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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 10, 2020Delaware County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2020, 2:09 PM CST for Delaware County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 9 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
Jan 10, 2020, 2:09 PM CST (20:09 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2020, 2:18 PM CST
In force
9 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Delaware County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 10, 10:42 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 112 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2020-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 619 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2020-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
619 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

855 
WFUS54 KTSA 102009
TORTSA
OKC041-102100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0008.200110T2009Z-200110T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
209 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 300 PM CST.
    
* At 207 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Leach, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Colcord...                        Kansas...
  Oaks...                           Twin Oaks...
  Leach...                          Lake Eucha 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 3621 9458 3616 9482 3616 9492 3623 9496
      3650 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 232DEG 27KT 3618 9489 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
263 
WWUS54 KTSA 102018
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
218 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

OKC041-102028-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200110T2100Z/
Delaware OK-
218 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE 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. However gusty winds and 
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for northeastern
and east central Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3621 9458 3616 9482 3616 9492 3623 9496
      3650 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 232DEG 27KT 3623 9481 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 10:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee25 min
Jan 10, 10:58 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage, Pawnee47 min
Jan 10, 11:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage30 min
Jan 10, 11:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner48 min
Jan 10, 11:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa28 min
Jan 10, 11:34 AM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner41 min
Jan 10, 11:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSARogers, Tulsa, Washington25 min
Jan 10, 11:39 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOttawa36 min
Jan 10, 11:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee44 min
Jan 10, 11:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa51 min
Jan 10, 12:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Washington51 min
Jan 10, 12:38 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee, Wagoner37 min
Jan 10, 12:43 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg47 min
Jan 10, 12:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner51 min
Jan 10, 1:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg42 min
Jan 10, 1:04 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner41 min
Jan 10, 1:11 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg36 min
Jan 10, 1:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata27 min
Jan 10, 1:22 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACraig, Nowata16 min
Jan 10, 1:31 PM CSTTornado WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes44 min
Jan 10, 1:37 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg38 min
Jan 10, 1:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg46 min
Jan 10, 2:06 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee39 min
Jan 10, 2:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg46 min
Jan 10, 2:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg41 min
Jan 10, 2:36 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Muskogee39 min
Jan 10, 2:51 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg39 min
Jan 10, 3:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg40 min
Jan 10, 3:12 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware28 min
Jan 10, 3:13 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more3 hr
Jan 10, 3:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more39 min
Jan 10, 3:40 PM CSTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah34 min
Jan 10, 3:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair41 min
Jan 10, 3:50 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Sequoyah3 hr
Jan 10, 3:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah50 min
Jan 10, 3:58 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg3 hr
Jan 10, 4:02 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more23 hr
Jan 10, 4:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah51 min
Jan 10, 4:34 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchTSAPawnee, Washington4 hr
Jan 10, 4:53 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 1 more6 hr
Jan 10, 5:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg44 min
Jan 10, 5:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer43 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.