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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Springfield, MO

March 11, 2006Douglas County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2006, 4:49 PM CST for Douglas County, Missouri. It was in force for 71 min. 7 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: Mar 11, 2006, 4:49 PM CST (22:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 11, 2006, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 71 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Douglas County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Mar 11, 5:15 PM CST	HAIL 0.88	1 S Goodhope, MO
Mar 11, 5:17 PM CST	HAIL 0.88	Goodhope, MO
Mar 11, 5:17 PM CST	HAIL 1	1 S Squires, MO
Mar 11, 5:20 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	Ava, MO
Mar 11, 5:20 PM CST	HAIL 1.75	7 S Ava, MO
Mar 11, 5:25 PM CST	HAIL 1.75	Squires, MO	GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN SQUIRES MO REPORTED BY HAM
Mar 11, 5:55 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	8 W Vanzant, 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, 12:47 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 107 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: 107 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -189 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.6

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 112249
TORSGF
MOC067-120000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0006.060311T2249Z-060312T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
449 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 600 PM CST.

* AT 446 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORSYTH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE...
  NEAR AVA BY 520 PM CST.

THE TOWNS OF ROME...GOODHOPE...SQUIRES...BRUSHYKNOB...DRURY AND
VANZANT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM.

TANEY COUNTY STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE WALL CLOUD AT 550 PM.

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 3692 9291 3706 9268 3705 9209 3685 9211
      3681 9291

$$

CRAMER

6 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 112259
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
459 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

MOC067-120000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T0000Z/
DOUGLAS MO-
459 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM CST...

AT 456 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO..  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF TANEYVILLE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF FORSYTH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
  5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AVA BY 520 PM CST.

THE TOWNS OF ROME...GOODHOPE...SQUIRES...BRUSHYKNOB...DRURY AND
VANZANT 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 3692 9291 3706 9268 3705 9209 3685 9211
      3681 9291

$$

CRAMER

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 112303
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
502 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

MOC067-120000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T0000Z/
DOUGLAS MO-
502 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM CST...

AT 501 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF TANEYVILLE...OR 15 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF FORSYTH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE...
  5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AVA BY 520 PM CST.

THE TOWNS OF ROME...GOODHOPE...SQUIRES...BRUSHYKNOB...DRURY AND
VANZANT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.

A WIDE TRACK OF LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM AS IT 
MOVES ACROSS DOUGLAS COUNTY.  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALL CAN BE 
EXPECTED UNDER THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE 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.

LAT...LON 3692 9291 3706 9268 3705 9209 3685 9211
      3681 9291

$$

CRAMER

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 112316
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
514 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

MOC067-120000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T0000Z/
DOUGLAS MO-
514 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM CST...

AT 511 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO..  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 
45 MPH.  THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF 
BASEBALLS AS IT TRACKS ACROSS DOUGLAS COUNTY.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF AVA AND BRUSHYKNOB.

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 3692 9291 3706 9268 3705 9209 3685 9211
      3682 9281

$$

CRAMER

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 112325
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
523 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

MOC067-120000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T0000Z/
DOUGLAS MO-
523 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM CST...

AT 522 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO..  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AVA...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 
MPH.  

GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED WITH THE STORM AT SQUIRES AT 
520 PM.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN DOUGLAS
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF SQUIRES...BRUSHYKNOB...GENTRYVILLE...
DRURY AND VANZANT.

LAT...LON 3693 9271 3702 9267 3705 9209 3685 9211
      3680 9265

$$

RUNNELS

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 112336
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
534 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

MOC067-120000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T0000Z/
DOUGLAS MO-
534 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM CST...

AT 532 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO..  THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES EAST OF AVA OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF 
BRUSYKNOB...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN DOUGLAS
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF GENTRYVILLE...DRURY AND VANZANT.

HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3695 9255 3704 9262 3705 9209 3683 9211
      3682 9255

$$

RUNNELS

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 112346
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
544 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

MOC067-120000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T0000Z/
DOUGLAS MO-
544 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM CST...

AT 542 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO..  THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORWOOD...NEAR DRURY... 
AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS 
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF VANZANT.

LAT...LON 3695 9242 3703 9236 3705 9209 3687 9211
      3688 9236

$$

RUNNELS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 11, 2:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	62 min
Mar 11, 2:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Newton	37 min
Mar 11, 2:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry	77 min
Mar 11, 3:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton	43 min
Mar 11, 3:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Morgan	14 min
Mar 11, 3:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	36 min
Mar 11, 3:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Stone	43 min
Mar 11, 4:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Taney	58 min
Mar 11, 4:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Newton	66 min
Mar 11, 4:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian	26 min
Mar 11, 4:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Miller	22 min
Mar 11, 4:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	30 min
Mar 11, 5:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence	59 min
Mar 11, 5:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	45 min
Mar 11, 5:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene, Polk	67 min
Mar 11, 5:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Newton	31 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.