Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2019, 2:14 PM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 46 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2019, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nnw Haskell, OK | NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF1 TORNADO FROM 2-3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF HASKELL IN MUSKOGEE COUNTY TO 4 MILES WEST OF REDBIRD IN WAGONER COUNTY. THE TORNADO WAS WITNESSED BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE AND DAMAGED A HOME, DAMAGED AND DESTROYED BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS, AND |
| Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Wagoner, OK | STORM CHASER REPORTED A TORNADO NORTHWEST OF WAGONER. |
| Apr 30, 3:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 N Wagoner, OK | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTH OF WAGONER NORTH OF 714 ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1242 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted.
879
WFUS54 KTSA 301914
TORTSA
OKC097-101-111-131-145-302000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0009.190430T1914Z-190430T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
214 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Southwestern Mayes County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Muskogee County in east central Oklahoma...
Northeastern Okmulgee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 213 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles northeast of Bald Hill, moving northeast at 40
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...
Wagoner... Coweta...
Haskell... Inola...
Porter... Stonebluff...
Bald Hill... Redbird...
Jamesville... Mazie...
Choska...
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 3607 9522 3606 9521 3565 9576 3578 9592
3586 9584 3586 9582 3588 9582 3590 9580
3590 9576 3594 9576 3625 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 223DEG 35KT 3578 9578
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 7:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 38 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Osage, Tulsa | 41 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 48 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 48 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 70 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 34 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 4 days |
| Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 23 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 31 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 21 days |
| Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 11:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 11:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 12:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig | 16 min |
| Apr 30, 1:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 72 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Rogers | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Wagoner | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 19 min |
| Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Ottawa | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Rogers | 117 min |
| Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.