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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Springfield, MO

May 25, 2006Barry County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2006, 5:58 PM CDT for Barry County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2006, 5:58 PM CDT (22:58 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2006, 6:25 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Barry County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 25, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 21 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2099 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1132 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.0

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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 25, 5:47 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 5:47 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
547 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

.DISCUSSION...

...MESOSCALE UPDATE...
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS QUICKLY DEVELOPED AFTER 4 PM JUST SOUTH OF
THE DEW POINT BOUNDARY WHICH WAS SLOWLY SAGGING SOUTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN MISSOURI WHERE CAPES OF OVER 5000 J/KG WERE OCCURRING WITH
NO CONVECTIVE INHIBITION.  STORMS WERE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS AS THEY MOVE INTO UNDISTURBED AIR MASS.

LINDENBERG

...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

18Z SGF SOUNDING CONFIRMS THE HIGH INSTABILITY IN PLACE OVER THE
SOUTHERN OZARKS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 5600 J/KG CAPES AND NO
CINS.  IF WE HAD A DECENT TRIGGERING MECHANISM SEVERE STORMS WOULD
HAVE NO TROUBLE DEVELOPING QUICKLY.  FAIRLY SHARP DEWPOINT GRADIENT
FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI WHERE DEW POINTS WERE IN THE 50S TO THE
SOUTHERN MISSOURI OZARKS WHERE READINGS WERE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW
70S.  HOWEVER...SOUTHWARD PUSH OF BOUNDARY LOOKS VERY LETHARGIC AT
THIS POINT WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE FALLS AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY.
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FORCING PROBABLY ONLY LOOKING AT ISOLATED
CONVECTION OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING
HOURS.  IF STORMS DO DEVELOP...SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE WITH
MAINLY LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND EXPECTED.  CERTAINLY EXPECTING MORE
ORGANIZED ACTIVITY TO BE CONCENTRATED FURTHER EAST WHERE UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE WILL HAVE MORE INTERACTION.

UPPER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO UNDERGO SOME CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS AS UPPER LOW SHIFTS WELL EAST OF THE REGION AND RIDGE
BEGINS TO BUILD IN.  CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN THE HIGH
PLAINS WITH LOW LEVEL JET AND SURFACE BOUNDARY INTERACTION.  THIS
ACTIVITY COULD PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
TOWARD MORNING AND AFFECT THE WESTERN OZARKS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS FRIDAY.  TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY COULD BE IMPACTED BY POSSIBLE
MCS REMNANTS AND WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED.  HAVE CURRENTLY KEPT
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN QUITE WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH UPPER
RIDGE IN PLACE AND 850 TEMPERATURES OF +20 TO +22 IMPACTING THE
CWA.  EXPECTING TO BE FAIRLY CAPPED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND HAVE
KEPT CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR NOW.
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL LIKELY APPROACH RECORDS ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...SEE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW.

UPPER RIDGE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE EAST OF THE CWA FOR MUCH OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK WITH MAIN FOCUS FOR CONVECTION TO THE WEST WITH
SURFACE BOUNDARY IN THE PLAINS.  KEPT LOW POPS GOING THROUGH THE
PERIOD MAINLY FOR POSSIBLE AFTERNOON/EVENING INSTABILITY CONVECTION.

LINDENBERG

&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 00Z TAFS...CONVECTION HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE TERMINAL
FORECAST POINTS AT JLN/SGF AND BOUNDARY WAS SHIFTING THROUGH THESE
LOCATIONS AS OF 2230Z.  CONVECTION SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
SOUTHWARD MOVING BOUNDARY THIS EVENING WITH CLEARING SKY BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY.  STILL UNSURE ON EVOLUTION OF POTENTIAL MCS OVER THE HIGH
PLAINS THIS EVENING...BUT COULD SEE SOME CONVECTION TOWARDS MORNING
OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.  HAVE LEFT CONVECTION OUT
OF TERMINALS FOR NOW AND BROUGHT IN SOME MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER.

LINDENBERG

&&

.CLIMATE

UPPER RIDGE AND WARM 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO NEAR RECORD
HIGHS OVER THE WEEKEND.  HERE ARE THE CURRENT RECORDS FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS...

