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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Springfield, MO

March 12, 2006Pulaski County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 11:49 PM CST for Pulaski County, Missouri. It was in force for 28 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
Mar 12, 2006, 11:49 PM CST (05:49 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2006, 12:17 AM CST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Pulaski County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:51 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
Mar 12, 8:42 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2006-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1549 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 2006-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 200 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
1549 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1450 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
13.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 130550
TORSGF
MOC169-130645-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0047.060313T0549Z-060313T0645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1149 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN MISSOURI.

* UNTIL 1245 AM CST.

* AT 1147 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A TORNADO 15 MILES NORTH OF HARTVILLE...OR 20 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF LEBANON. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE...
  NEAR FORT LEONARD WOOD BY 1210 AM CST.

THIS STORM HAS A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHEAST 
WRIGHT COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3770 9234 3761 9225 3760 9202 3783 9205

$$

IZZI / CRAMER
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 130617
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1218 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

MOC169-130628-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-060313T0645Z/
PULASKI MO-
1218 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTY HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED...

AT 1213 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
AREA...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 3770 9234 3761 9225 3760 9202 3783 9205

$$

IZZI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 8:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon68 min
Mar 12, 8:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar62 min
Mar 12, 8:48 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFCedar, Vernon40 min
Mar 12, 8:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper39 min
Mar 12, 8:53 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarton44 min
Mar 12, 9:01 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton55 min
Mar 12, 9:02 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFSt. Clair51 min
Mar 12, 9:20 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFDade37 min
Mar 12, 9:22 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBenton, Hickory53 min
Mar 12, 9:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar48 min
Mar 12, 9:35 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencySGFCedar34 min
Mar 12, 9:36 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence54 min
Mar 12, 9:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper44 min
Mar 12, 9:51 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFPolk30 min
Mar 12, 9:57 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFCamden63 min
Mar 12, 9:59 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencySGFChristian, Greene, Stone65 min
Mar 12, 10:08 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFHickory44 min
Mar 12, 10:09 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMorgan66 min
Mar 12, 10:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry63 min
Mar 12, 10:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon38 min
Mar 12, 10:30 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMiller27 min
Mar 12, 10:37 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencySGFBarry, Stone39 min
Mar 12, 10:39 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencySGFWebster66 min
Mar 12, 10:43 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBenton15 min
Mar 12, 10:46 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFSt. Clair29 min
Mar 12, 10:53 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFTaney67 min
Mar 12, 11:00 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMorgan60 min
Mar 12, 11:07 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencySGFWright48 min
Mar 12, 11:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, Newton32 min
Mar 12, 11:13 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMiller22 min
Mar 12, 11:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton30 min
Mar 12, 11:25 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFOzark65 min
Mar 12, 11:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMorgan30 min
Mar 12, 11:36 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Texas40 min
Mar 12, 11:40 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMorgan35 min
Mar 12, 11:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLawrence49 min
Mar 12, 11:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk60 min
Mar 12, 11:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas53 min
Mar 12, 11:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton50 min
Mar 12, 11:59 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFHickory28 min
Mar 13, 12:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas45 min
Mar 13, 12:04 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFDallas20 min
Mar 13, 12:05 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFDent38 min
Mar 13, 12:06 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFBenton20 min
Mar 13, 12:08 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFPhelps37 min
Mar 13, 12:11 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Howell64 min
Mar 13, 12:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden60 min
Mar 13, 12:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene74 min
Mar 13, 12:19 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFGreene49 min
Mar 13, 12:20 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFCamden29 min
Mar 13, 12:41 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFOregon, Shannon64 min
Mar 13, 12:42 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFMiller28 min
Mar 13, 12:46 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFWebster39 min
Mar 13, 12:52 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFMaries42 min
Mar 13, 1:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWright53 min
Mar 13, 1:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas46 min
Mar 13, 2:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent39 min
Mar 13, 2:09 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFOzark39 min
Mar 13, 2:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas34 min
Mar 13, 3:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell45 min
Mar 13, 3:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon65 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.