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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 30, 2019Mayes County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2019, 3:07 PM CDT for Mayes County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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 30, 2019, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Mayes County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDTTORNADO2 Nw Wagoner, OKSTORM CHASER REPORTED A TORNADO NORTHWEST OF WAGONER.
Apr 30, 3:08 PM CDTTORNADO6 N Wagoner, OKAMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTH OF WAGONER NORTH OF 714 ROAD.
Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDTTORNADO2 S Salina, OKTORNADO OCCURRED OVER LAKE HUDSON. MULTIPLE WITNESSES.

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
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC13 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 157 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2019-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1237 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2019-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

763 
WFUS54 KTSA 302007
TORTSA
OKC097-145-302045-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0013.190430T2007Z-190430T2045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Mayes County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northeastern Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 345 PM CDT.
    
* At 306 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles northwest of Wagoner, moving northeast at 30
  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...
  Wagoner...                        Chouteau...
  Locust Grove...                   Salina...
  Hoot Owl...                       Sportsmen Acres Community...
  Mazie...                          Murphy...
  Snowdale State Park...            

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 3640 9513 3616 9506 3616 9512 3612 9512
      3607 9518 3607 9521 3605 9521 3590 9541
      3603 9555 3608 9550 3608 9544 3613 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 228DEG 27KT 3602 9542 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
626 
WWUS54 KTSA 302026
SVSTSA

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

OKC097-145-302045-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190430T2045Z/
Mayes OK-Wagoner OK-
326 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MAYES AND EAST CENTRAL WAGONER COUNTIES...
    
At 326 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southeast of Chouteau, moving northeast at 30
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...
Chouteau...                       Locust Grove...
Salina...                         Hoot Owl...
Sportsmen Acres Community...      Mazie...
Murphy...                         Snowdale State Park...

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 3600 9527 3614 9542 3626 9529 3639 9515
      3636 9512 3616 9506 3616 9512 3612 9512
      3607 9518 3607 9521 3605 9521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 228DEG 27KT 3612 9528 

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage24 min
Apr 30, 7:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage32 min
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek38 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa41 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Delaware48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee70 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore34 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore4 days
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware23 hr
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware31 hr
Apr 30, 9:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa21 days
Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage33 min
Apr 30, 11:34 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Washington41 min
Apr 30, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata49 min
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata43 min
Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa48 min
Apr 30, 12:44 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig16 min
Apr 30, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa39 min
Apr 30, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee26 min
Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee4 hr
Apr 30, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington40 min
Apr 30, 1:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Washington43 min
Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee6 hr
Apr 30, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Wagoner46 min
Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAPushmataha72 hr
Apr 30, 2:30 PM CDTTornado WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Washington45 min
Apr 30, 2:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers53 min
Apr 30, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner46 min
Apr 30, 3:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata25 min
Apr 30, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee49 min
Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Ottawa47 min
Apr 30, 3:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington6 hr
Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Delaware39 min
Apr 30, 3:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair47 min
Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa49 min
Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa19 min
Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa40 min
Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOttawa2 hr
Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers117 min
Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa32 min
Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata44 min
Apr 30, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa30 min
Apr 30, 6:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa6 hr
Apr 30, 6:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Apr 30, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers39 min
Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa51 min
Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa32 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.