Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 267, NWS Springfield, MO

August 29, 2001Miller County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2001, 4:36 PM CDT for Miller County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 min. 2 reports 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: Aug 29, 2001, 4:36 PM CDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Aug 29, 2001, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Miller County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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
Aug 29, 4:37 PM CDT	Hail 1.25	Tuscumbia, MO
Aug 29, 4:54 PM CDT	Hail 1	Brumley, 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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -161 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1367 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 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.

211 
WUUS53 KSGF 292136
SVRSGF
MOC131-292215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
436 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 434 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELDON...OR 12 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF OSAGE BEACH...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...AND
  WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
   LAKELAND BY 455 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF TUSCUMBIA...MARYS HOME AND ETTERVILLE ARE ALSO IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM.

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.

LAT...LON 3824 9271 3803 9253 3803 9219 3834 9221
          3842 9265

JLT

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 Aug 29, 2:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 2:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
235 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL AGAIN BE THE PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN
TODAY.

A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON.  MOISTURE POOLING ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS
BOUNDARY...AND CAPES AROUND 3500 J/KG WERE SUPPORTING RAPID
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON.

A SHORTWAVE NOW OVER MANITOBA WILL BE THE MAJOR FEATURE OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AS IS IT AIDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONGWAVE TROUGH
OVER EASTERN CANADA.  THIS WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA
FRIDAY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND.  MODELS IN GENERAL
AGREEMENT WITH TIMING OF THIS FRONT.

FOR TONIGHT...WILL CARRY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING
WITH ONGOING CONVECTION.  LIGHT WIND FIELD AT ALL LEVELS WILL RESULT
IN SLOW MOVING AND POTENTIALLY FLOOD PRODUCING STORMS.  SOME HAIL
ALSO POSSIBLE IN STRONGER PULSE TYPE STORMS.

ON THURSDAY...SHEAR AXIS THAT HAS BEEN PARKED OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WILL SHIFT INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.  ALTHOUGH
FOCUS OF CONVECTION WILL BE FARTHER SOUTH...SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY
AND NO CAP WILL RESULT IN DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION.  A COLD FRONT
DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MAKE IT INTO NORTHERN
MISSOURI THURSDAY NIGHT.  THIS WILL CONTINUE THE RAIN THREAT THROUGH
THE NIGHT.

THE FRONT WILL SLIDE INTO THE OZARKS ON FRIDAY KEEPING THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION GOING.

IN THE EXTENDED...MODELS CONSISTENT IN PUSHING THE FRONT OUT OF THE
AREA BY EARLY SATURDAY SO WILL GO FOR A DRY DAY.  THE AVN PROGS A
SHORTWAVE TO CROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY.  CONSIDERABLE MID-HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT DO NOT EXPECT PRECIPITATION
AS HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRIER AIRMASS WILL SPREADING OVER THE AREA AT
THE SURFACE.

THANKS FOR THE COORDINATION EAX.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FOR FORECAST COORDINATION ONLY...
FCSTID = 11
SGF   67  85  65  84 /  30  30  40  40
JLN   68  87  66  85 /  30  30  40  40
UNO   66  85  65  84 /  30  30  40  40
VIH   67  85  65  84 /  30  30  40  40

.SGF...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.

FOSTER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 29, 10:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1045 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

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

0535 PM    5 S LEBANON               MO   1.25 INCH HAIL
08/28/01   LACLEDE                        HAIL FELL FOR 45
                                          MINUTES. REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Special weather statement, Aug 29, 1:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-301100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A STALLED FRONT OVER THE
MISSOURI OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY
...THE STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.  SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS.   THE STORMS WILL
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...
ALTHOUGH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY
MORNING...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.

FOSTER

Local storm report, Aug 29, 3:44 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
344 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

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

0249 PM    SHELL KNOB                MO   .88 INCH HAIL
08/29/01   BARRY                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0255 PM    ALBATROSS                 MO   1 INCH HAIL
08/29/01   LAWRENCE                       REPORTED BY MEDIA.

0300 PM    HALLTOWN                  MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/29/01   LAWRENCE                       REPORTED BY MEDIA.

0305 PM    2 W PENNSBORO             MO   1 INCH HAIL
08/29/01   DADE                           REPORTED BY MEDIA.

0325 PM    5 E LEBANON               MO   WIND DAMAGE
08/29/01   LACLEDE                        TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, Aug 29, 4:26 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
426 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

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

0335 PM    CASSVILLE                 MO   .75 INCH HAIL
08/29/01   BARRY                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0345 PM    2 N CASSVILLE             MO   .75 INCH HAIL
08/29/01   BARRY                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0409 PM    LINN CREEK                MO   .75 INCH HAIL
08/29/01   CAMDEN                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0410 PM    DECATURVILLE              MO   1 INCH HAIL
08/29/01   CAMDEN                         REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

0410 PM    3 S LEBANON               MO   WIND DAMAGE
08/29/01   LACLEDE                        NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
                                          ACROSS ROADS. WINDS
                                          ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

Local storm report, Aug 29, 4:34 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
434 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

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

0410 PM    PIERCE CITY               MO   65 MPH TSTM GUST
08/29/01   LAWRENCE                       NUMEROUS TREES AND
                                          LARGE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS
                                          TOWN.  REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 29, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Pulaski	37 min
Aug 29, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	29 min
Aug 29, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade	30 min
Aug 29, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	38 min
Aug 29, 3:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dade	4 hr
Aug 29, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede	50 min
Aug 29, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	39 min
Aug 29, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton	42 min
Aug 29, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair	47 min
Aug 29, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden	44 min
Aug 29, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Morgan	40 min
Aug 29, 4:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	3 hr
Aug 29, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries	41 min
Aug 29, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	54 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.