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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Springfield, MO

May 6, 2003Benton County, Hickory County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2003, 10:04 AM CDT for Benton County, Hickory County, Missouri. It was in force for 56 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
May 6, 2003, 10:04 AM CDT (15:04 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2003, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Benton County, MO, Hickory County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 6, 7:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 2003-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 34 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 2003-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-216 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1877 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

512 
WFUS53 KSGF 061504
TORSGF
MOC015-085-061600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1004 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HICKORY COUNTY IN MISSOURI
  SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN MISSOURI

* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT.

* AT 1001 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OSCEOLA...OR 23 MILES SOUTH OF CLINTON...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
   WHEATLAND BY 1025 AM CDT.
   HERMITAGE BY 1030 AM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF QUINCY...FRISTOE...CROSS TIMBERS...EDWARDS AND HASTAIN
ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLD 
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3819 9351 3792 9351 3793 9309 3824 9310

$$

IZZI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTaney51 min
May 5, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark56 min
May 5, 10:07 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFOzark53 min
May 5, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell57 min
May 5, 10:45 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell45 min
May 5, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry55 min
May 6, 5:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton50 min
May 6, 6:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper66 min
May 6, 6:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Lawrence56 min
May 6, 7:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLawrence31 min
May 6, 7:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene57 min
May 6, 8:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene, Webster62 min
May 6, 8:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon41 min
May 6, 8:48 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFVernon42 min
May 6, 9:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFSt. Clair57 min
May 6, 9:22 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFSt. Clair68 min
May 6, 9:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon49 min
May 6, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton42 min
May 6, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon49 min
May 6, 3:04 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMorgan41 min
May 6, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton36 min
May 6, 3:16 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFVernon44 min
May 6, 3:17 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFSt. Clair58 min
May 6, 3:39 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMorgan36 min
May 6, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton50 min
May 6, 3:54 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller51 min
May 6, 3:55 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden50 min
May 6, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMorgan51 min
May 6, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFSt. Clair35 min
May 6, 4:18 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHickory42 min
May 6, 4:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Morgan6 hr
May 6, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton37 min
May 6, 4:37 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden53 min
May 6, 4:40 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller50 min
May 6, 4:46 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFVernon59 min
May 6, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper56 min
May 6, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Hickory30 min
May 6, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton57 min
May 6, 5:20 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFPulaski40 min
May 6, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton67 min
May 6, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller22 min
May 6, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden36 min
May 6, 5:28 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMaries62 min
May 6, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper60 min
May 6, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, St. Clair58 min
May 6, 5:47 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFPhelps58 min
May 6, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade55 min
May 6, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPulaski51 min
May 6, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHickory60 min
May 6, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk57 min
May 6, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton66 min
May 6, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton55 min
May 6, 6:24 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDade51 min
May 6, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry61 min
May 6, 6:33 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFPolk57 min
May 6, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene, Lawrence39 min
May 6, 6:41 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden49 min
May 6, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede61 min
May 6, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon56 min
May 6, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.