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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT for Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 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 3, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 146 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 3, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 3299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1213 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 13.9
The text
As transmitted.
480
WFUS54 KTSA 040202
TORTSA
OKC127-040230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0024.210504T0202Z-210504T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
902 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Pushmataha County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 902 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Daisy, moving northeast at 35 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...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3434 9578 3450 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567
3460 9552 3468 9551 3468 9535 3431 9572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 215DEG 30KT 3443 9576
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Lacy2 follow-up statements
656
WWUS54 KTSA 040214
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
914 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
OKC127-040230-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210504T0230Z/
Pushmataha OK-
914 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY...
At 914 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles southeast of Daisy, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Sardis...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3434 9578 3450 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567
3460 9552 3468 9551 3468 9535 3431 9572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 240DEG 34KT 3450 9571
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Lacy993
WWUS54 KTSA 040221
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
921 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
OKC127-040230-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210504T0230Z/
Pushmataha OK-
921 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 930 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3434 9578 3450 9578 3451 9567 3459 9567
3460 9552 3468 9551 3468 9535 3431 9572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 215DEG 30KT 3453 9568
$$
LacyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 41 min |
| May 3, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 45 min |
| May 3, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 26 min |
| May 3, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 33 min |
| May 3, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 23 min |
| May 3, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| May 3, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 48 min |
| May 3, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 27 min |
| May 3, 7:49 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Cherokee | 12 hr |
| May 3, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 29 min |
| May 3, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer | 25 min |
| May 3, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 34 min |
| May 3, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee | 36 min |
| May 3, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 42 min |
| May 3, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 32 min |
| May 3, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 31 min |
| May 3, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 28 min |
| May 3, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 53 min |
| May 3, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 37 min |
| May 3, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 32 min |
| May 3, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 28 min |
| May 3, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 26 min |
| May 3, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 57 min |
| May 3, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| May 3, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 37 min |
| May 3, 9:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 3 hr |
| May 3, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 33 min |
| May 3, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 31 min |
| May 3, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| May 3, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 45 min |
| May 3, 10:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair | 3 hr |
| May 3, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 39 min |
| May 3, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pawnee | 49 min |
| May 4, 1:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 34 min |
| May 4, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 33 min |
| May 4, 2:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 32 min |
| May 4, 2:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 25 min |
| May 4, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 29 hr |
| May 4, 8:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 13 hr |
| May 4, 8:15 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware | 24 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.