Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 36, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2020, 9:15 PM CDT for Latimer County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 45 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 22, 2020, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Latimer County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 3106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted.
513
WFUS54 KTSA 230215
TORTSA
OKC077-230300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0036.200523T0215Z-200523T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
915 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Latimer County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 915 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles west of Robbers Cave State Park, moving east at
15 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...
Robbers Cave 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 3495 9545 3503 9546 3503 9535 3505 9535
3506 9530 3506 9517 3494 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 261DEG 14KT 3500 9541
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
700
WWUS54 KTSA 230229
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
929 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020
OKC077-230300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-200523T0300Z/
Latimer OK-
929 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTY...
At 929 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Robbers Cave State Park, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Robbers Cave State Park...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 9540 3503 9542 3503 9535 3505 9535
3506 9530 3506 9517 3494 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 266DEG 15KT 3500 9535
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$857
WWUS54 KTSA 230239
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
939 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020
OKC077-230300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-200523T0300Z/
Latimer OK-
939 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LATIMER COUNTY...
At 939 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Robbers Cave State Park, moving east at 15 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...
Robbers Cave 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 3498 9534 3503 9535 3505 9535 3506 9530
3506 9517 3496 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 261DEG 14KT 3501 9530
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 49 min |
| May 22, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 47 min |
| May 22, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 45 min |
| May 22, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 50 min |
| May 22, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 49 min |
| May 22, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 47 min |
| May 22, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 35 min |
| May 22, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 58 min |
| May 22, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 25 min |
| May 22, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 54 min |
| May 22, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 50 min |
| May 22, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 44 min |
| May 22, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 38 min |
| May 22, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 52 min |
| May 22, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 49 min |
| May 22, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 30 min |
| May 22, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Pittsburg | 41 min |
| May 22, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 50 min |
| May 22, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 46 min |
| May 22, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 53 min |
| May 22, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee | 50 min |
| May 22, 10:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 6 hr |
| May 22, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 65 min |
| May 22, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 35 min |
| May 22, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 49 min |
| May 22, 11:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 49 min |
| May 22, 11:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| May 22, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 49 min |
| May 22, 11:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 43 min |
| May 23, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 47 min |
| May 23, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 47 min |
| May 23, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 44 min |
| May 23, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 25 min |
| May 23, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 32 min |
| May 23, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 47 min |
| May 23, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 38 min |
| May 23, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 35 min |
| May 23, 2:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 32 min |
| May 23, 2:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 36 min |
| May 23, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore | 55 min |
| May 23, 8:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 19 hr |
| May 23, 8:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 6 days |
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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.