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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 30, 2019Craig County, Nowata County, Rogers County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2019, 2:52 PM CDT for Craig County, Nowata County, Rogers County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 53 min. 4 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 30, 2019, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Rogers County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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 30, 2:58 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Talala, OK	POWER LINES DOWN NORTHWEST OF TALALA ALONG SOUTH 4100 ROAD BETWEEN E 0300 AND E 290 JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 169. PICTURE RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Apr 30, 3:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 65	Talala, OK	WIND GUST OF 65 MPH MEASURED BY THE OKLAHOMA MESONET.
Apr 30, 3:38 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Talala, OK	NOWATA FIRE DEPT REPORTS DAMAGE NORTHWEST OF TALALA WITH 2 HOMES DAMAGED. THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF INJURIES.
Apr 30, 3:49 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 W Talala, OK	TDS AND DEBRIS SIGNATURE OBSERVED FROM KINX RADAR.

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 30, 12:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	13 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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: 1237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

862 
WFUS54 KTSA 301952
TORTSA
OKC035-105-131-302045-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0011.190430T1952Z-190430T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
252 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Southern Nowata County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 345 PM CDT.
    
* At 252 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located 4 miles west of Talala, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Nowata...                         Chelsea...
  Oologah...                        Talala...
  New Alluwe...                     Watova...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3686 9542 3655 9528 3643 9580 3652 9582
      3652 9581 3661 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 241DEG 24KT 3655 9578 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

193 
WWUS54 KTSA 302025
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
325 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

OKC035-105-131-302045-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190430T2045Z/
Craig OK-Rogers OK-Nowata OK-
325 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG...NORTHEASTERN ROGERS AND SOUTHEASTERN NOWATA
COUNTIES...
    
At 325 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near New Alluwe, moving east at 25 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...
Chelsea...                        New Alluwe...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3652 9561 3669 9563 3675 9537 3655 9528
      3651 9545
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 264DEG 22KT 3662 9553 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	24 min
Apr 30, 7:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	32 min
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Creek	38 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Tulsa	41 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Delaware	48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee	70 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	34 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	4 days
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	23 hr
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware	31 hr
Apr 30, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	21 days
Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	33 min
Apr 30, 11:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	41 min
Apr 30, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	49 min
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	43 min
Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	48 min
Apr 30, 12:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig	16 min
Apr 30, 1:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	39 min
Apr 30, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	26 min
Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	4 hr
Apr 30, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington	40 min
Apr 30, 1:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	43 min
Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee	6 hr
Apr 30, 2:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Wagoner	46 min
Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Pushmataha	72 hr
Apr 30, 2:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers, Washington	45 min
Apr 30, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner	46 min
Apr 30, 3:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	25 min
Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Wagoner	38 min
Apr 30, 3:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	49 min
Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	47 min
Apr 30, 3:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	6 hr
Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair, Delaware	39 min
Apr 30, 3:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Adair	47 min
Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Ottawa	49 min
Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	19 min
Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	40 min
Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Ottawa	2 hr
Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Rogers	117 min
Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	32 min
Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	44 min
Apr 30, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Ottawa	30 min
Apr 30, 6:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	6 hr
Apr 30, 6:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
Apr 30, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	39 min
Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	51 min
Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Ottawa	32 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.