Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 338, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2003, 10:25 PM CDT for Barry County, Christian County, Stone County, Missouri. It was in force for 80 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, 10:25 PM CDT (03:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2003, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 80 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Stone County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:27 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.
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, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 120325
SVRSGF
MOC009-043-209-120445-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1025 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BARRY COUNTY IN MISSOURI
STONE COUNTY IN MISSOURI
CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN MISSOURI
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT.
* AT 1022 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SPARTA TO BILLINGS TO CRANE TO PIERCE
CITY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SPARTA...PURDY BY 1030 PM CDT.
GALENA...EXETER BY 1040 PM CDT.
WASHBURN...REEDS SPRING...CASSVILLE BY 1045 PM CDT.
KIMBERLING CITY...INDIAN POINT BY 1055 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF PLEASANT RIDGE...HURLEY...MADRY...BRUNER AND ELSEY 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 3709 9294 3693 9362 3693 9404 3656 9406
3658 9333 3681 9327 3683 9295
$$
IZZIWhat 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, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 9:30 PM CDT, 55 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, 10:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-121100-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1025 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...SCATTERED 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 A STRONG
MOISTURE AXIS LINE FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS...EASTWARD THROUGH
SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SEVERE HAIL AND
HIGH WIND EVENT WILL LIKELY DIMINISH BY 1 AM...HOWEVER...THE
THREAT OF FLOODING WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY
EVENING.
DISCUSSION:
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. AS THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ALONG A DEVELOP
LOW LEVEL JET AND THETA-E RIDGE AXIS LINE OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THREAT...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME CONDITIONS DO NOT FAVOR AN
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EVENT...BUT ISOLATED FLOODING IS LIKELY AS
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW LEVEL JET BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED
OVERNIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED THREE TO FOUR INCH AMOUNTS.
.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 THROUGH 3 AM OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER
WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF
JLTIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 11, 8:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes 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, 1 hour 1 minute 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, 43 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, 40 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
Local storm report, Jul 11, 9:58 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
958 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.
0948 PM 4 S MINDENMINES MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 BARTON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 11, 10:05 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1005 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0558 PM 6 S WARSAW MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 BENTON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0615 PM 2 E TUNAS MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 DALLAS TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY
E. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0620 PM FRISTOE MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 BENTON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0625 PM BENNETT SPRINGS MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 LACLEDE TREE DOWN ON LARGE TENT.
INJURIES. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0625 PM BENNETT SPGS MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 LACLEDE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0707 PM 3 N GROVESPRING MO .88 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 WRIGHT REPORTED BY .
0745 PM 4 SW BRINKTOWN MO WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 MARIES TREES FELL ACROSS HIGHWAY
BB. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0800 PM ST ROBERT MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 PULASKI REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0845 PM LICKING MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 TEXAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0847 PM MAPLETON KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 BOURBON REPORTED BY TRAINED STORM
SPOTTER.
0923 PM LOWRY CITY MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 ST.CLAIR REPORTED BY VOLUNTEER
WEATHER OBSERVER.
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.
0948 PM 4 S MINDENMINES MO .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 BARTON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0958 PM 6 S BIRCH TREE MO .88 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 SHANNON 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 64 min |
| Jul 11, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 49 min |
| Jul 11, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Phelps | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 56 min |
| Jul 11, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Morgan | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 77 min |
| Jul 11, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 11:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Phelps | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 73 min |
| Jul 12, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 65 min |
| Jul 12, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade | 53 min |
| Jul 12, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 1:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 80 min |
| Jul 12, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade | 76 min |
| Jul 12, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar | 61 min |
| Jul 12, 2:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 2:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene | 69 min |
| Jul 12, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone | 67 min |
| Jul 12, 2:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Lawrence | 81 min |
| Jul 12, 3:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 79 min |
| Jul 12, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 61 min |
| Jul 12, 3:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 55 min |
| Jul 12, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 64 min |
| Jul 12, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 52 min |
| Jul 12, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 5:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 5:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 6:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster | 4 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003
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.