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Tornado Warning 78, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 22, 2019Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2019, 7:47 PM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 43 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, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2019, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
43 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), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2019-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3161 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2019-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 186 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3161 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
985 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.9
Supercell composite
20.5

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The text

As transmitted.

835 
WFUS54 KTSA 230047
TORTSA
OKC113-117-230130-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0078.190523T0047Z-190523T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Western Pawnee County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 830 PM CDT.
    
* At 747 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Pawnee, moving northeast at 50 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...                         Fairfax...
  Ralston...                        Skedee...

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 3670 9658 3659 9631 3624 9682 3625 9688
      3630 9693 3633 9693 3633 9696 3636 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 226DEG 42KT 3634 9686 

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata13 min
May 22, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Wagoner49 min
May 22, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee50 min
May 22, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Rogers46 min
May 22, 7:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMayes, Rogers3 hr
May 22, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers, Wagoner29 min
May 22, 8:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee7 hr
May 22, 8:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage36 hr
May 22, 8:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Mayes4 hr
May 22, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee42 min
May 22, 8:32 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Mayes43 min
May 22, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPawnee40 min
May 22, 8:49 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa41 min
May 22, 8:50 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa, Washington40 min
May 22, 9:04 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee41 min
May 22, 9:09 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Mayes51 min
May 22, 9:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSADelaware, Ottawa3 hr
May 22, 9:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSADelaware3 hr
May 22, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTSANowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington47 min
May 22, 9:42 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTSADelaware48 min
May 22, 9:46 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington44 min
May 22, 10:15 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers32 min
May 22, 10:30 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington45 min
May 22, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington49 min
May 22, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers64 min
May 22, 11:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa3 hr
May 22, 11:52 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers38 min
May 23, 12:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington48 min
May 23, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa46 min
May 23, 12:30 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa45 min
May 23, 12:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers52 min
May 23, 12:57 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTSADelaware, Ottawa45 min
May 23, 1:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa38 min
May 23, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa42 min
May 23, 3:12 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington24 hr
May 23, 3:20 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more24 hr
May 23, 4:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa37 min
May 23, 4:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers11 days
May 23, 4:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAKay, Osage21 days

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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.