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Tornado Warning 97, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 26, 2019Creek County, Okfuskee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2019, 12:19 AM CDT for Creek County, Okfuskee County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 12 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 26, 2019, 12:19 AM CDT (05:19 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2019, 12:31 AM CDT
In force
12 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Creek County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:19 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 25, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2019-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1531 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 2019-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 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
1531 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1082 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
12.6

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The text

As transmitted.

853 
WFUS54 KTSA 260519
TORTSA
OKC037-107-111-260545-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0097.190526T0519Z-190526T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1219 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Creek County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  West central Okmulgee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northeastern Okfuskee County in east central Oklahoma...

* Until 1245 AM CDT.
    
* At 1219 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 4 miles north of Okfuskee, moving east 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...
  Okmulgee...                       Okfuskee...
  Preston...                        Okmulgee State Park...

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 3559 9630 3573 9630 3573 9593 3556 9597
TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 278DEG 37KT 3566 9624 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
021 
WWUS54 KTSA 260531
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1231 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019

OKC037-107-111-260540-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-190526T0545Z/
Creek OK-Okmulgee OK-Okfuskee OK-
1231 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CREEK...WEST CENTRAL OKMULGEE
AND NORTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3559 9630 3573 9630 3573 9593 3556 9597
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 278DEG 37KT 3564 9609 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee6 hr
May 25, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee38 min
May 25, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAKay32 min
May 25, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage47 min
May 25, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Pawnee33 min
May 25, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage37 min
May 25, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage21 min
May 25, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee43 min
May 25, 11:48 PM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee42 min
May 25, 11:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Pawnee33 min
May 26, 12:03 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Pawnee27 min
May 26, 12:04 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek41 min
May 26, 12:20 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACreek, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner40 min
May 26, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa, Washington52 min
May 26, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee49 min
May 26, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOkmulgee46 min
May 26, 12:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner42 min
May 26, 12:49 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner41 min
May 26, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington44 min
May 26, 1:10 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee25 min
May 26, 1:19 AM CDTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers41 min
May 26, 1:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers45 min
May 26, 1:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner41 min
May 26, 1:52 AM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware23 min
May 26, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee32 min
May 26, 2:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware29 min
May 26, 2:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACreek47 hr
May 26, 8:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Washington3 hr
May 26, 8:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington4 hr
May 26, 9:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Nowata, Ottawa4 hr
May 26, 11:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAOsage, Washington2 hr

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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.