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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Springfield, MO

June 20, 1998Shannon County, Texas County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 1998, 8:37 AM CDT for Shannon County, Texas County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 20, 1998, 8:37 AM CDT (13:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 1998, 9:25 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Whole counties

Counties Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 12:00Z on 1998-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2493 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 12:00Z on 1998-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 383 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2493 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
951 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
383 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
404 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
9.0

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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 Jun 20, 2:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
245 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

EXTREMELY BUSY WITH MCS ACRS CWA.  MOST OF NRN CWA IN FFW.  WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES APPROACHING 2 INCHES...LOTS OF JUICE TO
PRODUCE FLOODING.   WL USE TED S DIVINE GUIDANCE ON THIS SHORT
AFD.

WL ALSO USE ETA TOO.  NGM HAVING QPF AND POP INITIALIZATION PROBLEMS.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TDY (FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES)

JLN/SE KS/SGF/UNO...WARM AND HUMID.  HIGH AROUND 90.  SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 MPH.

AIZ/VIH...A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH 85 TO 90.  EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

CCF
SGF BE 089/073 089/070 091 04233
JLN BE 092/072 093/073 092 04233

GORDON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 20, 3:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...RETRANSMITTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI
300 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0715 PM    WEAUBLEAU                 MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   HICKORY

0800 PM    BUFFALO                   MO    1 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0803 PM    BUFFALO                   MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0805 PM    ELKLAND                   MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   WEBSTER

0840 PM    3 S BUFFALO               MO    .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0845 PM    PUMPKIN CENTER            MO    1.75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0848 PM    BUFFALO                   MO    .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0909 PM    PHILLIPSBURG              MO    1 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   LACLEDE

0932 PM    PHILLIPSBURG              MO    .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   LACLEDE

0942 PM    ROBY                      MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   TEXAS

0948 PM    3 N LEBANON               MO    1.25 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   LACLEDE

1113 PM    3 S WINONA                MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   SHANNON
1152 PM    10 S VERSAILLES           MO    1 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   MORGAN

1155 PM    15 S VERSAILLES           MO    TORNADO
06/19/98   MORGAN                          POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR
                                           THE TOWN OF LAURIE.
                                           OBSERVED BY BOTH THE
                                           PUBLIC AND LOCAL POLICE
                                           DEPARTMENT

1225 AM    3 N NEVADA                MO    WIND DAMAGE
06/20/98   VERNON                          60+ MPH WINDS BLEW DOWN
                                           TENTS AND BOOTHS NORTH
                                           NORTH OF NEVADA

0120 AM   HERMITAGE                  MO    WIND DAMAGE
06/20/98  HICKORY               X           TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR
                                           HERMITAGE

TAGGART
Local storm report, Jun 20, 3:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...RETRANSMITTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI
300 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0715 PM    WEAUBLEAU                 MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   HICKORY

0800 PM    BUFFALO                   MO    1 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0803 PM    BUFFALO                   MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0805 PM    ELKLAND                   MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   WEBSTER

0840 PM    3 S BUFFALO               MO    .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0845 PM    PUMPKIN CENTER            MO    1.75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0848 PM    BUFFALO                   MO    .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   DALLAS

0909 PM    PHILLIPSBURG              MO    1 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   LACLEDE

0932 PM    PHILLIPSBURG              MO    .88 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   LACLEDE

0942 PM    ROBY                      MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   TEXAS

0948 PM    3 N LEBANON               MO    1.25 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   LACLEDE

1113 PM    3 S WINONA                MO    .75 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   SHANNON
1152 PM    10 S VERSAILLES           MO    1 INCH HAIL
06/19/98   MORGAN

1155 PM    15 S VERSAILLES           MO    TORNADO
06/19/98   MORGAN                          POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR
                                           THE TOWN OF LAURIE.
                                           OBSERVED BY BOTH THE
                                           PUBLIC AND LOCAL POLICE
                                           DEPARTMENT

1225 AM    3 N NEVADA                MO    WIND DAMAGE
06/20/98   VERNON                          60+ MPH WINDS BLEW DOWN
                                           TENTS AND BOOTHS NORTH
                                           NORTH OF NEVADA

0120 AM   HERMITAGE                  MO    WIND DAMAGE
06/20/98  HICKORY               X           TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR
                                           HERMITAGE

TAGGART

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:12 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Polk48 min
Jun 19, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Polk65 min
Jun 19, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Webster50 min
Jun 19, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Polk50 min
Jun 19, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede62 min
Jun 19, 9:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFLaclede, Wright3 hr
Jun 19, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas63 min
Jun 19, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon66 min
Jun 19, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Laclede62 min
Jun 19, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Phelps50 min
Jun 19, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan63 min
Jun 19, 10:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDent, Shannon, Texas3 hr
Jun 19, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFShannon63 min
Jun 19, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan64 min
Jun 19, 11:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Morgan3 hr
Jun 19, 11:28 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMorgan32 min
Jun 19, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon, Shannon48 min
Jun 19, 11:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFSt. Clair, Vernon41 min
Jun 19, 11:59 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMorgan46 min
Jun 20, 12:13 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Miller32 min
Jun 20, 12:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Hickory68 min
Jun 20, 1:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHickory, Polk50 min
Jun 20, 2:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Miller, Morgan6 hr
Jun 20, 2:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFHickory, St. Clair6 hr
Jun 20, 2:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMaries6 hr
Jun 20, 3:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Laclede49 min
Jun 20, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton64 min
Jun 20, 4:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Laclede47 min
Jun 20, 4:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Phelps56 min
Jun 20, 4:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDent, Shannon, Texas4 hr
Jun 20, 4:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski4 hr
Jun 20, 4:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPhelps4 hr
Jun 20, 5:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden48 min
Jun 20, 6:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden48 min
Jun 20, 7:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon63 min
Jun 20, 8:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Texas5 hr
Jun 20, 8:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden5 hr
Jun 20, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMorgan50 min
Jun 20, 12:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMiller3 hr
Jun 20, 1:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

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.