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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2005, 7:01 PM CDT for Christian County, Greene County, Missouri. It was in force for 61 min. 10 reports 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
- Jun 13, 2005, 7:01 PM CDT (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2005, 8:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Christian County, MO, Greene County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:17 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Republic, MO | |
| Jun 13, 7:17 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Republic, MO | |
| Jun 13, 7:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Republic, MO | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. |
| Jun 13, 7:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Republic, MO | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. |
| Jun 13, 7:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Republic, MO | |
| Jun 13, 7:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Republic, MO | |
| Jun 13, 7:29 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Se Springfield, MO | FUNNEL CLOUD 2700 S FARM ROAD 219 |
| Jun 13, 7:29 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Se Springfield, MO | FUNNEL CLOUD 2700 S FARM ROAD 219 |
| Jun 13, 8:12 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Rogersville, MO | MINOR WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE OBJECTS THROWN AROUND BY WIND. |
| Jun 13, 8:12 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Rogersville, MO | MINOR WIND DAMAGE WITH LARGE OBJECTS THROWN AROUND BY WIND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 2648 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KSGF 140002 TORSGF MOC043-077-140100- /O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0015.050614T0001Z-050614T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 701 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. * UNTIL 800 PM CDT. * AT 658 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF MARIONVILLE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF MOUNT VERNON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE... NEAR BILLINGS BY 710 PM CDT. NEAR REPUBLIC BY 715 PM CDT. NEAR BROOKLINE BY 725 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF GALLOWAY AND TURNERS ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. AT THIS TIME...THE EXPECTED TORNADO TRACK WILL BE SOUTH OF THE SPRINGFIELD METRO AREA...HOWEVER DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 70 MPH AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN HALLTOWN AND SPRINGFIELD. 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 3717 9361 3702 9362 3704 9306 3720 9308 $$ BOOKBINDER
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KSGF 140015 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 714 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 MOC043-077-140100- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050614T0100Z/ GREENE MO-CHRISTIAN MO- 714 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 712 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BILLINGS...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... NEAR BROOKLINE BY 720 PM CDT. NEAR BATTLEFIELD BY 725 PM CDT. 5 MILES NORTH OF NIXA BY 730 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF BOAZ...FREMONT HILLS...GALLOWAY...LINDEN AND TURNERS ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO OBSERVE A STRONGLY ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM. A TORNADO APPEARS TO BE IMMINENT. STRONG DAMAGING STRAIGHTLINE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND WALNUT SIZE HAIL ARE ALSO EXPECTED NORTH OF THE EXPECTED TORNADO TRACK...ALONG ROUTE 60. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3717 9361 3699 9362 3700 9308 3720 9308 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KSGF 140020 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 720 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 MOC043-077-140100- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050614T0100Z/ GREENE MO-CHRISTIAN MO- 720 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN AND GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 716 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER REPUBLIC...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... NEAR BATTLEFIELD BY 725 PM CDT. 5 MILES NORTH OF NIXA BY 730 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF BOAZ...FREMONT HILLS...GALLOWAY...LINDEN AND TURNERS ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. AT 718 PM...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN REPUBLIC. SPRINGFIELD DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS STRONG SIGNS THAT A TORNADO IS IMMINENT DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WILL OCCUR NORTH OF THE EXPECTED TORNADO TRACK. PERSONS IN BATTLEFIELD AND SOUTHERN SPRINGFIELD SHOULD TAKE SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY 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 3717 9361 3699 9362 3700 9308 3720 9308 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KSGF 140030 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 729 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 MOC043-077-140100- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050614T0100Z/ GREENE MO-CHRISTIAN MO- 729 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN AND GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BATTLEFIELD...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT AREAS OF NORTHERN CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF BATTLEFIELD...SOUTH SPRINGFIELD...FREMONT HILLS...GALLOWAY AND TURNERS. BETWEEN 720 AND 730 PM...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HALF DOLLAR TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM STORM SPOTTERS AND OFF DUTY WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES IN BATTLEFIELD AND REPUBLIC. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR NORTH OF THIS EXPECTED TORNADO TRACK ACROSS THE SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA. SEEK SHELTER NOW THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3718 9358 3706 9351 3706 9308 3720 9307 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KSGF 140039 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 739 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 MOC043-077-140100- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050614T0100Z/ GREENE MO-CHRISTIAN MO- 739 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 733 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH SPRINGFIELD AND NIXA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. AT 733 PM...SEVERAL STORM SPOTTERS WERE REPORTING STRONG ROTATION AND A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR ROUTE 160 (OR CAMPBELL AVENUE) AND HIGHWAY CC. THIS IS ALONG THE GREENE AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY LINE. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST SPRINGFIELD NEAR THE BATTLEFIELD MALL. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF GALLOWAY AND LINDEN. VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHEAST SPRINGFIELD. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LAT...LON 3718 9358 3706 9351 3705 9309 3720 9307 $$ BOOKBINDER
000
WWUS53 KSGF 140054
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
752 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
MOC125-140102-
/O.CAN.KSGF.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-050614T0100Z/
MARIES MO-
752 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARIES COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
AT 750 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3800 9197 3785 9201 3786 9184 3805 9157
3804 9185
$$
MOC161-140100-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-050614T0100Z/
PHELPS MO-
752 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR PHELPS COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 750 PM CDT...SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN
NEWBERG AND ROLLA...BUT NO TOUCH DOWNS. THIS STORM WILL MOVE EAST
THROUGH ST JAMES...THOUGH WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING. RESIDENTS
AND MOTORISTS ALONG I44 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE TORNADIC
ACTIVITY.
LAT...LON 3800 9197 3785 9201 3786 9184 3805 9157
3804 9185
$$
RUNNELS000 WWUS53 KSGF 140102 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 801 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 MOC043-077-140111- /O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050614T0100Z/ GREENE MO-CHRISTIAN MO- 801 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CHRISTIAN AND GREENE COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 759 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED INTO WEBSTER COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS GREENE AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...FLASH FLOODING MAY BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT. LAT...LON 3720 9324 3699 9323 3700 9307 3720 9307 $$ BOOKBINDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps, Pulaski | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster | 63 min |
| Jun 13, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 8:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 66 min |
| Jun 13, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 71 min |
| Jun 13, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Texas | 74 min |
| Jun 13, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas | 78 min |
| Jun 13, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent | 66 min |
| Jun 13, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Texas | 24 min |
| Jun 13, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 56 min |
| Jun 13, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.