053  
WFUS54 KTSA 192240  
TORTSA  
OKC121-192315-  
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0041.250519T2240Z-250519T2315Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
540 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...  
 
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 540 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF  
WARDVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
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...  
HARTSHORNE... HAILEYVILLE...  
MCALESTER... MCALESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT...  
PITTSBURG... KIOWA...  
KREBS... ALDERSON...  
BLANCO... DOW...  
BACHE... SAVANNA...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3468 9589 3468 9609 3471 9609 3499 9570  
3490 9551 3466 9552 3459 9576 3459 9588  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 245DEG 48KT 3465 9595  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
 
 
 
MEJIA  
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