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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Springfield, MO

June 8, 1995Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 1995, 5:54 PM CDT for Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 14 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 1995, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 1995, 6:08 PM CDT
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Whole counties

County Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 259 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 1995-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 1995-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 258 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-697 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
600 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KSGF 082256
TORSGF
MOC145-082330-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
554 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  630 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
 
   ...EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY
 
AT 555 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD INDICATED A POSSIBLE
TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEOSHO...OR NEAR THE FORT CROWDER AREA.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT FORT CROWDER AND BOULDER CITY UNTIL 610 PM AND
THEN HIT STARK CITY AND FAIRVIEW AT 620 PM.  THIS STORM WAS MOVING
TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE FORT CROWDER AND BOULDER CITY AREA TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!
 
 
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.
 
 
RIDDLE/GORDON

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:19 PM CDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-081920-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1219 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995

...LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR VERNON COUNTY...

AT 1214 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL
MISSOURI...NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS TO STOCKTON
MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORM IN THIS AREA WAS LOCATED BETWEEN EL
DORADO SPRINGS AND CAPLINGER MILLS IN NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY. MOVEMENT
OF THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30 MPH WHILE THE
AREA CONTINUED TO DRIFT EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS IS HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ALSO POSSIBLE.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED 10 MILES WEST
OF JOPLIN AND NORTH OF BOLIVAR. MOVEMENT WAS ALSO NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30
MPH.

THE LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT INTO
SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING HIGH WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THE HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED
WITH SEVERAL STORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A
STORM APPROACHES.  MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.  STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.

AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF
HEAVY RAINS OR FLOODING ARE OBSERVED...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

SUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:21 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-081920-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1219 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995

...LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR VERNON COUNTY...

AT 1214 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL
MISSOURI...NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS TO STOCKTON
MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORM IN THIS AREA WAS LOCATED BETWEEN EL
DORADO SPRINGS AND CAPLINGER MILLS IN NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY. MOVEMENT
OF THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30 MPH WHILE THE
AREA CONTINUED TO DRIFT EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS IS HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ALSO POSSIBLE.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED 10 MILES WEST
OF JOPLIN AND NORTH OF BOLIVAR. MOVEMENT WAS ALSO NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30
MPH.

THE LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT INTO
SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING HIGH WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THE HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED
WITH SEVERAL STORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A
STORM APPROACHES.  MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.  STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.

AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF
HEAVY RAINS OR FLOODING ARE OBSERVED...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TVT STATION
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

SUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-082035-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
133 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM CDT...

AT 130 PM CDT SPRINGFIELD DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM RICHLAND TO SPRINGFIELD AND THEN
TO NEOSHO MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO
40-50 MPH...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING SMALL STREAM
AND URBAN FLOODING.

AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING
SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

W. MOORE
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-082035-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
133 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM CDT...

AT 130 PM CDT SPRINGFIELD DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM RICHLAND TO SPRINGFIELD AND THEN
TO NEOSHO MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO
40-50 MPH...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING SMALL STREAM
AND URBAN FLOODING.

AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING
SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER fGROUND.

W. MOORE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Laclede41 min
Jun 8, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene51 min
Jun 8, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian40 min
Jun 8, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede45 min
Jun 8, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas52 min
Jun 8, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster44 min
Jun 8, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCarter, Shannon67 min
Jun 8, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Howell63 min
Jun 8, 3:14 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas46 min
Jun 8, 3:29 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarry, McDonald, Newton46 min
Jun 8, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCarter, Shannon49 min
Jun 8, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell49 min
Jun 8, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarry45 min
Jun 8, 4:16 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper, Newton44 min
Jun 8, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCarter47 min
Jun 8, 4:37 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFStone53 min
Jun 8, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTaney41 min
Jun 8, 5:20 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFTaney40 min
Jun 8, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark44 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.