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Tornado Warning 114, NWS Tulsa, OK

December 28, 2019Rogers County, Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2019, 3:31 PM CST for Rogers County, Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 8 min. 1 report 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: Dec 28, 2019, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2019, 3:39 PM CST
In force: 8 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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
Dec 28, 3:47 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se Broken Arrow, OK	TREE BLOWN DOWN, LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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: 16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 677 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 359 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 366 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

761 
WFUS54 KTSA 282131
TORTSA
OKC131-143-145-282200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0114.191228T2131Z-191228T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
331 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  East central Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 400 PM CST.
    
* At 331 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Oneta, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
  Coweta...                         Catoosa...
  Verdigris...                      Inola...
  Oneta...                          

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 235 and 245.
 
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 3596 9571 3602 9584 3630 9571 3615 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 217DEG 31KT 3603 9575 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

2 follow-up statements

959 
WWUS54 KTSA 282136
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
336 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

OKC143-282145-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0114.000000T0000Z-191228T2200Z/
Tulsa OK-
336 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3601 9571 3604 9576 3628 9568 3615 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 217DEG 31KT 3606 9572 

$$

OKC131-145-282200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0114.000000T0000Z-191228T2200Z/
Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
336 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS AND NORTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTIES...
    
At 335 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles north of Oneta, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
Broken Arrow...                   Coweta...
Verdigris...                      Inola...
Oneta...                          

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 240 and 245.
 
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 3601 9571 3604 9576 3628 9568 3615 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 217DEG 31KT 3606 9572 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Lacy

357 
WWUS54 KTSA 282139
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
339 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

OKC131-145-282149-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0114.000000T0000Z-191228T2200Z/
Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
339 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS AND NORTHWESTERN
WAGONER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3601 9571 3604 9576 3628 9568 3615 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 217DEG 31KT 3609 9569 

$$

Lacy

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 28, 1:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	39 min
Dec 28, 1:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	29 min
Dec 28, 2:08 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	37 min
Dec 28, 2:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee	33 min
Dec 28, 2:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Washington	17 min
Dec 28, 2:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	35 min
Dec 28, 2:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	30 min
Dec 28, 3:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee, Tulsa	25 min
Dec 28, 3:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	44 min
Dec 28, 3:44 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	31 min
Dec 28, 3:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Rogers	40 min
Dec 28, 3:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Mayes, Wagoner	38 min
Dec 28, 4:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	30 min
Dec 28, 4:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg	43 min
Dec 28, 4:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	50 min
Dec 28, 4:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	28 min
Dec 28, 4:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	48 min
Dec 28, 5:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee, Haskell, Muskogee	29 min
Dec 28, 5:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer	34 min
Dec 28, 5:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Sequoyah	29 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.