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Tornado Warning 85, NWS Springfield, MO

May 9, 2006Howell County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2006, 7:27 PM CDT for Howell County, Missouri. It was in force for 18 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, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2006, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
18 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), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 9, 7:29 PM CDTHAIL 2.5Moody, MOTENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL
May 9, 7:30 PM CDTHAIL 2.5Moody, MOTENNIS 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 2006-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 680 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 2006-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 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
680 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1161 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 100028
TORSGF
MOC091-100045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0085.060510T0027Z-060510T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
727 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 745 PM CDT.

* AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS 
  STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF BAKERSFIELD...OR NEAR MOODY      
  ...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN
  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.

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.

TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS STORM AT 
725 PM.

LAT...LON 3667 9211 3649 9210 3649 9181 3667 9190

$$

TERRY
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 100044
SVSSGF

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

MOC091-100054-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-060510T0045Z/
HOWELL MO-
744 PM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HOWELL COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

AT 744 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 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 3667 9211 3649 9210 3649 9181 3667 9190

$$

TERRY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFHowell6 hr
May 9, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon23 min
May 9, 10:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark12 hr
May 10, 12:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, McDonald9 hr
May 10, 12:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFHowell8 hr
May 10, 1:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFStone, Taney8 hr
May 10, 1:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark8 hr
May 10, 2:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFWebster7 hr
May 10, 2:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFGreene7 hr
May 10, 2:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFTexas6 hr
May 10, 3:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDent, Shannon, Wright6 hr
May 10, 3:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFNewton6 hr
May 10, 3:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski5 hr
May 10, 4:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPhelps5 hr
May 10, 5:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFLawrence4 hr
May 10, 5:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian4 hr

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.