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Tornado Warning 83, NWS Springfield, MO

May 9, 2006Ozark County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2006, 6:34 PM CDT for Ozark County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 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, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2006, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
41 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), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 9, 6:34 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Zanoni, MOGOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
May 9, 6:47 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD3 Nw Bakersfield, MOFUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED FROM EE AND 101 NEAR BAKERSFIELD...LOOKING NORTH

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 12:00Z on 2006-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 572 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2006-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 195 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
572 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
735 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 092334
TORSGF
MOC153-100015-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0083.060509T2334Z-060510T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
634 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT.

* AT 631 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GAINESVILLE...OR 25 MILES
  WEST OF WEST PLAINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN OZARK
  COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF SYCAMORE AND ZANONI.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR

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.


LAT...LON 3659 9241 3650 9214 3667 9213 3677 9215
      3678 9242

$$

TERRY
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 092352
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
650 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

MOC153-100015-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-060510T0015Z/
OZARK MO-
650 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OZARK COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM
CDT...

AT 645 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 
THE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAKERSFIELD...OR 20 MILES 
WEST OF WEST PLAINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN OZARK COUNTY.

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.

A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NORTH HIGHWAY EE AND 101 3 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF BAKERSFIELD AT 647 PM.

LAT...LON 3659 9241 3650 9214 3667 9213 3677 9215
      3678 9242

$$

GCC
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 100011
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
711 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

MOC153-100021-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-060510T0015Z/
OZARK MO-
711 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR OZARK COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE 
AT 715 PM...

AT 710 PM 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 3659 9241 3650 9214 3667 9213 3677 9215
      3678 9242

$$

GCC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 5:08 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFNewton67 min
May 9, 5:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper56 min
May 9, 5:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFJasper, McDonald, Newton6 hr
May 9, 5:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence64 min
May 9, 7:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFStone38 min
May 9, 7:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence6 hr
May 9, 8:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark28 min
May 9, 8:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas6 hr
May 9, 3:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent and 19 more25 hr
May 9, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas60 min
May 9, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark56 min
May 9, 5:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas6 hr
May 9, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark49 min
May 9, 6:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFOzark5 hr
May 9, 6:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFOzark17 hr
May 9, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell47 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.