south of
Okfuskee, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations in or near the path include...
Bristow... Okemah...
Sapulpa... Okfuskee...
Kiefer... Beggs...
Boley... Mounds...
Kellyville... Depew...
Slick... Castle...
Clearview... Okmulgee State Park...
Welty... Pharoah...
Bryant... Mason...
This includes the following highways,
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 212 and 233.
Interstate 44 between mile markers 183 and 215.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3541 9654 3544 9652 3546 9654 3546 9655
3605 9652 3607 9603 3538 9605 3537 9644
3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3542 9652
3539 9654 3540 9656 3542 9656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 250DEG 29KT 3592 9614 3550 9621
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
69805
WWUS54 KTSA 181615
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1115 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
OKC037-107-111-181625-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-190518T1615Z/
Creek OK-Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-
1115 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CREEK...WESTERN OKMULGEE AND
OKFUSKEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3541 9654 3544 9652 3546 9654 3546 9655
3605 9652 3607 9603 3538 9605 3537 9644
3546 9644 3546 9647 3543 9650 3542 9652
3539 9654 3540 9656 3542 9656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 217DEG 56KT 3629 9580 3587 9587
$$
69The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 8:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| May 18, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 32 min |
| May 18, 9:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 64 min |
| May 18, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 58 min |
| May 18, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 61 min |
| May 18, 10:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 42 min |
| May 18, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 34 min |
| May 18, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 58 min |
| May 18, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 60 min |
| May 18, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 39 min |
| May 18, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 61 min |
| May 18, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 38 min |
| May 18, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 48 min |
| May 18, 11:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers | 27 min |
| May 18, 11:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 47 min |
| May 18, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 18, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 49 min |
| May 18, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 47 min |
| May 18, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 17 min |
| May 18, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 55 min |
| May 18, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 45 min |
| May 18, 12:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 25 min |
| May 18, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 15 min |
| May 18, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more | 48 min |
| May 18, 1:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 17 min |
| May 18, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Ottawa | 67 min |
| May 18, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| May 18, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 24 min |
| May 18, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha and 1 more | 41 min |
| May 18, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 30 min |
| May 18, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 36 min |
| May 18, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 26 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.