Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2007, 4:22 AM CST for Polk County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2007, 4:22 AM CST (10:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2007, 4:54 AM CST
- In force
- 32 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), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 283 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KSGF 011022 TORSGF MOC167-011115- /O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0008.070301T1022Z-070301T1115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 422 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 515 AM CST. * AT 418 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORRISVILLE...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF BOLIVAR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF HALF WAY. 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 3746 9356 3736 9343 3744 9320 3773 9318 $$ FOSTER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KSGF 011032 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 431 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 MOC167-011115- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1115Z/ POLK MO- 431 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY... AT 427 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR BRIGHTON...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOLIVAR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 3746 9356 3736 9343 3744 9320 3773 9318 $$ FOSTER
000 WWUS53 KSGF 011041 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 440 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 MOC167-011115- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070301T1115Z/ POLK MO- 440 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY... AT 437 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR PLEASANT HOPE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOLIVAR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LAT...LON 3746 9356 3736 9343 3744 9320 3773 9318 $$ FOSTER
000
WWUS53 KSGF 011055
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
455 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007
MOC015-085-011105-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070301T1100Z/
HICKORY MO-BENTON MO-
455 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BENTON AND NORTHERN HICKORY
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 500 AM CST...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS EXITING THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3811 9351 3835 9314 3815 9308 3808 9307
3805 9307 3800 9313 3795 9328 3789 9343
3783 9354
$$
FOSTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 63 min |
| Mar 1, 3:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 3:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 3:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cedar, Vernon | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 3:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 3:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 62 min |
| Mar 1, 3:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 59 min |
| Mar 1, 3:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade | 56 min |
| Mar 1, 3:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 20 min |
| Mar 1, 4:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 59 min |
| Mar 1, 4:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory | 55 min |
| Mar 1, 4:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 4:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 4:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 62 min |
| Mar 1, 4:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 4:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster | 64 min |
| Mar 1, 4:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede | 54 min |
| Mar 1, 4:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 5:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 5:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 15 min |
| Mar 1, 5:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 5:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 5:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 6:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 6:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 6:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell | 55 min |
| Mar 1, 6:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 18 min |
| Mar 1, 6:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon | 58 min |
| Mar 1, 6:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon | 54 min |
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 18 min |
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Shannon | 51 min |
| Mar 1, 7:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.