Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2019, 11:27 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 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 18, 2019, 11:27 AM CDT (16:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2019, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Latimer County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 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 18, 11:58 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mcalester, OK | LARGE TREE DOWNED ONTO HOME. SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SIDE OF HOME. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PICTURE. |
| May 18, 11:58 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mcalester, OK | NUMEROUS WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF BUSINESSES AND HOMES. ROOFS OFF SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS. LARGE TREES DOWN. |
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 18, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
725
WUUS54 KTSA 181627
SVRTSA
OKC077-091-121-127-181715-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0075.190518T1627Z-190518T1715Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1127 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Southern McIntosh County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Western Latimer County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1215 PM CDT.
* At 1127 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southwest of Dustin to 5 miles east of
Atoka, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations in or near the path include...
Mcalester... Eufaula...
Clayton... Hartshorne...
Krebs... Quinton...
Kiowa... Savanna...
Crowder... Alderson...
Canadian... Indianola...
Hanna... Ashland...
Higgins... Raiford...
Haywood... Vivian...
Stanley... Blocker...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3451 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567 3459 9588
3468 9589 3468 9609 3505 9609 3512 9603
3512 9601 3515 9601 3515 9598 3524 9598
3536 9541 3532 9541 3529 9545 3516 9545
3516 9538 3455 9531 3446 9578
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 252DEG 34KT 3521 9612 3438 9604
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
690
WWUS54 KTSA 181645
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1145 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
OKC127-181655-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-190518T1715Z/
Pushmataha OK-
1145 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area.Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3468 9589 3468 9608 3504 9608 3511 9602
3511 9600 3514 9600 3514 9597 3523 9597
3533 9541 3529 9545 3516 9545 3516 9544
3515 9544 3515 9538 3468 9533 3468 9551
3460 9552 3459 9587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 252DEG 34KT 3526 9594 3443 9586
$$
OKC077-091-121-181715-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-190518T1715Z/
McIntosh OK-Latimer OK-Pittsburg OK-
1145 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MCINTOSH...WESTERN LATIMER AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
At 1145 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles northwest of Hanna to 10 miles southwest of
Daisy, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations in or near the path include...
Mcalester... Eufaula...
Hartshorne... Krebs...
Kiowa... Savanna...
Crowder... Alderson...
Canadian... Indianola...
Hanna... Ashland...
Higgins... Haywood...
Blocker... Arrowhead State Park...
Mcalester Regional Airport... Scipio...
Blanco... Haileyville...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3468 9589 3468 9608 3504 9608 3511 9602
3511 9600 3514 9600 3514 9597 3523 9597
3533 9541 3529 9545 3516 9545 3516 9544
3515 9544 3515 9538 3468 9533 3468 9551
3460 9552 3459 9587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 252DEG 34KT 3526 9594 3443 9586
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The 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, 10:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 53 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, 11:33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.