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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2006, 10:57 PM CST for Ozark County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 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
- Mar 11, 2006, 10:57 PM CST (04:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2006, 11:45 PM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Ozark County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 11:04 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Gainesville, MO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 300 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
- 1322 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1405 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KSGF 120457 TORSGF MOC153-120545- /O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0013.060312T0457Z-060312T0545Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1057 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... OZARK COUNTY IN MISSOURI. * UNTIL 1145 PM CST. * AT 1052 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF BULL SHOALS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE... NEAR GAINESVILLE BY 1105 PM CST. THE TOWNS OF HARDENVILLE...ZANONI...TECUMSEH...UDALL AND SYCAMORE ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. 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. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3664 9271 3650 9257 3650 9212 3680 9211 $$ GAEDE
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KSGF 120505 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1105 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 MOC153-120545- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060312T0545Z/ OZARK MO- 1105 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OZARK COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM CST... AT 1102 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GAINESVILLE...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF MOUNTAIN HOME...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF OZARK COUNTY... INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF HARDENVILLE...GAINESVILLE...TECUMSEH AND UDALL. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED WITHIN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING OR TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3664 9271 3650 9269 3650 9212 3680 9211 $$ GAEDE
000 WWUS53 KSGF 120516 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1116 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 MOC153-120545- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060312T0545Z/ OZARK MO- 1116 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OZARK COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM CST... AT 1112 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF GAINESVILLE...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF MOUNTAIN HOME...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN OZARK COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF TECUMSEH. 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. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED WITHIN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING OR TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3666 9259 3650 9259 3650 9212 3680 9211 $$ GAEDE
000 WWUS53 KSGF 120535 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1136 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 MOC091-120615- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-060312T0615Z/ HOWELL MO- 1136 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HOWELL COUNTY UNTIL 1215 AM CST... AT 1132 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF WEST PLAINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... NEAR WEST PLAINS BY 1145 PM CST. THE TOWNS OF POTTERSVILLE AND SOUTH FORK ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3678 9212 3657 9212 3663 9167 3694 9166 $$ IZZI
000 WWUS53 KSGF 120546 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1147 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 MOC153-120557- /O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060312T0545Z/ OZARK MO- 1147 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR OZARK COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 1142 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3672 9230 3652 9235 3650 9213 3680 9212 $$ IZZI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 6:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Texas | 45 min |
| Mar 11, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 16 min |
| Mar 11, 6:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 22 min |
| Mar 11, 6:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 28 min |
| Mar 11, 6:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Webster | 26 min |
| Mar 11, 6:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 40 min |
| Mar 11, 6:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 42 min |
| Mar 11, 6:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 40 min |
| Mar 11, 6:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 22 min |
| Mar 11, 6:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene | 54 min |
| Mar 11, 6:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 11, 7:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Shannon | 45 min |
| Mar 11, 7:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 22 min |
| Mar 11, 7:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 26 min |
| Mar 11, 7:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas | 52 min |
| Mar 11, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 50 min |
| Mar 11, 7:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 16 min |
| Mar 11, 7:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 36 min |
| Mar 11, 7:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 54 min |
| Mar 11, 7:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 52 min |
| Mar 11, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 64 min |
| Mar 11, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas, Wright | 55 min |
| Mar 11, 8:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps | 43 min |
| Mar 11, 8:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas | 59 min |
| Mar 11, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 23 min |
| Mar 11, 8:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 8 min |
| Mar 11, 8:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 8:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 17 min |
| Mar 11, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps | 64 min |
| Mar 11, 8:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede | 34 min |
| Mar 11, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 7 min |
| Mar 11, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Miller | 23 min |
| Mar 11, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 27 min |
| Mar 11, 9:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 39 min |
| Mar 11, 9:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 36 min |
| Mar 11, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Polk | 48 min |
| Mar 11, 10:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 50 min |
| Mar 11, 10:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 39 min |
| Mar 11, 10:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 36 min |
| Mar 11, 10:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 42 min |
| Mar 11, 11:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell | 68 min |
| Mar 11, 11:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 46 min |
| Mar 11, 11:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon | 57 min |
| Mar 11, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 12:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 12:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Shannon | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 12:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Taney | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 12:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 1:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 1:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 1:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 2:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 2:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Vernon | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Benton | 13 min |
| Mar 12, 4:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Morgan | 28 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.