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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 30, 20195 counties in Oklahoma

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 30, 2:29 PM CDTTORNADO2 Nnw Haskell, OKNWS 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 CDTTORNADO2 Nw Wagoner, OKSTORM CHASER REPORTED A TORNADO NORTHWEST OF WAGONER.
Apr 30, 3:08 PM CDTTORNADO6 N Wagoner, OKAMATEUR 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC13 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2019-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1242 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2019-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage24 min
Apr 30, 7:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage32 min
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek38 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa41 hr
Apr 30, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Delaware48 hr
Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee70 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore34 hr
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSALeFlore4 days
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware23 hr
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Delaware31 hr
Apr 30, 9:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa21 days
Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage33 min
Apr 30, 11:34 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Washington41 min
Apr 30, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata49 min
Apr 30, 12:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata43 min
Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa48 min
Apr 30, 12:44 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig16 min
Apr 30, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa39 min
Apr 30, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee26 min
Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee4 hr
Apr 30, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSANowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington40 min
Apr 30, 1:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOsage, Washington43 min
Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee6 hr
Apr 30, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAPushmataha72 hr
Apr 30, 2:30 PM CDTTornado WarningTSANowata, Rogers, Washington45 min
Apr 30, 2:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers53 min
Apr 30, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner46 min
Apr 30, 3:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata25 min
Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Wagoner38 min
Apr 30, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee49 min
Apr 30, 3:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Ottawa47 min
Apr 30, 3:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington6 hr
Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Delaware39 min
Apr 30, 3:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAAdair47 min
Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa49 min
Apr 30, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa19 min
Apr 30, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa40 min
Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOttawa2 hr
Apr 30, 5:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Mayes, Rogers117 min
Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware, Ottawa32 min
Apr 30, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata44 min
Apr 30, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa30 min
Apr 30, 6:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa6 hr
Apr 30, 6:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Apr 30, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers39 min
Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa51 min
Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOttawa32 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.