Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 1997, 9:31 PM CDT for Bourbon County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 3, 1997, 9:31 PM CDT (02:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 1997, 10:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bourbon County, KS
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 10:20 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Ft Scott, KS |
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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 3487 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1249 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
545 WUUS1 KSGF 040232 RRA SVRSGF KSC011-040335- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 931 PM CDT THU JUL 3 1997 * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BOURBON COUNTY - SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS * UNTIL 1035 PM CDT * SOME AREAS AFFECTED REDFIELD BY 940 PM FORT SCOTT BY 10 PM * AT 930 PM SPRINGFIELD DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF UNIONTOWN AND WAS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. RIDDLE
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 Jul 3, 2:36 PM CDT, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 2:36 PM CDT, 6 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 235 PM CDT THU JUL 3 1997 TEMPERATURES ARE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE ATMOSPHERE PRIMED FOR STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON AS WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH. 19Z SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATED THE FRONT FROM PPF TO BETWEEN JLN AND SGF BASED ON DEWPOINT INCREASES OVER PAST 3 HOURS. OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI COMPLEX FROM JUST NORTH OF SGF TO BETWEEN UNO AND TBN/VIH...AND THIS MAY BE ANOTHER FAVORED AREA FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUNSET. 88D VWP WINDS INCREASING AT 10-12 KFT LEVEL. NO PCPN ON KSGF 88D NOW...BUT THAT SHOULD CHANGE SOON. ONLY SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN MODEL OUTPUT...WITH THE GENERAL SCENARIO AS FOLLOWS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MORE ORGANIZED DEVELOPMENT OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SYSTEM WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT AND EXIT THE FORECAST AREA SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. NGM GETS A SLIGHT EDGE TODAY AS IT PRODUCES A MORE PLAUSIBLE PRECIPITATION FIELD TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HIGHEST THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. WOULD LIKE TO KEEP HEAVY RAINFALL IN ZONES TONIGHT. A COOL BUT DRY HOLIDAY WILL THEN FOLLOW WITH TEMPERATURES BECOMING THE MAIN CONCERN. SGF AND LAKE OF THE OZARKS REGION MAY NOT REACH 80 TOMORROW...WHILE JLN/UNO AREAS SHOULD REACH THE LOWER 80S. WENT A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN GUIDANCE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND COOL A IRMASS. NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON/ EVENING WHEN COLD FRONT MOVES NORTH AGAIN. SGF BU 063/078 053/085 060 0862- JLN BU 063/082 054/087 063 0861- MS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 9:06 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-040310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 906 PM CDT THU JUL 3 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAS EXPIRED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST INTO WESTERN MISSOURI. THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT BUT THE STORMS SHOULD STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMIT. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SHUMWAY
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 9:07 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-040310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 906 PM CDT THU JUL 3 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAS EXPIRED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST INTO WESTERN MISSOURI. THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT BUT THE STORMS SHOULD STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMIT. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. SHUMWAY
Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:15 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI
915 PM CDT THU JUL 03 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0850 PM 3 N EMINENCE MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/03/97 SHANNON
RIDDLELocal storm report, Jul 3, 9:20 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI
915 PM CDT THU JUL 03 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
"
0850 PM 3 N EMINENCE MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/03/97 SHANNON
RIDDLESpecial weather statement, Jul 3, 9:21 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
MOZ082-088-090>098-101>106-040725- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 921 PM CDT THU JUL 3 1997 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 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI UNTIL 2AM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAS EXPIRED... A STATIONARY FRONT IS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH AND IS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSOURI-ARKANSAS BORDER. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE SOUTH OF THIS FRONT. AS A RESULT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAIN IN AFFECT UNTIL 2AM FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAS BECOME A LITTLE MORE STABLE AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CAN STILL EXPECT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND SMALL HAIL. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI ARE JOPLIN...SPRINGFIELD...HOUSTON...AND EMINENCE. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATED OR WARNINGS. SHUMWAY
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 9:22 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
MOZ082-088-090>098-101>106-040725- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 921 PM CDT THU JUL 3 1997 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 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI UNTIL 2AM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAS EXPIRED... A STATIONARY FRONT IS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH AND IS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSOURI-ARKANSAS BORDER. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE SOUTH OF THIS FRONT. AS A RESULT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAIN IN AFFECT UNTIL 2AM FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS HAS BECOME A LITTLE MORE STABLE AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CAN STILL EXPECT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND SMALL HAIL. SO>ME CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI ARE JOPLIN...SPRINGFIELD...HOUSTON...AND EMINENCE. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATED OR WARNINGS. SHUMWAY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 63 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.