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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 335, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2003, 9:50 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Kansas. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2003, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2003, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Cherokee County, KS
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 1159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KSGF 120250 SVRSGF KSC021-120345- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 950 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CHEROKEE COUNTY IN KANSAS * UNTIL 1045 PM CDT. * AT 947 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PURCELL TO MCCUNE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... COLUMBUS BY 1010 PM CDT. GALENA BY 1020 PM CDT. BAXTER SPRINGS BY 1030 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF ROSELAND...SKIDMORE...STIPPVILLE...LAWTON AND HALLOWELL ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3729 9462 3731 9506 3701 9503 3701 9464 $$ IZZI
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 11, 9:30 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 9:30 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 930 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 .DISCUSSION... LATEST SATELLITE/PROFILERS AND RADAR CONTINUE TO INDICATE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PROPAGATING SOUTHEAST AT 35 TO 45 KTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. DEEP LAYER SHEAR REMAINS HIGH (50-65 KTS) OVER THE REGION WITH GOOD VEERING FROM THE SURFACE TO 50H. LOWEST 5K WIND PROFILER NETWORK HAS INDICATED A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS SINCE 01Z. ALSO VIS/FOG SATELLITE HAS AN INCREASE AMOUNT OF CUMULUS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE LAST HOUR...WITH CONVECTION RE-DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI ALONG GREATEST 85H THETA-E AXIS. IF CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE ORIENTATION OF THE LOW LEVEL JET INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS...RE-DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WHICH MEANS THE INCREASE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY/FLOODING RAINS. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MO...NONE. .KS...NONE. JLT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 6:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-121100-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
645 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...ISOLATED STORMS MAY
CONTAIN:
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 60 MPH.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AN STRONG
MOISTURE AXIS LINE FROM WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...SOUTH OF KANSAS
CITY...TO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE
SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE...AND BECOME MORE OF HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCER. MOST OF THE
OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL BE IN THE THREAT AREA OVERNIGHT.
DISCUSSION:
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. AS THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE GETS CLOSER
TO THE AREA AND A LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
COMBINED WITH MODERATELY STRONG INSTABILITY AND LEAD TO FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THREAT...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR
FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...BUT SOME
LOCATIONS COULD SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT.
RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER OR
MINOR FLOODING IN THE TYPICAL LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO STALL OUT OVER SOUTHERN
MISSOURI TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED
ALONG THE BOUNDARY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW
TONIGHTS THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CLOUD COVER AND SUBSEQUENT
INSTABILITY...HOWEVER IF THE ATMOSPHERE DOES DESTABILIZE...WIND
FIELDS WILL REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AGAIN ON SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS
YET ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY ANYTIME THIS EVENING...BUT IS
MORE LIKELY AFTER 9 PM OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST
KANSAS.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER
WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF
JLT/IZZIIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 11, 8:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
823 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0745 PM 4 SW BRINKTOWN MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 MARIES TREES FELL ACROSS HIGHWAY
BB. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 11, 8:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
845 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 PM LICKING MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 TEXAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 11, 8:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
849 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0847 PM MAPLETON KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 BOURBON REPORTED BY TRAINED STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Jul 11, 9:24 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
924 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0923 PM LOWRY CITY MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 ST.CLAIR REPORTED BY VOLUNTEER
WEATHER OBSERVER.Local storm report, Jul 11, 9:42 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
942 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0925 PM ARMA KS 1 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 CRAWFORD REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0930 PM 7 W WEST EMINENCE MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 SHANNON REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.Special weather statement, Jul 11, 9:45 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-120800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 945 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 729...IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BARRY...BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...CHRISTIAN...DADE... DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...HOWELL...JASPER... LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...NEWTON... OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR... STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...VERNON...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE AVA... BOLIVAR...BRANSON...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT... HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LEBANON...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO... NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...OZARK...PITTSBURG...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD... STOCKTON AND WEST PLAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 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. FOSTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 67 min |
| Jul 11, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Crawford | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 60 min |
| Jul 12, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 73 min |
| Jul 12, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Crawford | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 70 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.