Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 40, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2019, 1:21 PM CDT for Haskell County, LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2019, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2019, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Haskell County, OK, LeFlore County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 204 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 717 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 385 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
316
WFUS54 KTSA 181821
TORTSA
OKC061-079-181845-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0040.190518T1821Z-190518T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
121 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Haskell County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Le Flore County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 121 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southeast of Keota, moving east at 40 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...
Panama... Bokoshe...
Cowlington... Milton...
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 3517 9463 3516 9492 3521 9495 3535 9472
3534 9472
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 254DEG 33KT 3520 9489
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
025
WWUS54 KTSA 181829
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
129 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
OKC061-181839-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-190518T1845Z/
Haskell OK-
129 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HASKELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3517 9464 3516 9481 3520 9483 3520 9482
3529 9482 3534 9472 3517 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 249DEG 42KT 3523 9475
$$
OKC079-181845-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-190518T1845Z/
Le Flore OK-
129 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTY...
At 129 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles northeast of Bokoshe, moving east at 50 mph.
A funnel cloud was reported with this storm earlier near Keota.
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...
Panama... Bokoshe...
Cowlington...
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 3517 9464 3516 9481 3520 9483 3520 9482
3529 9482 3534 9472 3517 9463
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 249DEG 42KT 3523 9475
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 8:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 34 min |
| May 18, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 32 min |
| May 18, 9:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Pawnee | 64 min |
| May 18, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 58 min |
| May 18, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 61 min |
| May 18, 10:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 42 min |
| May 18, 10:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 53 min |
| May 18, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 34 min |
| May 18, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 58 min |
| May 18, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 60 min |
| May 18, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 39 min |
| May 18, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner | 61 min |
| May 18, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 38 min |
| May 18, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 48 min |
| May 18, 11:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers | 27 min |
| May 18, 11:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 47 min |
| May 18, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner | 59 min |
| May 18, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Wagoner | 49 min |
| May 18, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 47 min |
| May 18, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 17 min |
| May 18, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 55 min |
| May 18, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 45 min |
| May 18, 12:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 25 min |
| May 18, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 15 min |
| May 18, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 50 min |
| May 18, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 3 more | 48 min |
| May 18, 1:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell | 17 min |
| May 18, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Ottawa | 67 min |
| May 18, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 34 min |
| May 18, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha and 1 more | 41 min |
| May 18, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 30 min |
| May 18, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 36 min |
| May 18, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.