Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2007, 1:44 PM CDT for Polk County, Missouri. It was in force for 76 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 30, 2007, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2007, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 76 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Polk County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1:44 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 W Eudora, MO | NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED THAT A TORNADO...RATED AS AN EF0... DESTROYED A BARN AND DAMAGED SEVERAL TREES. LENGTH WAS 3/4 MILE WITH A WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. |
| Jun 30, 1:44 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 W Eudora, MO | BARN DESTROYED FROM TORNADO. |
| Jun 30, 2:06 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 W Eudora, MO | TORNADO DAMAGE HAS BEEN RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THIS DAMAGE IS ALONG POLK CO ROAD 36 JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY W. |
| Jun 30, 2:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 N Eudora, MO | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR WICHER. NO DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 374 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 301844
TORSGF
MOC167-302000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0041.070630T1844Z-070630T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
144 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT.
* AT 139 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS VERY
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WALNUT GROVE...OR 14 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BOLIVAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BOLIVAR BY 240 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF EUDORA...ALDRICH AND HALF WAY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADIC STORM.
TRAINED STORM SPOTTER HAVE OBSERVED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH
THIS STORM.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
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 3751 9360 3761 9359 3778 9337 3780 9334
3779 9331 3779 9321 3773 9321 3772 9319
3755 9319 3743 9358
$$
CRAMER3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 301855
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
154 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
MOC167-302000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-070630T2000Z/
POLK MO-
154 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR POLK
COUNTY...
AT 149 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
EUDORA...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOLIVAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BOLIVAR BY 245 PM CDT.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
SEVERAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THAT THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED DAMAGE IN AN AREA NEAR HIGHWAYS WW AND
123.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3751 9360 3761 9359 3778 9337 3780 9334
3779 9331 3779 9321 3773 9321 3772 9319
3755 9319 3743 9358
$$
CRAMER000
WWUS53 KSGF 301917
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
216 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
MOC167-302000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-070630T2000Z/
POLK MO-
216 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR POLK
COUNTY...
AT 213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
TRACK A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR ALDRICH...OR NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 123 AND COUNTY ROAD 215...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BOLIVAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BOLIVAR BY 250 PM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3751 9360 3761 9359 3778 9337 3780 9334
3779 9331 3779 9321 3773 9321 3772 9319
3755 9319 3743 9358
$$
CRAMER000
WWUS53 KSGF 301947
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
246 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
MOC167-302000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-070630T2000Z/
POLK MO-
246 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR POLK
COUNTY...
AT 242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
TRACK A CONFIRMED TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOLIVAR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. A TRAINED SPOTTER IS OBSERVING A RAIN WRAPPED
TORNADO AT THE INTERSECTION OF POLK COUNTY ROAD EAST 482 AND COUNTY
ROAD SOUTH 84.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BOLIVAR BY 300 PM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3751 9356 3758 9356 3778 9337 3780 9334
3779 9331 3779 9321 3773 9321 3772 9319
3755 9319 3746 9353
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 11:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Miller, Morgan, St. Clair, Vernon | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 63 min |
| Jun 30, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 71 min |
| Jun 30, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Texas | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 74 min |
| Jun 30, 2:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Texas | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Polk | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 3:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 3:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Shannon | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Polk | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 4:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Stone | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas | 64 min |
| Jun 30, 4:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Taney | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 69 min |
| Jun 30, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Taney | 69 min |
| Jun 30, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 5:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Wright | 6 hr |
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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.