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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Nov 4, 2022, 4:55 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 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
- Nov 4, 2022, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2022, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties LeFlore County, OK, Sequoyah County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 353 days |
| Nov 4, 1:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -323 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 878 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KTSA 042155
TORTSA
OKC079-135-042230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0030.221104T2155Z-221104T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
455 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Sequoyah County in east central Oklahoma...
Northeastern Le Flore County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 455 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles north of Bokoshe, 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...
Muldrow... Roland...
Gans... Moffett...
Cowlington... Cottonwood...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 311 and
328.
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 3521 9479 3525 9482 3532 9481 3534 9483
3536 9483 3537 9485 3535 9488 3536 9489
3556 9446 3549 9445 3537 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 239DEG 34KT 3530 9477
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
558
WWUS54 KTSA 042203
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
503 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
OKC079-135-042230-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-221104T2230Z/
Sequoyah OK-Le Flore OK-
503 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH AND NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTIES...
At 503 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles south of Gans, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Muldrow... Roland...
Gans... Moffett...
Cowlington... Cottonwood...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 311 and
328.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3522 9477 3528 9479 3532 9481 3534 9483
3539 9482 3556 9446 3549 9445 3537 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 239DEG 34KT 3534 9468
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$682
WWUS54 KTSA 042215
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
515 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
OKC079-042224-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-221104T2230Z/
Le Flore OK-
515 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area, therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern
and east central Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3538 9447 3537 9449 3535 9448 3531 9456
3533 9457 3532 9460 3534 9466 3536 9468
3540 9470 3545 9470 3556 9446 3537 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 226DEG 30KT 3542 9463
$$
OKC135-042230-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-221104T2230Z/
Sequoyah OK-
515 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY...
At 514 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Muldrow, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Muldrow... Roland...
Gans... Moffett...
Cottonwood...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 313 and
328.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3538 9447 3537 9449 3535 9448 3531 9456
3533 9457 3532 9460 3534 9466 3536 9468
3540 9470 3545 9470 3556 9446 3537 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 226DEG 30KT 3542 9463
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$924
WWUS54 KTSA 042226 RRA
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
526 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
OKC135-042236-
/O.EXP.KTSA.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-221104T2230Z/
Sequoyah OK-
526 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 530 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. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern
and east central Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3538 9447 3537 9449 3535 9448 3531 9456
3533 9457 3532 9460 3534 9466 3536 9468
3540 9470 3545 9470 3556 9446 3537 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 239DEG 34KT 3547 9452
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 36 min |
| Nov 4, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 52 min |
| Nov 4, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 51 min |
| Nov 4, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| Nov 4, 3:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 29 min |
| Nov 4, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 26 min |
| Nov 4, 3:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Pittsburg | 48 min |
| Nov 4, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa | 29 min |
| Nov 4, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 39 min |
| Nov 4, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Adair | 49 min |
| Nov 4, 4:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 31 min |
| Nov 4, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 55 min |
| Nov 4, 4:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 5 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 36 min |
| Nov 4, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 51 min |
| Nov 4, 4:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 3 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 40 min |
| Nov 4, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 44 min |
| Nov 4, 5:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Delaware | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 39 min |
| Nov 4, 5:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers | 26 min |
| Nov 4, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 50 min |
| Nov 4, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 44 min |
| Nov 4, 5:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 41 min |
| Nov 4, 6:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| Nov 4, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 42 min |
| Nov 4, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 41 min |
| Nov 4, 6:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore, 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.