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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2019, 5:33 PM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 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 20, 2019, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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 20, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
034
WFUS54 KTSA 202233
TORTSA
OKC113-117-202315-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0049.190520T2233Z-190520T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
533 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Pawnee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles northwest of Morrison, moving east at 55 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...
Pawnee... Cleveland...
Jennings... Ralston...
Osage... Hallett...
Blackburn... Terlton...
Maramec... Skedee...
Sooner Lake...
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 3658 9645 3617 9636 3616 9682 3624 9682
3625 9684 3625 9692 3633 9693 3633 9701
3634 9703 3643 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 255DEG 49KT 3634 9710
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
727
WWUS54 KTSA 202257
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
557 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
OKC113-117-202315-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-190520T2315Z/
Osage OK-Pawnee OK-
557 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES...
At 555 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles north of Glencoe. Another severe thunderstorm
capable of producing a tornado was located north of Pawnee. Both of
these storms were moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Pawnee... Cleveland...
Jennings... Ralston...
Osage... Hallett...
Blackburn... Terlton...
Maramec... Skedee...
Sooner Lake...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3658 9645 3617 9636 3616 9682 3624 9682
3625 9684 3625 9692 3633 9693 3633 9701
3634 9703 3643 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 265DEG 39KT 3629 9691
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 8:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 15 days |
| May 20, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 48 hr |
| May 20, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 7 days |
| May 20, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Tulsa | 7 days |
| May 20, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 10 days |
| May 20, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Washington | 12 days |
| May 20, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 13 days |
| May 20, 10:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 12 days |
| May 20, 10:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 58 hr |
| May 20, 10:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 48 hr |
| May 20, 10:24 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 43 hr |
| May 20, 10:24 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 43 hr |
| May 20, 10:24 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Sequoyah | 22 hr |
| May 20, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 32 min |
| May 20, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 52 min |
| May 20, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 33 min |
| May 20, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers | 32 min |
| May 20, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers | 47 min |
| May 20, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 31 min |
| May 20, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 25 min |
| May 20, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 19 min |
| May 20, 1:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 24 min |
| May 20, 2:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 20, 2:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Nowata | 12 days |
| May 20, 2:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 7 days |
| May 20, 2:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 8 days |
| May 20, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 32 min |
| May 20, 3:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Washington | 3 hr |
| May 20, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 32 min |
| May 20, 4:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 8 hr |
| May 20, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 40 min |
| May 20, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 39 min |
| May 20, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 36 min |
| May 20, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 27 min |
| May 20, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 46 min |
| May 20, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 26 min |
| May 20, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 18 min |
| May 20, 6:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more | 8 hr |
| May 20, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more | 48 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.