Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 1996, 2:31 AM CDT for Jasper County, Missouri. It was in force for 59 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1996, 2:31 AM CDT (07:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 1996, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jasper County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2:45 AM CDT | Tornado F1 | Joplin, MO | |
| Apr 28, 2:48 AM CDT | Tornado F1 | Joplin, MO |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 59 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 28, 2:14 AM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 2:14 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 212 AM CDT SUN APR 28 1996 THIS FORECAST PACKAGE HAS MANY QUESTIONS... LATEST 88D/STLT DATA INDICATING LARGE AREA OF TRW OVER SE KS/NRN OK MOVING INTO WRN MO/NW AR. STRONGEST TRW ALG SRN EDGE OF AREA BEING FED BY 60 DEGREE SFC DEWPOINTS. SRN STORMS MAY ALSO CUT OFF BULK OF ENERGY FOR REMAINDER OF AREA. LARGE MASS OF RW EXTENDED N OF TRW INTO COU/STL AREAS. WARM FRONT EXTENDED FM KS/OK BORDER TO BETWEEN JLN/SGF. 06Z ADAP SHOWING CONVERGENCE MAX OVER NRN OK ALG NRN EDGE OF LI/MIXING RATIO/CAP GRADIENTS. EXPECT SRN EDGE OF COMPLEX TO REMAIN ACTIVE THRU SUNRISE... WITH HEAVY RAINFALL N OF TRW CONTINUING TO MOVE INTO SW MO. 00Z MODELS DIFFER IN PLACEMENT OF SFC FEATURE...A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE SENSIBLE WEATHER ACROSS THE OZARKS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ATTM... LEANING TOWARD A AVN/NGM MIX WHICH WOULD BRING A SFC LOW INTO SW MO BY SUN EVE. IN THE MEANTIME...RW/TRW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FA SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SFC LOW MOVES INTO FA AND SW MO WILL BE IN THE WARM AND JUICY AIR. THINGS SEEM TO WIND DOWN AFTER 06Z MON WHEN SFC LOW LIFTS INTO THE GREAT LAKES AREA...BUT H5 ENERGY LINGERS OVER THE PLAINS...SO ANOTHER ROUND OF R/R- POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GOOD PUSH OF COLD H8 AIR IN STORE FOR MONDAY...SO SHOULD BE A RAW DAY. WITH TRW EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND PLENTY OF RH TO WORK WITH...FFA WOULD NOT BE A BAD IDEA FOR THE CWA. HARD TO PINPOINT MAIN AREA OF CONCERN ATTM. TEMPS: PREFER COOLER FAN GIVEN IMMINENT RAIN. SGF TR 064/042 045/035 055 08+96 JLN TR 062/043 046/034 058 "08+95 MS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 9:04 PM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-281200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 900 PM CDT SAT APR 27 1996 THE FOLLOWING OUTLOOK CONTAINS INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI BARRY DALLAS LACLEDE OREGON STONE BARTON DENT LAWRENCE OZARK TANEY BENTON DOUGLAS MARIES PHELPS TEXAS CAMDEN GREENE MCDONALD POLK VERNON CEDAR HICKORY MILLER PULASKI WEBSTER CHRISTIAN HOWELL MORGAN SHANNON WRIGHT DADE JASPER NEWTON ST CLAIR . ...THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY... A WARM FRONT EXTENDED FROM LOW PRESSURE NEAR GAGE OKLAHOMA EAST TO JUST NORTH OF THE KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDER THEN TO NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD AND JOPLIN MISSOURI. AN AREA OF MOISTURE MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL INTERSECT THE WARM FRONT AND CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. AS SOUTH WINDS INCREASE ABOVE THE SURFACE TONIGHT AND MORE MOISTURE IS PUMPED ACROSS THE FRONT A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST OR EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WITH THESE STORMS...WITH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER MAINLY SOUTH OF A FORT SCOTT TO NEVADA TO BOLIVAR TO WEST PLAINS LINE. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL BE HEAVY RAIN. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATER TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON CAMPING OUT TONIGHT...CHOOSE YOUR CAMPSITE CAREFULLY. REMEMBER TO AVOID LOW AREAS THAT WOULD FLOOD EASILY DURING HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS. ABOVE ALL...CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAINFALL SITUATION. RIDDLE
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 9:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-281200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ...CORRECTION FOR WORDING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 900 PM CDT SAT APR 27 1996 THE FOLLOWING OUTLOOK CONTAINS INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI BARRY DALLAS LACLEDE OREGON STONE BARTON DENT LAWRENCE OZARK TANEY BENTON DOUGLAS MARIES PHELPS TEXAS CAMDEN GREENE MCDONALD POLK VERNON CEDAR HICKORY MILLER PULASKI WEBSTER CHRISTIAN HOWELL MORGAN SHANNON WRIGHT DADE JASPER NEWTON ST CLAIR . ...THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY... A WARM FRONT EXTENDED FROM LOW PRESSURE NEAR GAGE OKLAHOMA EAST TO JUST NORTH OF THE KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDER THEN TO NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD AND JOPLIN MISSOURI. AN AREA OF MOISTURE MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL INTERSECT THE WARM FRONT AND CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. AS SOUTH WINDS INCREASE ABOVE THE SURFACE TONIGHT AND MORE MOISTURE IS PUMPED ACROSS THE FRONT A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST OR EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WITH THESE STORMS...WITH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER MAINLY SOUTH OF A FORT SCOTT TO NEVADA TO BOLIVAR TO WEST PLAINS LINE. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL BE HEAVY RAIN. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON SUNDAY. SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATER TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON CAMPING OUT TONIGHT...CHOOSE YOUR CAMPSITE CAREFULLY. REMEMBER TO AVOID LOW AREAS THAT WOULD FLOOD EASILY DURING HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS. ABOVE ALL...CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAINFALL SITUATION. RIDDLE
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 11:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-281010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1106 PM CDT SAT APR 27 1996 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL 5 AM CDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... BOURBON...CRAWFORD...CHEROKEE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF KANSAS AFTER 1 AM. VA FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STAY TUNED TO TV...RADIO...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ANY WARNINGS. RIDDLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 3:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 69 min |
| Apr 28, 5:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 5:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 5:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Stone | 60 min |
| Apr 28, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Webster | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 6:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 7:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Pulaski, Texas | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 4:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Greene, Polk | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Texas | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Crawford | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 38 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.