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Tornado Warning 89, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2019, 10:15 PM CDT for Craig County, Nowata County, Rogers County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 32 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, 10:15 PM CDT (03:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2019, 10:47 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Rogers County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 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 22, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 22, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 2061 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1242 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.4
- Supercell composite
- 17.1
The text
As transmitted.
748
WFUS54 KTSA 230315
TORTSA
OKC035-105-131-230400-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0089.190523T0315Z-190523T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1015 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Southern Nowata County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1014 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Watova, moving east 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... Talala...
New Alluwe... Watova...
Centralia...
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 3682 9535 3656 9528 3652 9578 3659 9581
3668 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 252DEG 24KT 3659 9566
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
942
WWUS54 KTSA 230347
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1047 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
OKC035-105-131-230357-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-190523T0400Z/
Craig OK-Rogers OK-Nowata OK-
1047 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG...NORTHERN ROGERS AND
SOUTHERN NOWATA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still likely with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3682 9535 3656 9528 3652 9578 3659 9581
3668 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 252DEG 24KT 3666 9540
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 13 min |
| May 22, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 49 min |
| May 22, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 50 min |
| May 22, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 46 min |
| May 22, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 43 min |
| May 22, 7:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Mayes, Rogers | 3 hr |
| May 22, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Rogers, Wagoner | 29 min |
| May 22, 8:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 7 hr |
| May 22, 8:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage | 36 hr |
| May 22, 8:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 4 hr |
| May 22, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 42 min |
| May 22, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes | 43 min |
| May 22, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 40 min |
| May 22, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 41 min |
| May 22, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa, Washington | 40 min |
| May 22, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 41 min |
| May 22, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 51 min |
| May 22, 9:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| May 22, 9:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Delaware | 3 hr |
| May 22, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington | 47 min |
| May 22, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 48 min |
| May 22, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 44 min |
| May 22, 10:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 45 min |
| May 22, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 49 min |
| May 22, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 64 min |
| May 22, 11:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 3 hr |
| May 22, 11:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 38 min |
| May 23, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 48 min |
| May 23, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 46 min |
| May 23, 12:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 45 min |
| May 23, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 52 min |
| May 23, 12:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 45 min |
| May 23, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 38 min |
| May 23, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 42 min |
| May 23, 3:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 24 hr |
| May 23, 3:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and 1 more | 24 hr |
| May 23, 4:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Ottawa | 37 min |
| May 23, 4:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers | 11 days |
| May 23, 4:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Kay, Osage | 21 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.