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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Feb 27, 2023, 12:18 AM CST for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 17 min. 6 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
- Feb 27, 2023, 12:18 AM CST (06:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2023, 12:35 AM CST
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 12:20 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 N Afton, OK | |
| Feb 27, 12:20 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 N Afton, OK | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 N AFTON. |
| Feb 27, 12:22 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Miami, OK | TREE AND BARN ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Feb 27, 12:27 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Miami, OK | POWER POLE DOWN. |
| Feb 27, 12:30 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Quapaw, OK | TREE DOWN. |
| Feb 27, 12:30 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 55 | Miami, OK |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 7:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KTSA 270618
TORTSA
OKC115-270700-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0009.230227T0618Z-230227T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1218 AM CST Mon Feb 27 2023
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 100 AM CST.
* At 1218 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 3 miles southwest of Fairland, moving northeast
at 55 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...
Miami... Fairland...
Afton... Quapaw...
Wyandotte... Narcissa...
Ottawa... Peoria...
Twin Bridges State Park...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 294 and 324.
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 3700 9462 3681 9462 3667 9478 3667 9495
3670 9500 3676 9500 3700 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0618Z 217DEG 49KT 3672 9489
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
147
WWUS54 KTSA 270627
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1227 AM CST Mon Feb 27 2023
OKC115-270700-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230227T0700Z/
Ottawa OK-
1227 AM CST Mon Feb 27 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FOR EASTERN
OTTAWA COUNTY...
At 1227 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southeast of Miami, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Miami... Quapaw...
Wyandotte... Ottawa...
Peoria... Twin Bridges State Park...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 304 and 324.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9462 3681 9462 3671 9473 3676 9481
3679 9488 3684 9491 3700 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 211DEG 51KT 3684 9481
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$560
WWUS54 KTSA 270635
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1235 AM CST Mon Feb 27 2023
OKC115-270645-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230227T0700Z/
Ottawa OK-
1235 AM CST Mon Feb 27 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN OTTAWA 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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CST for northeastern
Oklahoma.
LAT...LON 3700 9462 3681 9462 3671 9473 3676 9481
3679 9488 3684 9491 3700 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 217DEG 49KT 3693 9472
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 9:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 38 min |
| Feb 26, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 60 min |
| Feb 26, 10:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 25 min |
| Feb 26, 10:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 43 min |
| Feb 26, 10:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee and 3 more | 48 min |
| Feb 26, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 52 min |
| Feb 26, 10:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 32 min |
| Feb 26, 10:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 17 min |
| Feb 26, 11:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Wagoner | 24 min |
| Feb 26, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 2 more | 47 min |
| Feb 26, 11:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner | 24 min |
| Feb 26, 11:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer | 36 min |
| Feb 26, 11:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes and 3 more | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 12:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 29 min |
| Feb 27, 12:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Ottawa | 16 min |
| Feb 27, 12:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore, Ottawa and 1 more | 49 min |
| Feb 27, 12:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 20 min |
| Feb 27, 12:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| Feb 27, 1:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 29 min |
| Feb 27, 1:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 29 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.