Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2019, 10:34 PM CDT for Osage County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 26 min. 3 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
- Apr 17, 2019, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2019, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Osage County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 10:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Wynona, OK | STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS |
| Apr 17, 10:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Barnsdall, OK | STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS |
| Apr 17, 10:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Okesa, OK | STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND BLEW DOWN SEVERAL TREES |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 2231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KTSA 180334
TORTSA
OKC113-180400-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0001.190418T0334Z-190418T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1034 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1034 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 3 miles north of Wynona, moving northeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations in or near the path include...
Bartlesville... Pawhuska...
Barnsdall... Wynona...
Osage Hills State Park... Bartlesville Municipal Airport...
Okesa... Sunset Lake...
Pershing... Nelagoney...
Tallant...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3692 9608 3682 9600 3663 9600 3649 9637
3660 9648
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 236DEG 39KT 3660 9633
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
437
WWUS54 KTSA 180341
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1041 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019
OKC113-180400-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190418T0400Z/
Osage OK-
1041 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY...
At 1041 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles east of Pawhuska, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Bartlesville... Pawhuska...
Osage Hills State Park... Bartlesville Municipal Airport...
Okesa... Pershing...
Nelagoney... Tallant...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3692 9608 3682 9600 3663 9600 3657 9629
3664 9636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 237DEG 43KT 3665 9625
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$175
WWUS54 KTSA 180348
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1048 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019
OKC113-180400-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190418T0400Z/
Osage OK-
1048 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY...
At 1048 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Okesa, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Bartlesville... Osage Hills State Park...
Okesa... Bartlesville Municipal Airport...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3682 9600 3666 9600 3661 9616 3668 9625
3691 9607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 236DEG 39KT 3670 9617
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$728
WWUS54 KTSA 180358
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1058 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019
OKC113-180406-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190418T0400Z/
Osage OK-
1058 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OSAGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1100 PM CDT...
The thunderstorm that prompted the warning no longer appears capable
of producing a tornado. Therefore the warning will be allowed to
expire. However damaging winds to 70 mph are still possible with
this thunderstorm, and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in
effect for eastern Osage County through 1030 PM.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.
LAT...LON 3682 9600 3666 9600 3661 9616 3668 9625
3691 9607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 236DEG 39KT 3674 9610
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 41 min |
| Apr 17, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 31 min |
| Apr 17, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 39 min |
| Apr 17, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 56 min |
| Apr 17, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 27 min |
| Apr 17, 10:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 27 min |
| Apr 17, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 39 min |
| Apr 17, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 17, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 37 min |
| Apr 17, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 42 min |
| Apr 18, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 52 min |
| Apr 18, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 51 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.