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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Tulsa, OK

May 25, 2024Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2024, 10:18 PM CDT for Osage County, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 42 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 25, 2024, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2024, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Tulsa, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 25, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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: 3919 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 326 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 262 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 6.8
Supercell composite: 21.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

922 
WFUS54 KTSA 260318
TORTSA
OKC113-117-260400-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0065.240526T0318Z-240526T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1018 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Osage County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Central Pawnee County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1018 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Blackburn, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  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...
  Pawhuska...                       Skiatook...
  Hominy...                         Cleveland...
  Fairfax...                        Barnsdall...
  Sperry...                         Wynona...
  Ralston...                        Avant...
  Osage...                          Blackburn...
  Skedee...                         Tallant...
  Pershing...                       Nelagoney...
  Wolco...                          

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 3670 9600 3628 9600 3631 9671 3663 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 268DEG 38KT 3641 9659 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

060 
WWUS54 KTSA 260333
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1033 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

OKC117-260342-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-240526T0400Z/
Pawnee OK-
1033 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PAWNEE 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 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3628 9600 3630 9643 3630 9644 3631 9644
      3633 9646 3633 9649 3631 9650 3636 9653
      3637 9652 3639 9652 3640 9654 3640 9655
      3656 9663 3665 9657 3670 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 273DEG 41KT 3639 9637 

$$

OKC113-260400-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-240526T0400Z/
Osage OK-
1033 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY...

At 1032 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hominy, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

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...
Pawhuska...                       Skiatook...
Hominy...                         Barnsdall...
Sperry...                         Wynona...
Avant...                          Pershing...
Nelagoney...                      Tallant...
Wolco...                          

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 3628 9600 3630 9643 3630 9644 3631 9644
      3633 9646 3633 9649 3631 9650 3636 9653
      3637 9652 3639 9652 3640 9654 3640 9655
      3656 9663 3665 9657 3670 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 273DEG 41KT 3639 9637 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

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698 
WWUS54 KTSA 260344
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1044 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

OKC113-260400-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-240526T0400Z/
Osage OK-
1044 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY...

At 1044 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northeast of Walnut Creek State Park, moving east
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

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...
Pawhuska...                       Skiatook...
Hominy...                         Barnsdall...
Sperry...                         Wynona...
Avant...                          Pershing...
Nelagoney...                      Tallant...
Wolco...                          

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 3628 9600 3630 9636 3643 9645 3654 9646
      3666 9644 3670 9600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 283DEG 35KT 3634 9623 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 25, 9:30 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 9:30 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
930 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...New SHORT TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(The rest of tonight)
Issued at 920 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

Update mainly is for adding tornado watch 311 which will include
most of NE OK and far NW AR. Bulk of storm coverage is expected
to stay north of I 40 tonight, though isolated to widely scattered
storms that develop across SE OK and WC AR will still have severe
potential. Made some adjustments to PoPs through 06 based on
expected coverage, and just a few minor tweaks to PoPs in the
06-12z time frame. Overnight temperatures look reasonable at this
time.

Updated ZFP/AFM/PFM already sent

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tomorrow through Saturday)
Issued at 230 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

Thunderstorms are expected to have waned and / or focused more
east of the local region by early Sunday. However, the cold front
associated with the passing wave will not clear western AR and SE
OK until late afternoon and conditions will become increasingly
unstable ahead of the boundary. Veered low level winds will limit
frontal convergence and overall storm coverage is likely to be
low, however at least isolated storms are possible along the
boundary by mid to late afternoon before the front clears the
forecast area to the east and south. Otherwise, dry weather and
warm weather will prevail west of the front. Sfc high pressure
builds across the region Monday providing a pleasant day area
wide.

The pattern transitions toward more northwesterly flow through the
southern Plains by Tuesday with daily thunderstorm complexes
likely to develop and track in or near the forecast area from
Tuesday night through Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall and at
least a limited risk of severe weather would accompany these
events.

By late week into next weekend the pattern reverts to more
southwesterly flow aloft and likely remains unsettled with daily
thunderstorm chances continuing.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 631 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

The main focus this TAF period is to time potential for storm
impacts at the TAF sites this evening and overnight. Per latest
HRRR and WoFS, TEMPO groups were used where probs were greater for
storm impacts near the KS/MO borders. This would include the KBVO,
KXNA and KROG TAF sites. Storm potential was also higher at KMLC
per model data, so a TEMPO was used there also. There may also be
a period of MVFR cigs as well during the overnight. A front will
push thru on Sunday, with conditions at all sites returning to
VFR with gusty winds veering to the W/SW.

