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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 18, 20194 counties in Oklahoma

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 18, 11:58 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGMcalester, OKLARGE TREE DOWNED ONTO HOME. SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SIDE OF HOME. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PICTURE.
May 18, 11:58 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGMcalester, OKNUMEROUS 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 18, 9:10 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2019-05-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2398 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2019-05-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 236 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 8:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa34 min
May 18, 8:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa32 min
May 18, 9:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Pawnee64 min
May 18, 10:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee58 min
May 18, 10:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage61 min
May 18, 10:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage42 min
May 18, 10:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee53 min
May 18, 10:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig34 min
May 18, 10:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner58 min
May 18, 11:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Wagoner60 min
May 18, 11:06 AM CDTTornado WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Wagoner39 min
May 18, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner61 min
May 18, 11:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Washington38 min
May 18, 11:33 AM CDTTornado WarningTSARogers27 min
May 18, 11:43 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Wagoner47 min
May 18, 11:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner59 min
May 18, 11:56 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Wagoner49 min
May 18, 11:58 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers47 min
May 18, 11:58 AM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg17 min
May 18, 12:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah55 min
May 18, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha50 min
May 18, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa45 min
May 18, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw25 min
May 18, 12:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Ottawa50 min
May 18, 12:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell15 min
May 18, 12:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah50 min
May 18, 12:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more48 min
May 18, 1:07 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell17 min
May 18, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Ottawa67 min
May 18, 1:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore34 min
May 18, 1:21 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore24 min
May 18, 1:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha and 1 more41 min
May 18, 1:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore30 min
May 18, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha36 min
May 18, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw26 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.