Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2004, 7:14 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2004, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2004, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lawrence County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hoberg, MO | LOCAL RESIDENT REPORTED TREES DOWN AND APPROXIMATELY 5-6 INCHES RAIN. REPORTED BY J&J TREE SERVICE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 46 minutes after it went out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 2346 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
641 WUUS53 KSGF 240014 SVRSGF MOC109-240115- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 714 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. * UNTIL 815 PM CDT. * AT 707 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT VERNON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE... 6 MILES NORTH OF VERONA BY 730 PM CDT. NEAR AURORA BY 740 PM CDT. NEAR MARIONVILLE BY 750 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF FREISTATT...STOTTS CITY...HOBERG AND CHESAPEAKE ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS ALREADY SHOWN SIGNS OF DEVELOPING ROTATION AND IF IT INTENSIFIES THEN THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TORNADO WARNING. IF YOU LIVE IN SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY SEEK SHELTER IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3712 9405 3695 9403 3694 9364 3711 9363 $$ 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 May 23, 3:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 3:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 357 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004 ...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION... .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE TROUGH/WEAK DRYLINE OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. MODIFYING OUR 18Z SOUNDING FOR CURRENT SURFACE/DEWPOINT SHOWS THE MLCINH HAS DECREASED NEARLY 100 J/KG SINCE 18Z...AND THAT DOESNT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY MID LEVEL COOLING WHICH MAY HAVE OCCURRED. DRY AIR ALOFT MAY BE CAUSING THE STORMS TO STRUGGLE SOME CURRENTLY...AND MAY ULTIMATELY PREVENT CONVECTION FROM REALLY GETTING ORGANIZED FURTHER SOUTHWARD. HOWEVER...QUICK LOOK OUTSIDE THE OFFICE DOES SHOW TOWERING CUMULUS DEVELOPING AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SHOW CUMULUS BUBBLING UP A BIT ALONG THE DRYLINE INTO BARTON COUNTY. SUSTAINED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE MAY BE ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE DRY AIR ALOFT. SURFACE MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCE DOES APPEAR TO BE INCREASING OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND COMBINED WITH THE WEAKENING CAP IT IS ALLOWING UPDRAFTS TO TRY AND DEVELOP. STRONG INSTABILITY (MLCAPES >3000 J/KG) AND STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR (45-55KT) WILL SUPPORT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND MID LEVEL STORM ROTATION IN ANY UPDRAFTS THAT CAN SUSTAIN THEMSELVES. .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. IZZI
Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 3:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
313 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-241100-
BARRY-BARTON-BENTON-BOURBON-CAMDEN-CEDAR-CHEROKEE-CHRISTIAN-CRAWFORD-
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-
WRIGHT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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.
313 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
FLOODING.
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
SMALL HAIL
HEAVY RAIN AND
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
ISOLATED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY
RAINFALL SUNDAY EVENING.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SOUTHWEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO BRANSON
MISSOURI LINE.
DISCUSSION:
SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS GREATLY
DIMINISHED.
SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN LOCATIONS THAT
RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL SUNDAY EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OUT IN THE PLAINS ON
MONDAY AND ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DROP THROUGH
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE MID AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
REGIONS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
ACROSS THE OZARKS WILL BE FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND AND
LARGE HAIL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT. SPOTTERS MAY BE
NEEDED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT PERIOD AS THE FRONT MOVES
INTO THE AREA.
LINDENBERG/IZZIIn the hours before
Local storm report, May 23, 6:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
613 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM HAIL RICHLAND 37.85N 92.42W
05/23/2004 1.00 INCH PULASKI MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
911 CENTER.
FEHLocal storm report, May 23, 6:30 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
630 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0534 PM HAIL RICHLAND 37.85N 92.42W
05/23/2004 1.00 INCH PULASKI MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
911 CENTER. REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
0610 PM HAIL (TBN)FT LEONARD WOOD AAF37.75N 92.13W
05/23/2004 2.00 INCH PULASKI MO OTHER FEDERAL
REPORTED BY OTHER FEDERAL.
FEHLocal storm report, May 23, 6:38 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
638 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0636 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MOUNT VERNON 37.10N 93.83W
05/23/2004 LAWRENCE MO AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO.
FEHLocal storm report, May 23, 6:46 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0643 PM HAIL MOUNT VERNON 37.10N 93.83W
05/23/2004 1.00 INCH LAWRENCE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
VIA E-SPOTTER. REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
0644 PM HAIL MOUNT VERNON 37.10N 93.83W
05/23/2004 1.00 INCH LAWRENCE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
FEHLocal storm report, May 23, 6:53 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
653 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0652 PM TSTM WND GST MOUNT VERNON 37.10N 93.83W
05/23/2004 60 MPH LAWRENCE MO PUBLIC
TREE LIMBS DOWN.
FEHLocal storm report, May 23, 7:14 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
714 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 PM HAIL PLATO 37.50N 92.23W
05/23/2004 0.88 INCH TEXAS MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0714 PM HAIL PLATO 37.50N 92.23W
05/23/2004 0.75 INCH TEXAS MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FEHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 44 min |
| May 23, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 67 min |
| May 23, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 60 min |
| May 23, 8:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Newton | 4 hr |
| May 23, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 66 min |
| May 23, 8:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 3 hr |
| May 23, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 46 min |
| May 23, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 82 min |
| May 23, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 64 min |
| May 23, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 49 min |
| May 23, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone | 55 min |
| May 23, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone | 39 min |
| May 23, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 25 min |
| May 24, 1:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Newton | 6 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.