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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Springfield, MO

November 12, 2005Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Nov 12, 2005, 6:27 PM CST for Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 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
Nov 12, 2005, 6:27 PM CST (00:27 UTC)
Expired
Nov 12, 2005, 7:10 PM CST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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
Nov 12, 5:49 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 55 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 00:00Z on 2005-11-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 297 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2005-11-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 276 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
297 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 130027
TORSGF
MOC145-130115-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0027.051113T0027Z-051113T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
627 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN MISSOURI.

* UNTIL 715 PM CST.

* AT 625 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  JOPLIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE...
  NEAR DIAMOND BY 640 PM CST.
  6 MILES NORTH OF GRANBY BY 645 PM CST.

THE TOWNS OF REDINGS MILL...CLIFF VILLAGE...DENNIS ACRES...SHOAL
CREEK ESTATES AND RITCHEY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC
STORM.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 2 AND 9.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR

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 3705 9462 3691 9462 3691 9409 3706 9408

$$

TERRY
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 130049
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
648 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

MOC145-130115-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-051113T0115Z/
NEWTON MO-
648 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM
CST...

AT 646 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO..  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DIAMOND...OR 11 MILES EAST OF JOPLIN...AND
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN NEWTON
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF DIAMOND.

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 3705 9462 3691 9462 3691 9409 3706 9408

$$

CLAYCOMB
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 130110
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
710 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

MOC145-130120-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-051113T0115Z/
NEWTON MO-
710 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NEWTON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 708 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO 
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE 
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD.

LAT...LON 3705 9462 3691 9462 3691 9409 3706 9408

$$

IZZI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 6:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton47 min
Nov 12, 6:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade38 min
Nov 12, 6:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper42 min
Nov 12, 7:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk29 min
Nov 12, 7:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLawrence44 min
Nov 12, 7:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene63 min
Nov 12, 8:00 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFGreene20 min
Nov 12, 8:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian41 min
Nov 12, 8:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene25 min
Nov 12, 8:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster40 min
Nov 12, 9:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Phelps23 min
Nov 12, 9:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Taney54 min
Nov 12, 9:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas51 min
Nov 12, 10:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark41 min
Nov 12, 10:25 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark50 min
Nov 12, 10:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFShannon32 min
Nov 12, 10:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTaney16 min
Nov 12, 11:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell51 min
Nov 13, 2:16 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisorySGFBarry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Jasper and 7 more103 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.