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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Tulsa, OK

November 10, 2021Rogers County, Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Nov 10, 2021, 7:26 PM CST for Rogers County, Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 34 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Nov 10, 2021, 7:26 PM CST (01:26 UTC)
Expired: Nov 10, 2021, 8:00 PM CST
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 10, 7:26 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Nne Broken Arrow, OK	GRAIN SILO FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE. TREE BLOWN DOWN AND ONTO A FENCE. PART OF A HORSE BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF. DAMAGE OCCURRED AROUND THE EAST 31ST AND COUNTY LINE ROAD AREA.
Nov 10, 7:26 PM CST	TORNADO	5 Nne Broken Arrow, OK	AN EF-0 TORNADO DAMAGED BARNS, SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS, AND DAMAGED A SMALL GRAIN SILO.
Nov 10, 7:29 PM CST	TORNADO	1 Sw Catoosa, OK	AN EF-0 TORNADO SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 10, 3:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1136 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 185 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

533 
WFUS54 KTSA 110126
TORTSA
OKC131-143-145-110200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0042.211111T0126Z-211111T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
726 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  East central Tulsa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 800 PM CST.
    
* At 726 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 3 miles southwest of
  Catoosa, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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...
  Tulsa...                          Broken Arrow...
  Catoosa...                        Verdigris...
  Inola...                          Tulsa International Airport...
  Taiwah...                         Tiawah...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 228 and 246.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3630 9545 3625 9544 3614 9544 3608 9588
      3623 9591
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 256DEG 42KT 3616 9580 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
Snider

4 follow-up statements

652 
WWUS54 KTSA 110132
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
732 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

OKC143-110142-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211111T0200Z/
Tulsa OK-
732 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TULSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for
northeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3630 9545 3625 9544 3614 9544 3610 9576
      3616 9576 3616 9578 3624 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 256DEG 42KT 3618 9571 

$$

OKC131-145-110200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211111T0200Z/
Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
732 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS AND NORTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTIES...
    
At 732 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Catoosa, moving east at 50 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...
Catoosa...                        Verdigris...
Inola...                          Taiwah...
Tiawah...                         

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 235 and 245.
 
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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3630 9545 3625 9544 3614 9544 3610 9576
      3616 9576 3616 9578 3624 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 256DEG 42KT 3618 9571 

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

$$
Snider

125 
WWUS54 KTSA 110134
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
734 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

OKC131-145-110200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211111T0200Z/
Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
734 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS AND NORTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTIES...
        
At 734 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Catoosa, moving
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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...
Catoosa...                        Verdigris...
Inola...                          Taiwah...
Tiawah...                         

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 235 and 245.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3630 9545 3625 9544 3614 9544 3610 9576
      3616 9576 3616 9578 3624 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 254DEG 41KT 3619 9570 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
Snider

734 
WWUS54 KTSA 110139
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
739 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

OKC131-145-110200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211111T0200Z/
Rogers OK-Wagoner OK-
739 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ROGERS AND NORTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTIES...
    
At 739 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles southeast of Verdigris, moving east at 45 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...
Catoosa...                        Verdigris...
Inola...                          Taiwah...
Tiawah...                         

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 235 and 245.
 
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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3630 9545 3625 9544 3614 9544 3610 9576
      3616 9576 3616 9578 3624 9581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 255DEG 39KT 3620 9566 

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

$$
Snider

600 
WWUS54 KTSA 110145 RRA
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
745 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

OKC145-110155-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211111T0200Z/
Wagoner OK-
745 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WAGONER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for
northeastern Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3630 9545 3625 9544 3614 9544 3612 9556
      3614 9559 3613 9560 3614 9560 3615 9562
      3616 9562 3616 9566 3626 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 256DEG 42KT 3622 9558 

$$

OKC131-110200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211111T0200Z/
Rogers OK-
745 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ROGERS COUNTY...
    
At 745 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles southwest of Taiwah, moving east at 50 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...
Inola...                          Taiwah...
Tiawah...                         

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 242 and 245.
 
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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3630 9545 3625 9544 3614 9544 3612 9556
      3614 9559 3613 9560 3614 9560 3615 9562
      3616 9562 3616 9566 3626 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 256DEG 42KT 3622 9558 

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

$$
Snider

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 10, 6:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	15 min
Nov 10, 6:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Pawnee	43 min
Nov 10, 6:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Washington	25 min
Nov 10, 6:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	34 min
Nov 10, 6:38 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	37 min
Nov 10, 6:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa	47 min
Nov 10, 6:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata, Washington	43 min
Nov 10, 6:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Nowata	36 min
Nov 10, 7:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Tulsa	30 min
Nov 10, 7:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Creek	29 min
Nov 10, 7:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	38 min
Nov 10, 7:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata	25 min
Nov 10, 7:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Rogers, Tulsa	10 min
Nov 10, 7:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Nowata, Rogers	23 min
Nov 10, 7:23 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	3 hr
Nov 10, 7:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner	46 min
Nov 10, 7:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Okmulgee	34 min
Nov 10, 7:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	27 min
Nov 10, 7:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Mayes, Rogers	39 min
Nov 10, 8:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	26 min
Nov 10, 8:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	24 min
Nov 10, 8:14 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	46 min
Nov 10, 8:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	30 min
Nov 10, 8:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Adair, Cherokee	57 min
Nov 10, 8:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	36 min
Nov 10, 8:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pittsburg	27 min
Nov 10, 8:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Delaware	33 min
Nov 10, 8:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Delaware	33 min
Nov 10, 8:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	25 min
Nov 10, 8:51 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Muskogee	24 min
Nov 10, 8:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee	35 min
Nov 10, 9:05 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Cherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner	3 hr
Nov 10, 9:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah	43 min
Nov 10, 9:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Choctaw	26 min
Nov 10, 9:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	23 min
Nov 10, 9:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha	46 min
Nov 10, 9:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Haskell, Sequoyah	38 min
Nov 10, 9:55 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee and 1 more	3 hr
Nov 10, 10:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	45 min
Nov 10, 10:49 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Latimer, Pushmataha	3 hr
Nov 10, 11:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TSA	LeFlore	28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.