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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 28, 2020Delaware County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2020, 7:08 PM CDT for Delaware County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 37 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
Apr 28, 2020, 7:08 PM CDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2020, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Delaware County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 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
Apr 28, 3:18 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 108 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2020-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1990 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2020-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 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
1990 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1071 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.6

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The text

As transmitted.

708 
WFUS54 KTSA 290008
TORTSA
OKC041-290045-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0026.200429T0008Z-200429T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
708 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 745 PM CDT.
    
* At 708 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles southeast of Chloeta, moving east at 45 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...
  Colcord...                        Lake Eucha 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 3637 9460 3622 9457 3621 9457 3628 9501
      3629 9501 3640 9497
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 278DEG 40KT 3632 9491 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
387 
WWUS54 KTSA 290021
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
721 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

OKC041-290045-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-200429T0045Z/
Delaware OK-
721 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY...
    
At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northwest of Colcord, 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...
Colcord...                        Lake Eucha 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 3637 9460 3622 9457 3621 9457 3626 9488
      3639 9484
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 271DEG 33KT 3633 9477 

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

$$
100 
WWUS54 KTSA 290036
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
736 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

OKC041-290046-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-200429T0045Z/
Delaware OK-
736 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 745 PM CDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern
Arkansas...and northeastern Oklahoma.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.

LAT...LON 3637 9460 3622 9457 3621 9457 3626 9488
      3639 9484
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 278DEG 40KT 3631 9458 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner58 min
Apr 28, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 2 more62 min
Apr 28, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware53 min
Apr 28, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, Pittsburg37 min
Apr 28, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha43 min
Apr 28, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah63 min
Apr 28, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg43 min
Apr 28, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah57 min
Apr 28, 8:23 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha67 min
Apr 28, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore50 min
Apr 28, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg41 min
Apr 28, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg37 min
Apr 28, 9:04 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg22 min
Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore26 min
Apr 28, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha38 min
Apr 28, 9:16 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg, Pushmataha24 min
Apr 28, 9:21 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPushmataha39 min
Apr 28, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha61 min
Apr 28, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw, Pushmataha43 min
Apr 28, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAChoctaw21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.