Lacy

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   71  89  62  87 /  50   0   0   0
FSM   73  91  66  89 /  40  20  20   0
MLC   72  91  64  89 /  30   0  10   0
BVO   67  88  58  86 /  60  10   0   0
FYV   69  87  61  85 /  50  20  10   0
BYV   68  88  61  84 /  50  30  10   0
MKO   71  90  62  85 /  30   0   0   0
MIO   67  86  59  83 /  60  10  10   0
F10   71  91  61  86 /  30   0   0   0
HHW   71  89  65  89 /  50  10  10   0

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
AR...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...23
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...30

Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 5:03 PM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
503 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261015-
Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
503 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

TORNADO.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma.
	ONSET...This evening.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...This evening.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Severe storms are underway across northwest Texas and
southwest Oklahoma, with additional development across the Texas and
Oklahoma panhandles late this afternoon. As these storms move east
towards central Oklahoma, the potential for severe thunderstorms
across parts of eastern Oklahoma remains in place later this
evening. The storms will likely be widely scattered, but will pose
the threat of large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes. As
activity moves further into eastern Oklahoma, storms are expected to
weaken some as they move into Arkansas. Further north, an organized
MCS that track east across southern Kansas may clip parts of far
northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas late tonight. These storms
will carry mainly a damaging wind threat along with an isolated
tornado potential.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
MONDAY...No Hazards.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A couple of quiet days are expected for the remainder of the
holiday weekend. A few thunderstorms will be possible on Sunday
across far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as a cold front
moves through, but will quickly shift eastward. Nightly
thunderstorm chances will return by mid week as northwest flow
aloft sets up and chances increase for storm complexes moving into
the region overnight. Some severe potential will likely exist on
those nights, along with the threat for heavy rainfall and
isolated flooding.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
830 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

OKZ054-059-260230-
Osage OK-Pawnee OK-
830 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMs WILL IMPACT NORTHERN OSAGE AND NORTH CENTRAL
PAWNEE COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT...

At 829 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles
southwest of Tonkawa, moving northeast at 55 mph. Other strong
thunderstorms were northwest of Grainola.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations in or near the path include...
Pawhuska...                       Fairfax...
Barnsdall...                      Shidler...
Wynona...                         Burbank...
Grainola...                       Foraker...
Pearsonia...                      Southern Kaw Lake...
Webb City...                      Tallant...
Apperson...                       Pershing...
Nelagoney...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9639 3653 9614 3651 9701 3653 9698
      3655 9690 3658 9689 3660 9692 3658 9698
      3659 9705 3660 9704 3668 9706 3670 9703
      3668 9694 3675 9689 3674 9683 3677 9682
      3678 9675 3700 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 239DEG 50KT 3665 9734

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	62 min
May 25, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Osage	60 min
May 25, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	34 min
May 25, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	67 min
May 25, 9:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Pawnee	42 min
May 25, 10:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington	39 min
May 25, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Washington	49 min
May 25, 11:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Mayes, Rogers	51 min
May 26, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Choctaw	45 min
May 26, 12:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Osage	43 min
May 26, 12:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TSA	Delaware, Mayes	49 min
May 26, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	24 min
May 26, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	McIntosh, Muskogee	34 min
May 26, 12:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Osage	46 min
May 26, 12:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Pushmataha	26 min
May 26, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah	65 min
May 26, 12:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Delaware	48 min
May 26, 12:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Ottawa	17 min
May 26, 1:03 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Nowata, Osage, Washington	42 min
May 26, 1:35 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	15 min
May 26, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Adair, Cherokee, Wagoner	29 min
May 26, 1:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Sequoyah	35 min
May 26, 1:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Nowata	41 min
May 26, 2:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	50 min
May 26, 2:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TSA	Craig, Ottawa	3 hr
May 26, 2:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TSA	Delaware, Ottawa	9 min
May 26, 2:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig, Nowata	36 min
May 26, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Nowata	39 min
May 26, 3:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TSA	Craig	45 min
May 26, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TSA	Craig, Delaware, Ottawa	48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.