Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 82, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2006, 5:08 AM CDT for Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 67 min. 2 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
- May 9, 2006, 5:08 AM CDT (10:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2006, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 67 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), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 5:35 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Seneca, MO | SENECA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOTTERS INDICATED A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES NORTH OF THE CITY LIMITS. |
| May 9, 5:47 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 7 N Neosho, MO | 7 MILES NORTH OF NEOSHO ON 71 HIGHWAY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 4:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KSGF 091007 TORSGF MOC145-091115- /O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0082.060509T1008Z-060509T1115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 508 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. * UNTIL 615 AM CDT. * AT 505 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COMMERCE...OR NEAR MIAMI...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE... 6 MILES SOUTH OF SAGINAW BY 550 AM CDT. 5 MILES NORTH OF NEOSHO BY 600 AM CDT. NEAR DIAMOND BY 605 AM CDT. NEAR GRANBY BY 610 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF RACINE...REDINGS MILL...CLIFF VILLAGE...SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...RITCHEY...NEWTONIA AND STARK CITY 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. LAT...LON 3703 9461 3680 9462 3675 9408 3705 9407 $$ CRAMER
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KSGF 091017 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 517 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 MOC145-091115- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-060509T1115Z/ NEWTON MO- 517 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 615 AM CDT... AT 515 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR QUAPAW OKLAHOMA...OR 7 MILES EAST OF MIAMI OKLAHOMA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... NEAR NEOSHO BY 555 AM CDT. 6 MILES SOUTH OF DIAMOND BY 600 AM CDT. NEAR GRANBY BY 605 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF RACINE...NEWTONIA...RITCHEY AND STARK CITY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS OBSERVED WITH THIS STORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS KANSAS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3703 9461 3680 9462 3675 9408 3705 9407 $$ CRAMER
000 WWUS53 KSGF 091041 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 540 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 MOC145-091115- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-060509T1115Z/ NEWTON MO- 540 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 615 AM CDT... AT 539 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED TWO MILES NORTH OF SENECA...OR 10 MILES WEST OF NEOSHO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE... NEAR NEOSHO BY 555 AM CDT. NEAR GRANBY BY 605 AM CDT. 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRVIEW BY 615 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF RACINE...RITCHEY...NEWTONIA AND STARK CITY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. ANYONE IN OR NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF NEOSHO SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW. 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 3703 9461 3680 9462 3675 9408 3705 9407 $$ CRAMER
000 WWUS53 KSGF 091052 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 552 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 MOC145-091115- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-060509T1115Z/ NEWTON MO- 552 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 615 AM CDT... AT 549 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEOSHO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE... 5 MILES SOUTH OF GRANBY BY 600 AM CDT. NEAR FAIRVIEW BY 610 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF STELLA...STARK CITY AND NEWTONIA ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3696 9444 3677 9453 3675 9408 3705 9408 $$ CRAMER
000 WWUS53 KSGF 091125 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 625 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 MOC145-091135- /O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-060509T1115Z/ NEWTON MO- 625 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NEWTON COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 623 AM CDT...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. 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 3696 9444 3677 9453 3675 9408 3705 9408 $$ CRAMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 5:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 56 min |
| May 9, 5:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| May 9, 5:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence | 64 min |
| May 9, 7:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone | 38 min |
| May 9, 7:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| May 9, 8:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 28 min |
| May 9, 8:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas | 6 hr |
| May 9, 3:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | Barry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent and 19 more | 25 hr |
| May 9, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 60 min |
| May 9, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 56 min |
| May 9, 5:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas | 6 hr |
| May 9, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 49 min |
| May 9, 6:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark | 5 hr |
| May 9, 6:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark | 17 hr |
| May 9, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark | 41 min |
| May 9, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell | 47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.