Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2025

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 30, 2025Craig County, Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2025, 1:39 AM CDT for Craig County, Delaware County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 51 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
Mar 30, 2025, 1:39 AM CDT (06:39 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2025, 2:30 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:43 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 30, 12:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 97 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2025-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 149 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2025-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
149 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1606 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

318 
WUUS54 KTSA 300639
SVRTSA
OKC035-041-115-300730-
/O.NEW.KTSA.SV.W.0021.250330T0639Z-250330T0730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
139 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Craig County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Northern Delaware County in northeastern Oklahoma...
  Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 230 AM CDT.

* At 139 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 miles southeast of Edna to 5 miles northwest of
  Ketchum, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations in or near the path include...
  Bernice...                        Hollow...
  Vinita...                         Honey Creek State Park...
  Commerce...                       Ketchum...
  Afton...                          Bernice State Park...
  Grove...                          Miami...
  Picher...                         Cleora...
  Cardin...                         Peoria...
  Narcissa...                       Welch...
  Fairland...                       Ottawa...
  Bluejacket...                     Pyramid Corners...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 283 and 324.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3651 9462 3651 9512 3700 9533 3700 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 268DEG 46KT 3697 9524 3659 9508 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
795 
WWUS54 KTSA 300656
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
156 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

OKC035-300706-
/O.CAN.KTSA.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250330T0730Z/
Craig OK-
156 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CRAIG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9462 3660 9462 3656 9480 3692 9500
      3695 9499 3696 9502 3699 9504 3700 9503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0656Z 250DEG 59KT 3703 9500 3665 9478 

$$

OKC041-115-300730-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250330T0730Z/
Delaware OK-Ottawa OK-
156 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND OTTAWA COUNTIES...

At 156 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles east of Chetopa to 3 miles north of Grove,
moving east at 70 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations in or near the path include...
Honey Creek State Park...         Commerce...
Grove...                          Miami...
Picher...                         Cardin...
Peoria...                         Narcissa...
Fairland...                       Ottawa...
Wyandotte...                      Quapaw...
Twin Bridges State Park...        

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 300 and 324.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9462 3660 9462 3656 9480 3692 9500
      3695 9499 3696 9502 3699 9504 3700 9503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0656Z 250DEG 59KT 3703 9500 3665 9478 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
746 
WWUS54 KTSA 300726
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
226 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

OKC041-115-300736-
/O.EXP.KTSA.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250330T0730Z/
Delaware OK-Ottawa OK-
226 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE AND
OTTAWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM CDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9462 3660 9462 3656 9480 3692 9500
      3695 9499 3696 9502 3699 9504 3700 9503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0726Z 268DEG 46KT 3704 9454 3666 9432 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Okfuskee41 min
Mar 29, 11:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPawnee28 min
Mar 29, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee38 min
Mar 29, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw51 min
Mar 29, 11:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOsage31 min
Mar 30, 12:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa and 1 more41 min
Mar 30, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa27 min
Mar 30, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg33 min
Mar 30, 12:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 2 more40 min
Mar 30, 12:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington34 min
Mar 30, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee47 min
Mar 30, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pushmataha35 min
Mar 30, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington49 min
Mar 30, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOsage, Washington40 min
Mar 30, 1:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more36 min
Mar 30, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSATulsa30 min
Mar 30, 1:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore24 min
Mar 30, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware32 min
Mar 30, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata, Rogers, Washington47 min
Mar 30, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner42 min
Mar 30, 2:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware42 min
Mar 30, 2:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore46 min
Mar 30, 2:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah52 min
Mar 30, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2025Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2025

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.