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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 30, 2019Haskell County, Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2019, 10:47 PM CDT for Haskell County, Latimer County, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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, 10:47 PM CDT (03:47 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2019, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 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, 10:50 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Haileyville, OK	AUTO BODY BUSINESS HEAVILY DAMAGED IN HAILEYVILLE WITH SOME CUSTOMERS CARS DESTROYED. PICTURES RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Apr 30, 10:50 PM CDT	TORNADO	Haileyville, OK

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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -282 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

716 
WFUS54 KTSA 010347
TORTSA
OKC061-077-121-010430-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0029.190501T0347Z-190501T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1047 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Haskell County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Latimer County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Eastern Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.
    
* At 1047 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 3 miles northwest
  of Hartshorne, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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...
  Hartshorne...                     Krebs...
  Quinton...                        Alderson...
  Kinta...                          Blocker...
  Robbers Cave State Park...        Enterprise...
  Haileyville...                    Gowen...
  Dow...                            Bache...
  Featherston...                    Lewisville...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3487 9574 3531 9538 3513 9509 3475 9557
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 218DEG 37KT 3487 9560 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Lacy

2 follow-up statements

019 
WWUS54 KTSA 010400
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1100 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

OKC061-077-121-010430-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-190501T0430Z/
Haskell OK-Latimer OK-Pittsburg OK-
1100 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL...NORTHWESTERN LATIMER AND NORTHEASTERN
PITTSBURG COUNTIES...
    
At 1059 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm with strong low level rotation
that could produce a tornado at any time was located 5 miles east of
Blocker, moving northeast at 60 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...
Quinton...                        Kinta...
Enterprise...                     Blocker...
Robbers Cave State Park...        Featherston...
Lewisville...                     

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 3500 9562 3531 9538 3513 9509 3490 9547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 225DEG 52KT 3505 9547 

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

$$

Lacy

162 
WWUS54 KTSA 010429
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1129 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

OKC061-077-121-010439-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-190501T0430Z/
Haskell OK-Latimer OK-Pittsburg OK-
1129 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL...NORTHWESTERN
LATIMER AND NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM
CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore the warning will be
allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3500 9562 3531 9538 3513 9509 3490 9547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 218DEG 37KT 3529 9524 

$$

Lacy

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 30, 7:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	3 hr
Apr 30, 7:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Creek, Mayes, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers and 3 more	6 hr
Apr 30, 8:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	6 hr
Apr 30, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee	48 min
Apr 30, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Cherokee	29 min
Apr 30, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware	31 min
Apr 30, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee	28 min
Apr 30, 9:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	21 hr
Apr 30, 9:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	41 min
Apr 30, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair	51 min
Apr 30, 10:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	23 min
Apr 30, 10:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Pittsburg	24 min
Apr 30, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	48 min
Apr 30, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah	42 min
Apr 30, 11:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha	39 min
Apr 30, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore	46 min
Apr 30, 11:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah	43 min
Apr 30, 11:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	LeFlore	24 min
May 1, 12:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	18 hr
May 1, 12:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Ottawa	61 hr
May 1, 1:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Pittsburg	3 hr
May 1, 1:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa	18 hr
May 1, 1:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Hughes	42 min
May 1, 1:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	3 hr
May 1, 2:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	24 min
May 1, 2:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	41 min
May 1, 2:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Creek	17 hr
May 1, 3:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Haskell, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg	3 hr
May 1, 3:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	43 min
May 1, 3:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	6 hr
May 1, 3:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg	6 hr
May 1, 4:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	26 min
May 1, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell	25 min
May 1, 4:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Latimer, Pushmataha	42 min
May 1, 4:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	52 min
May 1, 5:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	3 hr
May 1, 7:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee and 3 more	9 hr
May 1, 8:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	30 hr
May 1, 2:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	LeFlore	11 hr
May 1, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 1 more	13 hr
May 1, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	38 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.