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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO

April 10, 1994Douglas County, Webster County, Wright County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 1994, 9:42 PM CDT for Douglas County, Webster County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 63 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 1994, 9:42 PM CDT (02:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 1994, 10:45 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Whole counties

Counties Douglas County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 1994-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 147 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 1994-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 437 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
147 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-194 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
613 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
437 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
464 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KSGF 110244
TORSGF
MOC067-225-229-110345-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
942 PM CDT SUN APR 10 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
 
   ...DOUGLAS COUNTY...WEBSTER COUNTY...WRIGHT COUNTY
 
AT 940 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SPRINGFIELD NEAR BRUNER IN NORTHEAST CHRISTIAN. THE STORM PRODUCING THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE
COMMUNTIES OF DOGWOOD...SEYMOUR AND MANSFIELD ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.
 
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
 
DAVIS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, McDonald, Newton56 min
Apr 10, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Polk, Vernon56 min
Apr 10, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Stone61 min
Apr 10, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene61 min
Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Webster and 1 more6 hr
Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPolk6 hr
Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFStone, Taney6 hr
Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFOzark6 hr
Apr 10, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Stone60 min
Apr 10, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon64 min
Apr 10, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas59 min
Apr 11, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence6 hr
Apr 11, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFVernon6 hr
Apr 11, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, McDonald, Newton6 hr
Apr 11, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon65 min
Apr 11, 1:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Vernon68 min
Apr 11, 4:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark33 min
Apr 11, 6:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Vernon6 hr
Apr 11, 6:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDade, Jasper, Lawrence6 hr
Apr 11, 7:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, McDonald, Newton5 hr
Apr 11, 8:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Laclede3 hr
Apr 11, 8:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Stone3 hr
Apr 11, 8:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPolk3 hr
Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, McDonald, Newton6 hr
Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Webster6 hr
Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper6 hr
Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Laclede6 hr
Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPolk6 hr
Apr 11, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper47 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.