Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 84, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2006, 6:43 PM CDT for Howell County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2006, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Howell County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Caulfield, MO | PING PONG AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CAULFIELD |
| May 9, 7:23 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Moody, MO | QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND STRONG ROTATION REPORTED NEAR MOODY BY TRAINED SPOTTERS. RELAYED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
| May 9, 7:29 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Moody, MO | TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL |
| May 9, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Moody, MO | TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND 3 CAR WINDSHIELDS BROKEN OUT BY HAIL |
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, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KSGF 092344 TORSGF MOC091-100030- /O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0084.060509T2343Z-060510T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 643 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. * UNTIL 730 PM CDT. * AT 641 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAKERSFIELD...OR 21 MILES WEST OF WEST PLAINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN HOWELL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF CAULFIELD...SOUTH FORK...MOODY AND LANTON. 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. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. LAT...LON 3677 9210 3650 9212 3641 9176 3665 9168 $$ TERRY
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KSGF 100014 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 714 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 MOC091-100030- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-060510T0030Z/ HOWELL MO- 714 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HOWELL COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BAKERSFIELD...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST PLAINS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN HOWELL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF CAULFIELD AND MOODY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WALNUT SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW LAT...LON 3677 9210 3650 9212 3651 9173 3665 9169 $$ GCC
000 WWUS53 KSGF 100020 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 720 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 MOC091-100030- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-060510T0030Z/ HOWELL MO- 720 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HOWELL COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BAKERSFIELD...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST PLAINS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN HOWELL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF MOODY. 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. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WALNUT SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW LAT...LON 3677 9210 3650 9212 3651 9173 3665 9169 $$ GCC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 5:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Newton | 67 min |
| 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 |
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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.