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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2020, 9:16 PM CDT for Pittsburg County, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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 28, 2020, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2020, 9:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 28, 9:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tuskahoma, OK | LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR THE CHOCTAW NATION COUNCIL HOUSE. INFORMATION RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 28, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 196 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.
713
WFUS54 KTSA 290216
TORTSA
OKC121-127-290300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0031.200429T0216Z-200429T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
916 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
South central Pittsburg County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 916 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Stanley, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
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...
Clayton... Clayton Lake State Park...
Stanley... Nashoba...
Kiamichi... Tuskahoma...
Sardis...
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 3441 9519 3461 9566 3474 9561 3472 9551
3468 9551 3468 9532 3464 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 291DEG 35KT 3466 9555
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
029
WWUS54 KTSA 290227
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
927 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
OKC121-290237-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-200429T0300Z/
Pittsburg OK-
927 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PITTSBURG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3441 9519 3457 9555 3468 9541 3468 9532
3464 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 300DEG 36KT 3458 9544
$$
OKC127-290300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-200429T0300Z/
Pushmataha OK-
927 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...
At 927 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles northeast of Stanley, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Clayton... Clayton Lake State Park...
Stanley... Nashoba...
Kiamichi... Tuskahoma...
Sardis...
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 3441 9519 3457 9555 3468 9541 3468 9532
3464 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 300DEG 36KT 3458 9544
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$169
WWUS54 KTSA 290231
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
931 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
OKC127-290300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-200429T0300Z/
Pushmataha OK-
931 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...
At 931 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles southwest of Kiamichi, moving southeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Clayton... Kiamichi...
Tuskahoma...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 9516 3457 9533 3463 9537 3468 9532
3464 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 312DEG 38KT 3459 9521
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$083
WWUS54 KTSA 290240
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
940 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
OKC127-290250-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-200429T0300Z/
Pushmataha OK-
940 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3450 9516 3457 9533 3463 9537 3468 9532
3464 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 291DEG 35KT 3456 9511
$$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, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 22 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, 9:21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.