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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2020, 8:59 PM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 50 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 25, 2020, 8:59 PM CDT (01:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2020, 9:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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 25, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1234 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
167
WFUS54 KTSA 260159
TORTSA
OKC115-260300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0046.200526T0159Z-200526T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
859 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 859 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wyandotte, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Miami... Commerce...
Quapaw... Wyandotte...
Picher... Ottawa...
Peoria... Cardin...
Twin Bridges State Park...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 305 and 324.
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 3700 9462 3671 9462 3671 9480 3700 9499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 164DEG 17KT 3676 9474
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
638
WWUS54 KTSA 260214
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
914 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
OKC115-260300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-200526T0300Z/
Ottawa OK-
914 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
OTTAWA COUNTY...
At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wyandotte, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Miami... Commerce...
Quapaw... Wyandotte...
Picher... Ottawa...
Peoria... Cardin...
Twin Bridges State Park...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 308 and 324.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9462 3675 9462 3674 9479 3700 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 182DEG 14KT 3682 9473
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$022
WWUS54 KTSA 260238
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
938 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
OKC115-260300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-200526T0300Z/
Ottawa OK-
938 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY...
At 938 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Quapaw, moving north at 20 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...
Miami... Commerce...
Quapaw... Picher...
Ottawa... Peoria...
Cardin...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 308 and 324.
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 3700 9462 3687 9462 3685 9485 3700 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 164DEG 17KT 3693 9477
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$457
WWUS54 KTSA 260249
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
949 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
OKC115-260259-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-200526T0300Z/
Ottawa OK-
949 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3700 9462 3687 9462 3685 9485 3700 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 164DEG 17KT 3698 9479
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 45 min |
| May 25, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 35 min |
| May 25, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Mayes | 47 min |
| May 25, 7:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 3 hr |
| May 25, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware | 50 min |
| May 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware, Ottawa | 60 min |
| May 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes | 45 min |
| May 25, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Ottawa | 49 min |
| May 25, 8:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 3 hr |
| May 25, 8:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 24 hr |
| May 25, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 52 min |
| May 25, 8:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 8:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 36 hr |
| May 25, 9:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 12 hr |
| May 25, 10:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 2:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 27 hr |
| May 26, 2:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 41 hr |
| May 26, 2:49 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 30 hr |
| May 26, 2:49 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 29 hr |
| May 26, 4:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 5 days |
| May 26, 10:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 5 hr |
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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.