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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2020, 9:04 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 22 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, 9:04 PM CDT (02:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2020, 9:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Pittsburg County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 4384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 11.7
The text
As transmitted.
249
WFUS54 KTSA 290204
TORTSA
OKC121-290245-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0029.200429T0204Z-200429T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
904 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 904 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles southeast of Blanco, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
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...
Blanco...
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tulsa.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 9579 3476 9578 3475 9551 3460 9551
3459 9554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 289DEG 18KT 3471 9573
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$2 follow-up statements
276
WWUS54 KTSA 290213 RRA
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
913 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
OKC121-290245-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-200429T0245Z/
Pittsburg OK-
913 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY...
At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Blanco, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Pittsburg County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 9574 3476 9572 3475 9551 3460 9551
3459 9554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 290DEG 25KT 3468 9562
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$254
WWUS54 KTSA 290226
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
926 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
OKC121-290235-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-200429T0245Z/
Pittsburg OK-
926 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
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 southeastern
Oklahoma.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tulsa.
LAT...LON 3467 9574 3476 9572 3475 9551 3460 9551
3459 9554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 289DEG 18KT 3466 9555
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee and 2 more | 62 min |
| Apr 28, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 67 min |
| Apr 28, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 9:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 21 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.