Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2001, 7:36 PM CDT for Benton County, Missouri. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2001, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2001, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Benton County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:40 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Cole Camp, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KSGF 020037
SVRSGF
MOC015-020130-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
736 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SEDALIA TO WINDSOR
TO CLINTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
COLE CAMP...LINCOLN BY 745 PM CDT.
WARSAW BY 755 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF BRANDON...IONIA...PALO PINTO...MORA AND RACKET ARE ALSO
IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY
INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
SPRINGFIELD.
LAT...LON 3860 9316 3860 9326 3847 9363 3809 9345
3814 9321 3832 9308
FOSTERWhat 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 1, 2:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 245 PM CDT FRI JUNE 1 2001 MAIN FOCUS HAS BEEN ON TIMING AND STRENGTH OF STORMS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT TONIGHT. CUMULUS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS AS WE WARMED RAPIDLY INTO THE 70S FROM EARLY MORNING TEMPS NEAR 50. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE ALREADY FIRING UP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NORTH OF DES MOINES TO GOODLAND KANSAS. DEWPOINT TEMPS ARE INCREASING OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT 60+ DEWPOINTS REMAIN OFF TO THE WEST. LATEST LAPS DATA SHOWS LIS BELOW ZERO WEST OF AN OSAGE BEACH TO SPRINGFIELD LINE...WITH CAPES FROM 100 TO 600 J/KG. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY IS NOT FORECAST TO BE TOO IMPRESSIVE BY THE TIME THE STORMS GET HERE (AFTER 03Z) AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND STRONG VORT MAX APPROACHING THE AREA CONTINUE TO FAVOR LIKELY POPS FOR TONIGHT. 100 KT JET ACCOMPANYING STORMS WILL ENHANCE DOWNBURST POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN ZONES WHERE BEST DYNAMICS/INSTABILITY WILL BE LOCATED. LATEST RUC80 HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON PRECIP FIELD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MESOETA NOT PICKING UP ON PRE-FRONTAL PRECIP WELL. REST OF THE MODELS SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON FRONT LOCATION AND MOVEMENT. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE PRECIP WILL REMAIN IN A RATHER NARROW BAND AS FRONT MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA BY 12Z SATURDAY. THEREAFTER...ANOTHER QUICK RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION...DRYING US OUT TEMPORARILY. LOOKS LIKE OVERRUNNING PATTERN SETS UP SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH STRONG 850 THETA E ADVECTION SETTING UP OVER OUR SOUTHWEST ZONES AFTER 06Z. THEREFORE WILL ADD POPS FOR LATE SATURDAY TO THE SOUTHWEST. WEATHER PATTERN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK LOOKS INCREASINGLY WET...AS FRONT STALLS TO OUR SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY RETURNS NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY/MONDAY. FRONT MAY THEN REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AS SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND PROPAGATES EASTWARD ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THIS PATTERN TYPICALLY BRINGS FLOODING TO OUR AREA...AND FEAR THAT MODEL QPF MAY BE UNDERDONE. WENT CLOSE TO MAV NUMBERS... PRELIMINARY FCST: FCSTID = 17/TERRY SGF 56 74 54 75 / 60 10 10 40 JLN 57 75 57 74 / 60 10 30 50 UNO 54 74 54 73 / 60 20 10 40 VIH 53 73 53 75 / 60 20 10 30 .SGF... MO...NONE. KS...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088-089-020500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 630 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 352...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...HICKORY... JASPER...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE BOLIVAR... CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...JOPLIN...LEBANON... NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...PITTSBURG AND STOCKTON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER MAY NOT BE IMMINENT...PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Morgan | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Miller | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory, Polk | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Polk | 64 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.