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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Springfield, MO

October 20, 1994McDonald County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 20, 1994, 1:17 AM CDT for McDonald County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 20, 1994, 1:17 AM CDT (06:17 UTC)
Expired
Oct 20, 1994, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Whole counties

County McDonald County, MO

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 57 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 1994-10-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 1994-10-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-147 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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