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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Jan 8, 2026, 9:05 AM CST for Nowata County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 19 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
- Jan 8, 2026, 9:05 AM CST (15:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2026, 9:24 AM CST
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Nowata County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 8:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 243 days |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -284 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1040 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
689
WFUS54 KTSA 081505
TORTSA
OKC105-147-081545-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0002.260108T1505Z-260108T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
905 AM CST Thu Jan 8 2026
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Washington County in northeastern Oklahoma...
Northern Nowata County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 945 AM CST.
* At 905 AM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing tornadoes
that may not be visible due to heavy rain was located over
Bartlesville Municipal Airport, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
South Coffeyville... Wann...
Bartlesville... Dewey...
Copan...
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.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3669 9600 3683 9600 3700 9581 3700 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 229DEG 51KT 3676 9599
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
552 WWUS54 KTSA 081524 SVSTSA Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 924 AM CST Thu Jan 8 2026 OKC105-147-081533- /O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260108T1545Z/ Washington OK-Nowata OK- 924 AM CST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN NOWATA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon CST for northeastern Oklahoma. && LAT...LON 3669 9600 3683 9600 3700 9581 3700 9541 TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 229DEG 51KT 3693 9573 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 6:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pawnee | 29 min |
| Jan 8, 7:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 36 min |
| Jan 8, 7:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 26 min |
| Jan 8, 7:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 36 min |
| Jan 8, 7:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 43 min |
| Jan 8, 7:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 47 min |
| Jan 8, 8:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 45 min |
| Jan 8, 8:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 43 min |
| Jan 8, 8:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Wagoner | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 8:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 8, 8:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 30 min |
| Jan 8, 8:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and 2 more | 38 min |
| Jan 8, 8:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and 1 more | 49 min |
| Jan 8, 9:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Washington | 50 min |
| Jan 8, 9:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and 1 more | 49 min |
| Jan 8, 9:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more | 50 min |
| Jan 8, 10:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers | 44 min |
| Jan 8, 10:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Muskogee and 1 more | 38 min |
| Jan 8, 10:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 34 min |
| Jan 8, 11:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 44 min |
| Jan 8, 11:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Sequoyah | 55 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.