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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT for LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 22 min. 2 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
- Apr 25, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2026, 6:27 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County LeFlore County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 6:06 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Sw Coaldale, OK | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| Apr 25, 6:12 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 4 E Heavener, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
607
WFUS54 KTSA 252305
TORTSA
OKC079-252345-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0041.260425T2305Z-260425T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
605 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Le Flore County in southeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 605 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Heavener, moving east at 10 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...
Heavener... Howe...
Hodgen...
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 3482 9464 3494 9467 3503 9445 3481 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 248DEG 9KT 3488 9459
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
889
WWUS54 KTSA 252316
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
616 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026
OKC079-252345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260425T2345Z/
Le Flore OK-
616 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTY...
At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Morgan Springs, moving east at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Heavener...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 9464 3492 9458 3493 9445 3481 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 288DEG 20KT 3483 9445
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$609
WWUS54 KTSA 252323
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
623 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026
OKC079-252345-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260425T2345Z/
Le Flore OK-
623 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
LE FLORE COUNTY...
At 623 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southeast of Heavener, moving east at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Le Flore County.
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 3481 9452 3490 9448 3493 9445 3481 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 274DEG 4KT 3483 9447
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$138 WWUS54 KTSA 252327 SVSTSA Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 627 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026 OKC079-252337- /O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260425T2345Z/ Le Flore OK- 627 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern Oklahoma. && LAT...LON 3481 9452 3490 9448 3493 9445 3481 9445 TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 248DEG 9KT 3483 9446 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 3:16 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Ottawa | 46 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.