KINX radar — Tulsa, OK
KINX is the National Weather Service's WSR-88D Doppler radar for the Tulsa area, operated with the NWS office TSA. View it live in TALON — the loop, super-res reflectivity, storm-relative velocity, rotation and correlation coefficient.
| Station | KINX (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
|---|---|
| Location | 36.1750°, -95.5640° · Rogers County |
| Elevation | 748 ft above sea level |
| Type | WSR-88D (NEXRAD) S-band dual-polarization Doppler radar |
| Products in TALON | Super-res reflectivity (0.25 km), velocity, storm-relative velocity, rotation (azimuthal shear), correlation coefficient PRO |
How high can KINX see?
A radar beam travels in a nearly straight line while the Earth curves away underneath it, so the farther a storm is from KINX, the higher above the ground the radar is looking. Tornadoes start in the lowest few thousand feet, so storms close to the radar show low-level rotation much better.
| Distance from KINX | Lowest scan (0.5°) | Next scan (1.5°) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 mi | 500 ft | 1,400 ft |
| 25 mi | 1,500 ft | 3,800 ft |
| 50 mi | 3,600 ft | 8,200 ft |
| 75 mi | 6,300 ft | 13,200 ft |
| 100 mi | 9,600 ft | 18,800 ft |
| 150 mi | 18,200 ft | 32,000 ft |
Height of the beam's center above the radar, using standard refraction. Terrain can raise or block the beam.
Severe weather inside KINX's range
Since 1950, NOAA has recorded 903 tornadoes within 60 miles of the KINX radar, 204 of them rated EF2/F2 or stronger. They have been most common in May and April. The strongest was an F5 on May 5, 1960, which passed about 30 miles west-southwest of the radar and caused 5 deaths. The most recent was an EF0 on November 20, 2025, which touched down about 16 miles west-southwest of the radar.
Hail: 2,766 reports of hail 1 inch or larger within 60 miles of the KINX radar since 1955, 322 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest was 8.00-inch hail (grapefruit size) on September 3, 1970.
| Tornadoes since 1950 | 903 |
| EF2/F2 or stronger | 204 |
| Strongest tornado | F5 · May 1960 |
| Busiest tornado month | May |
| Largest hail | 8.00 in · Sep 1970 |
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database — tornadoes 1950–2025, hail 1955–2025 (the latest year is preliminary). Distances are to each tornado's recorded track; ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale.
Cities covered by KINX
- Tulsa, OK 24 mi west
- Fayetteville, AR 78 mi east
- Stillwater, OK 83 mi west
- Fort Smith, AR 85 mi southeast
- Joplin, MO 86 mi northeast
- Oklahoma City, OK 120 mi west-southwest
- Moore, OK 122 mi west-southwest
- Norman, OK 124 mi west-southwest
- Enid, OK 130 mi west
- Wichita, KS 143 mi northwest
- Springfield, MO 145 mi east-northeast
- Hutchinson, KS 184 mi northwest
Nearby radars
- KSRX · Fort Smith, AR 91 mi
- KTLX · Oklahoma City, OK 112 mi
- KSGF · Springfield, MO 140 mi
- KICT · Wichita, KS 146 mi
- KVNX · Vance AFB, OK 148 mi
KINX radar FAQ
How often does KINX update?
Every NEXRAD radar completes a full scan about every 4–6 minutes in storm mode, and repeats the lowest tilt more often (SAILS) during severe weather. TALON loads each new scan as it arrives.
What is the range of KINX?
Reflectivity reaches about 290 miles and velocity about 185 miles, but useful low-level detail is within roughly 100 miles — see the table above.
Is KINX down?
Radars occasionally go offline for maintenance. When one does, TALON's US radar map fills the gap from neighboring radars (KSRX, KTLX, KSGF).