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Tornado Warning 74, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 22, 2019Cherokee County, Mayes County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2019, 6:45 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Mayes County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 21 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, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2019, 7:06 PM CDT
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Cherokee County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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 22, 3:32 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 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.

526 
WFUS54 KTSA 222345
TORTSA
OKC021-097-145-230030-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0074.190522T2345Z-190523T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Mayes County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Central Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Cherokee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 730 PM CDT.
    
* At 644 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 3 miles north of Porter, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
  Wagoner...                        Coweta...
  Chouteau...                       Locust Grove...
  Porter...                         Peggs...
  Sportsmen Acres Community...      Redbird...
  Mazie...                          Murphy...

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 3617 9501 3613 9503 3602 9514 3597 9521
      3583 9550 3593 9570 3608 9554 3608 9544
      3614 9544 3625 9529 3626 9513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 223DEG 34KT 3591 9554 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

177 
WWUS54 KTSA 222357
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
657 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

OKC021-097-145-230030-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-190523T0030Z/
Mayes OK-Wagoner OK-Cherokee OK-
657 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MAYES...NORTHEASTERN WAGONER AND NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
    
At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles north of Wagoner, moving northeast at 50 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...
Chouteau...                       Locust Grove...
Peggs...                          Sportsmen Acres Community...
Mazie...                          Murphy...

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 3617 9501 3613 9503 3605 9513 3598 9526
      3599 9539 3603 9544 3614 9544 3625 9529
      3626 9513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 230DEG 46KT 3603 9535 

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

$$

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850 
WWUS54 KTSA 230006
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
706 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

OKC021-097-145-230016-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-190523T0030Z/
Mayes OK-Wagoner OK-Cherokee OK-
706 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MAYES...NORTHEASTERN WAGONER AND
NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3617 9501 3613 9503 3605 9513 3598 9526
      3599 9539 3603 9544 3614 9544 3625 9529
      3626 9513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 223DEG 34KT 3610 9527 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 9:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Kay, Osage	39 hr
May 22, 3:07 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	TSA	Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okmulgee and 6 more	28 hr
May 22, 4:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Tulsa	21 days
May 22, 8:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah	5 days
May 22, 12:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Mayes	3 days
May 22, 12:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TSA	Mayes, Wagoner	48 hr
May 22, 2:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TSA	Rogers, Wagoner	11 days
May 22, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okfuskee	55 min
May 22, 4:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	62 min
May 22, 4:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	46 min
May 22, 4:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Okfuskee	48 min
May 22, 4:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TSA	Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee	52 min
May 22, 5:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	4 hr
May 22, 5:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	49 min
May 22, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	28 min
May 22, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Rogers	26 min
May 22, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Tulsa	36 min
May 22, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington	44 min
May 22, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	40 min
May 22, 5:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Creek, Pawnee, Tulsa	23 min
May 22, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TSA	Okfuskee, Okmulgee	51 min
May 22, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	47 min
May 22, 5:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers	50 min
May 22, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	44 min
May 22, 6:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington	9 hr
May 22, 6:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TSA	Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	40 min
May 22, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner	36 min
May 22, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more	63 min
May 22, 6:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Rogers	9 hr
May 22, 6:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	43 min
May 22, 6:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Tulsa	115 min
May 22, 6:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata, Washington	9 hr
May 22, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	43 min
May 22, 6:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Washington	27 min
May 22, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	20 min
May 22, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	47 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.