                MAY 26      MAY 27    MAY 28

SPRINGFIELD    92/1953     88/1911    89/1911
JOPLIN         94/1953     89/1991    92/1983
WEST PLAINS    95/1953     90/1962    89/1962
ROLLA/VICHY    92/1953     90/1905    91/1962

MMT/LINDENBERG

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
446 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-261100-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
446 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
    HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS OR LARGER.
    DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
    AND HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  SCATTERED STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A JOPLIN TO SPRINGFIELD
  TO SALEM LINE THROUGH THE MID EVENING.

  DISCUSSION:

  SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND
  AHEAD OF A SURFACE BOUNDARY SEPARATING DEW POINTS FROM THE
  MID 50S TO THE LOW 70S.  EXTREME INSTABILITY DEVELOPED OVER
  THE SOUTHERN MISSOURI OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON WITH RECORD
  BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VERY HIGH DEWPOINTS.  THE
  DEW POINT GRADIENT WILL INTERACT WITH THE HIGH INSTABILITY
  TO PRODUCE THE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THROUGH THE MID EVENING.

  THE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE
  GIVEN THE VERY HIGH INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA.  LARGE HAIL
  AND DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OUT IN THE PLAINS TONIGHT
  AND PUSH SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
  LATE TONIGHT.  THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
  LIMITS BUT MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

  ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
  ON FRIDAY AS THE FRONT LIFTS BACK TO THE NORTH.  AFTER A DRY
  WEEKEND...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
  MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK...MAINLY DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THE MID EVENING OVER 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(ALL LOWERCASE)

LINDENBERG

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 5:18 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
518 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0449 PM     HAIL             4 SE MOUNT VERNON       37.06N 93.77W
05/25/2006  E0.88 INCH       LAWRENCE           MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

AFOSTER

Local storm report, May 25, 5:23 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
523 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0516 PM     HAIL             MARIONVILLE             37.00N 93.64W
05/25/2006  M0.88 INCH       LAWRENCE           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SRUNNELS

Local storm report, May 25, 5:34 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
534 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM     HAIL             2 N OZARK               37.05N 93.21W
05/25/2006  E0.88 INCH       CHRISTIAN          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SRUNNELS

Local storm report, May 25, 5:38 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
538 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM     HAIL             BILLINGS                37.07N 93.55W
05/25/2006  E1.50 INCH       CHRISTIAN          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SRUNNELS

Special weather statement, May 25, 5:45 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
545 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

MOZ082-088-090>098-101>106-260045-
TEXAS-JASPER-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-
DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...
MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...
WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MONETT...
CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH...
GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
545 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
396 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

HOWELL                OREGON                SHANNON
TEXAS

IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI

BARRY                 CHRISTIAN             DOUGLAS
GREENE                JASPER                LAWRENCE
MCDONALD              NEWTON                OZARK
STONE                 TANEY                 WEBSTER
WRIGHT

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALTON...ANDERSON...AURORA...AVA...
BRANSON...CABOOL...CARTHAGE...CASSVILLE...EMINENCE...FORSYTH...
GAINESVILLE...GALENA...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...KIMBERLING CITY...
MANSFIELD...MARSHFIELD...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNTAIN GROVE...
NEOSHO...NIXA...OZARK...PINEVILLE...REPUBLIC...ROGERSVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...THAYER...THEODOSIA...WEST PLAINS...
WILLOW SPRINGS AND WINONA.

FOSTER

Local storm report, May 25, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
557 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0553 PM     HAIL             3 S CLEVER              36.99N 93.47W
05/25/2006  E1.00 INCH       STONE              MO   PUBLIC

&&

SRUNNELS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent	37 min
May 24, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	66 min
May 24, 8:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Shannon	52 min
May 25, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene	39 min
May 25, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Stone	46 min
May 25, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian	67 min
May 25, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	12 min
May 25, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	63 min
May 25, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Stone	76 min
May 25, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian	50 min
May 25, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	65 min
May 25, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Taney	38 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2006 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.