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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 22, 2019Nowata County, Rogers County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2019, 5:55 PM CDT for Nowata County, Rogers County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 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 22, 2019, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2019, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Nowata County, OK, Rogers County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 3:32 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 2019-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 405 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2696 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
405 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
381 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

532 
WFUS54 KTSA 222255
TORTSA
OKC105-131-222345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0070.190522T2255Z-190522T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
555 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Nowata County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 645 PM CDT.
    
* At 555 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Talala, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Nowata...                         Oologah...
  Talala...                         New Alluwe...
  Watova...                         

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 3664 9543 3660 9543 3660 9539 3641 9561
      3649 9581 3653 9581 3672 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 225DEG 27KT 3649 9568 

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 9:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAKay, Osage39 hr
May 22, 3:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSACraig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okmulgee and 6 more28 hr
May 22, 4:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa21 days
May 22, 8:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah5 days
May 22, 12:14 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAMayes3 days
May 22, 12:21 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAMayes, Wagoner48 hr
May 22, 2:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Wagoner11 days
May 22, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee55 min
May 22, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee62 min
May 22, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee46 min
May 22, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOkfuskee48 min
May 22, 4:53 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTSACreek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee52 min
May 22, 5:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee4 hr
May 22, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee49 min
May 22, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa28 min
May 22, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers26 min
May 22, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Tulsa36 min
May 22, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington44 min
May 22, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa40 min
May 22, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Pawnee, Tulsa23 min
May 22, 5:39 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee51 min
May 22, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington47 min
May 22, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Washington44 min
May 22, 6:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington9 hr
May 22, 6:05 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner40 min
May 22, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner36 min
May 22, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more63 min
May 22, 6:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers9 hr
May 22, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Ottawa43 min
May 22, 6:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Tulsa115 min
May 22, 6:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Washington9 hr
May 22, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Wagoner21 min
May 22, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner43 min
May 22, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington27 min
May 22, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee20 min
May 22, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Ottawa47 min

Nearby

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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.