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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 19, 2025Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2025, 11:54 PM CDT for Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 7 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
Apr 19, 2025, 11:54 PM CDT (04:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2025, 12:01 AM CDT
In force
7 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Okmulgee County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 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
Apr 19, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 19, 11:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2025-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2025-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 442 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-150 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
436 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
442 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
522 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

871 
WFUS54 KTSA 200454
TORTSA
OKC111-200530-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0013.250420T0454Z-250420T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1154 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Okmulgee County in northeastern Oklahoma...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1154 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Morris, 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...
  Eram...                           Morris...
  Bald Hill...                      

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 3576 9588 3571 9571 3562 9571 3555 9577
      3555 9582 3549 9582 3554 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 213DEG 28KT 3557 9585 

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

$$

Mejia
1 follow-up statement
086 
WWUS54 KTSA 200501
SVSTSA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1201 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

OKC111-200511-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250420T0530Z/
Okmulgee OK-
1201 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE 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 700 AM CDT for southeastern,
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3576 9588 3571 9571 3562 9571 3555 9577
      3555 9582 3549 9582 3554 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 213DEG 28KT 3562 9581 

$$

Mejia

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 10:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Osage, Pawnee3 hr
Apr 19, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee27 min
Apr 19, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg59 min
Apr 19, 11:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAOkfuskee, Okmulgee4 hr
Apr 19, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAPittsburg62 min
Apr 19, 11:43 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAOkmulgee16 min
Apr 19, 11:53 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg52 min
Apr 19, 11:57 PM CDTTornado WarningTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg48 min
Apr 20, 12:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSAMuskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner3 hr
Apr 20, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAWagoner41 min
Apr 20, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers, Wagoner23 min
Apr 20, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh36 min
Apr 20, 12:14 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAPittsburg46 min
Apr 20, 12:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes, Rogers32 min
Apr 20, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAHaskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg44 min
Apr 20, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner24 min
Apr 20, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSALatimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha46 min
Apr 20, 12:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSATulsa3 hr
Apr 20, 12:55 AM CDTTornado WarningTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg50 min
Apr 20, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner49 min
Apr 20, 1:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAMcIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah, Wagoner33 min
Apr 20, 1:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACherokee, Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner4 hr
Apr 20, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSACherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah37 min
Apr 20, 1:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah and 1 more3 hr
Apr 20, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAHaskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha39 min
Apr 20, 1:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa4 days
Apr 20, 1:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSADelaware, Mayes34 min
Apr 20, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAAdair, Cherokee, Haskell, Sequoyah45 min
Apr 20, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair29 min
Apr 20, 2:04 AM CDTTornado WarningTSADelaware12 min
Apr 20, 2:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSAHaskell, Latimer, LeFlore47 min
Apr 20, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Delaware51 min
Apr 20, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Cherokee51 min
Apr 20, 2:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah29 min
Apr 20, 3:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware5 hr
Apr 20, 3:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSAMuskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner4 hr
Apr 20, 7:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell37 min
Apr 20, 8:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSASequoyah35 min
Apr 20, 8:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair36 min
Apr 20, 8:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSARogers, Tulsa35 hr
Apr 20, 8:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOttawa54 hr
Apr 20, 10:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACreek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more2 hr
Apr 20, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee37 min
Apr 20, 10:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa and 1 more3 hr
Apr 20, 11:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee43 min
Apr 20, 11:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMcIntosh, Pittsburg45 min
Apr 20, 11:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha37 min
Apr 20, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSARogers, Wagoner47 min
Apr 20, 12:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAOkmulgee26 min
Apr 20, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer, McIntosh, Muskogee34 min
Apr 20, 12:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALatimer32 min
Apr 20, 12:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Mayes, Wagoner43 min
Apr 20, 12:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha26 min
Apr 20, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAPushmataha33 min
Apr 20, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Wagoner40 min
Apr 20, 1:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAHaskell43 min
Apr 20, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACherokee, Muskogee42 min
Apr 20, 1:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACherokee, Craig, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more2 hr
Apr 20, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSACraig, Ottawa29 min
Apr 20, 1:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAMayes27 min
Apr 20, 1:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTSACraig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers115 min
Apr 20, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSADelaware52 min
Apr 20, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAAdair, Sequoyah49 min
Apr 20, 1:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore46 min
Apr 20, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAOttawa24 min
Apr 20, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Sequoyah48 min
Apr 20, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore45 min
Apr 20, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSADelaware28 min
Apr 20, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAAdair, Delaware37 min
Apr 20, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore, Sequoyah44 min
Apr 20, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore26 min
Apr 20, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAOsage, Tulsa8 hr
Apr 20, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSAWashington6 hr
Apr 20, 2:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTSATulsa15 hr
Apr 20, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSANowata45 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.