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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 30, 2019Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2019, 4:26 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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, 4:26 PM CDT (21:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2019, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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, 4:32 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 E Miami, OK	RELAYED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
Apr 30, 4:36 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 W Miami, OK
Apr 30, 4:50 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Miami, OK	PICTURES OF TORNADO. WIND DAMAGE ON NORTHERN PORTION OF BUSINESS DISTRICT.

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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 94 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.

020 
WFUS54 KTSA 302126
TORTSA
OKC115-302215-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0019.190430T2126Z-190430T2215Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 515 PM CDT.
    
* At 426 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles northwest of Narcissa, moving east at 35 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...
  Miami...                          Baxter Springs...
  Commerce...                       Quapaw...
  Treece...                         Picher...
  Narcissa...                       Ottawa...
  Peoria...                         Cardin...
  Twin Bridges State Park...        

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 302 and 324.
 
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 3683 9462 3675 9500 3694 9500 3695 9499
      3695 9501 3698 9501 3700 9486 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 250DEG 29KT 3686 9497 

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

$$

2 follow-up statements

135 
WWUS54 KTSA 302148
SVSTSA

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

OKC115-302215-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-190430T2215Z/
Ottawa OK-
448 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY...
    
At 448 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Quapaw, moving east 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...
Miami...                          Baxter Springs...
Commerce...                       Quapaw...
Treece...                         Picher...
Ottawa...                         Peoria...
Cardin...                         

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 307 and 324.
 
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 3679 9484 3697 9492 3700 9485 3700 9462
      3684 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 249DEG 28KT 3692 9480 

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

$$

356 
WWUS54 KTSA 302208 RRB
SVSTSA

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

OKC115-302218-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-190430T2215Z/
Ottawa OK-
508 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3679 9484 3697 9492 3700 9485 3700 9462
      3684 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 250DEG 29KT 3698 9461 

$$

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, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers	53 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, 4:56 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.