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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 3, 2021Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 3, 3:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3299 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 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
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

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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

$$

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2 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

$$

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993 
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 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg41 min
May 3, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg45 min
May 3, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh26 min
May 3, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg33 min
May 3, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee23 min
May 3, 7:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAPittsburg3 hr
May 3, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg48 min
May 3, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg27 min
May 3, 7:49 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee12 hr
May 3, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMuskogee29 min
May 3, 8:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALatimer25 min
May 3, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPittsburg34 min
May 3, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, Okfuskee36 min
May 3, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg42 min
May 3, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah32 min
May 3, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee31 min
May 3, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha28 min
May 3, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah53 min
May 3, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee37 min
May 3, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha32 min
May 3, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek28 min
May 3, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw26 min
May 3, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah57 min
May 3, 9:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg3 hr
May 3, 9:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTSASequoyah37 min
May 3, 9:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Tulsa3 hr
May 3, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore33 min
May 3, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore31 min
May 3, 10:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah3 hr
May 3, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore45 min
May 3, 10:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAAdair3 hr
May 3, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore39 min
May 3, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAPawnee49 min
May 4, 1:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee34 min
May 4, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPittsburg33 min
May 4, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh32 min
May 4, 2:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg25 min
May 4, 8:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSACherokee29 hr
May 4, 8:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAAdair, Delaware13 hr
May 4, 8:15 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware24 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.