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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2020, 9:21 PM CDT for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 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, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:24 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 | 15 Wsw Stanley, OK | DAMAGE TO A HOME AND CAMPER NORTH OF JUMBO. INFORMATION RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 180 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.
986
WFUS54 KTSA 290221
TORTSA
OKC127-290300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0032.200429T0221Z-200429T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
921 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 921 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Daisy, moving east at 25 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...
Kosoma... Dunbar...
Snow... Eubanks...
Finley...
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 3439 9578 3450 9578 3451 9577 3451 9567
3459 9567 3460 9562 3444 9526 3429 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 290DEG 24KT 3449 9575
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$2 follow-up statements
960
WWUS54 KTSA 290240 RRA
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
940 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
OKC127-290300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-200429T0300Z/
Pushmataha OK-
940 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...
At 940 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dunbar, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Kosoma... Dunbar...
Snow... Eubanks...
Finley...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3440 9576 3447 9574 3451 9568 3451 9567
3452 9567 3456 9559 3444 9526 3429 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 290DEG 24KT 3445 9560
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$367
WWUS54 KTSA 290252
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
952 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
OKC127-290302-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-200429T0300Z/
Pushmataha OK-
952 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1000 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 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 3440 9576 3447 9574 3451 9568 3451 9567
3452 9567 3456 9559 3444 9526 3429 9552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 290DEG 24KT 3443 9553
$$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, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 24 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.