Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 37, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2007, 11:18 PM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri; Cherokee County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 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
- Jun 7, 2007, 11:18 PM CDT (04:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2007, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cherokee County, KS, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:20 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 11:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Joplin, MO | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN JOPLIN. |
| Jun 7, 11:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Sw Leawood, MO | 60 MPH WIND GUST AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. |
| Jun 7, 11:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Saginaw, MO | TREES DOWN IN THE CITY. |
| Jun 8, 12:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Joplin, MO | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1639 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 10.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 080418
TORSGF
KSC021-MOC097-145-080500-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0037.070608T0418Z-070608T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1118 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
* AT 1113 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS VERY
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER SPRINGS...MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
IRON GATES AND SHOAL CREEK DRIVE BY 1125 PM CDT.
DUQUESNE...JOPLIN...SILVER CREEK AND LEAWOOD BY 1130 PM CDT.
DUENWEG AND CARTERVILLE BY 1135 PM CDT.
CARTHAGE BY 1145 PM CDT.
7 MILES NORTH OF SARCOXIE BY 1150 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF REDINGS MILL...CLIFF VILLAGE...SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...
DENNIS ACRES...OAKLAND PARK...ATLAS...LAKESIDE...FIDELITY...REEDS AND
AVILLA ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. THIS ALSO
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 31.
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.
LAT...LON 3708 9479 3698 9483 3697 9458 3706 9406
3724 9407
$$
RUNNELS3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 080432
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1128 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
KSC021-080438-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-070608T0500Z/
CHEROKEE KS-
1128 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
SHORTLY AFTER 11 PM...SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NORTH OF MIAMI.
THIS TORNADIC STORM HAS MOVED THROUGH THE BAXTER SPRINGS AREA
WITHOUT ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 3711 9466 3699 9473 3697 9458 3706 9406
3724 9407
$$
MOC097-145-080500-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-070608T0500Z/
JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
1128 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 1125 PM CDT.....STORM SPOTTERS ARE REPORTING STRONG ROTATION
ALONG THE MISSOURI BORDER JUST EAST OF BAXTER SPRINGS. THIS STORM
WILL TRACK INTO THE JOPLIN AREA BY 1140 PM.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DUQUESNE...CARTERVILLE...DUENWEG AND WEBB CITY BY 1135 PM CDT.
CARTHAGE BY 1145 PM CDT.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 31.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ACROSS NEWTON
COUNTY.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3711 9466 3699 9473 3697 9458 3706 9406
3724 9407
$$
RUNNELS000
WWUS53 KSGF 080440
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1138 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
KSC021-080448-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-070608T0500Z/
CHEROKEE KS-
1138 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3713 9458 3704 9462 3697 9458 3706 9406
3724 9407
$$
MOC097-145-080500-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-070608T0500Z/
JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
1138 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHERN NEWTON AND SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO EAST OF JOPLIN ALONG THE JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTY
BORDER...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WINDS AS FAR SOUTH
AS NEOSHO...DIAMOND...GRANDBY AND NEWTONIA IN NEWTON 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.
LAT...LON 3713 9458 3704 9462 3697 9458 3706 9406
3724 9407
$$
RUNNELS000
WWUS53 KSGF 080450
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1146 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
MOC097-145-080500-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-070608T0500Z/
JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
1146 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 1140 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR FIDELTY
INTO THE DIAMOND AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST JASPER
COUNTY AND NORTHEAST NEWTON COUNTY.
ADDITIONALLY A TORNADO THREAT HAS REDEVELOPED JUST EAST OF WEBB
SITY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH CARTHAGE AND
INTO AVILLA TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
TREES AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DOWN IN JOPLIN AT 1130 PM.
LAT...LON 3711 9466 3699 9473 3697 9458 3706 9406
3724 9407
$$
RUNNELSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Vernon | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 53 min |
| Jun 7, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 1:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Stone | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Crawford | 55 min |
| Jun 7, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 55 min |
| Jun 7, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 34 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.