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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Springfield, MO

January 7, 2008Texas County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 7, 2008, 11:49 PM CST for Texas County, Missouri. It was in force for 18 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
Jan 7, 2008, 11:49 PM CST (05:49 UTC)
Expired
Jan 8, 2008, 12:07 AM CST
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Texas County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:51 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 7, 7:48 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 2008-01-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 765 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 2008-01-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 281 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
765 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
955 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
281 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
338 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
7.2

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KSGF 080549
SVRSGF
MOC215-080645-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0013.080108T0549Z-080108T0645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1149 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1245 AM CST.

* AT 1146 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR PLATO...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF FORT LEONARD
  WOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS...IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3726 9225 3732 9226 3733 9226 3759 9225
      3761 9223 3760 9221 3759 9178 3744 9176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 224DEG 50KT 3751 9219

$$

WISE
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 080558
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1158 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

MOC215-080645-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080108T0645Z/
TEXAS MO-
1158 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST
FOR NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY...

AT 1155 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HAZELTON TO
HUGGINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LICKING BY 1220 AM CST.

THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT IS IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS...IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3726 9225 3732 9226 3733 9226 3759 9225
      3761 9223 3760 9221 3759 9178 3744 9176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 239DEG 48KT 3761 9194 3737 9217

$$

FOSTER
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 080607
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1207 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

MOC215-080617-
/O.CAN.KSGF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080108T0645Z/
TEXAS MO-
1207 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING ARE EXITING THE WARNED
AREA...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3726 9225 3732 9226 3733 9226 3759 9225
      3761 9223 3760 9221 3759 9178 3744 9176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 239DEG 48KT 3767 9181 3743 9204

$$

WISE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 6:12 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMcDonald38 min
Jan 7, 6:24 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Webster41 min
Jan 7, 6:29 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Lawrence, Stone76 min
Jan 7, 6:33 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Newton41 min
Jan 7, 6:41 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFLaclede62 min
Jan 7, 6:49 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencySGFGreene71 min
Jan 7, 7:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMorgan59 min
Jan 7, 7:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk34 min
Jan 7, 7:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLawrence47 min
Jan 7, 7:18 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFPulaski57 min
Jan 7, 7:18 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Lawrence57 min
Jan 7, 7:25 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFWebster65 min
Jan 7, 7:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas54 min
Jan 7, 7:36 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFGreene69 min
Jan 7, 7:44 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 1 more6 hr
Jan 7, 7:50 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMaries, Phelps42 min
Jan 7, 7:59 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Wright76 min
Jan 7, 8:01 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMcDonald59 min
Jan 7, 8:11 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFDallas, Webster64 min
Jan 7, 8:21 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, McDonald54 min
Jan 7, 8:39 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Wright66 min
Jan 7, 8:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller24 min
Jan 7, 8:42 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFPulaski63 min
Jan 7, 8:46 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Polk74 min
Jan 7, 8:49 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Stone71 min
Jan 7, 9:08 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry67 min
Jan 7, 9:12 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 4 more6 hr
Jan 7, 9:14 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMcDonald76 min
Jan 7, 9:18 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Pulaski72 min
Jan 7, 9:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian64 min
Jan 7, 9:27 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMaries, Phelps48 min
Jan 7, 9:30 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Stone60 min
Jan 7, 9:32 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFLaclede73 min
Jan 7, 9:46 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFGreene, Webster74 min
Jan 7, 9:50 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Stone70 min
Jan 7, 9:55 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian65 min
Jan 7, 10:03 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMaries53 min
Jan 7, 10:10 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Stone65 min
Jan 7, 10:18 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, McDonald72 min
Jan 7, 10:19 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFWright71 min
Jan 7, 10:51 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski, Texas39 min
Jan 7, 10:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski51 min
Jan 7, 11:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster45 min
Jan 7, 11:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Webster67 min
Jan 7, 11:12 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Stone63 min
Jan 7, 11:15 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFPhelps60 min
Jan 7, 11:28 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, McDonald77 min
Jan 7, 11:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWright22 min
Jan 7, 11:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPulaski28 min
Jan 7, 11:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster, Wright32 min
Jan 7, 11:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Phelps32 min
Jan 8, 12:09 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Lawrence84 min
Jan 8, 12:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, McDonald, Stone91 min
Jan 8, 12:42 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Stone, Taney52 min
Jan 8, 12:44 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFMcDonald52 min
Jan 8, 1:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon53 min
Jan 8, 1:16 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Newton34 min
Jan 8, 1:20 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Texas, Webster, Wright70 min
Jan 8, 1:28 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFVernon28 min
Jan 8, 1:30 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 1 more7 hr
Jan 8, 1:30 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFLawrence36 min
Jan 8, 1:37 AM CSTRiver Flood WatchSGFMcDonald35 hr
Jan 8, 1:56 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry18 min
Jan 8, 1:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene61 min
Jan 8, 2:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 1 more60 min
Jan 8, 2:07 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFTexas38 min
Jan 8, 2:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Polk59 min
Jan 8, 2:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Stone26 min
Jan 8, 2:19 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, McDonald44 min
Jan 8, 2:23 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningSGFMcDonald34 hr
Jan 8, 2:28 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Greene51 min
Jan 8, 2:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent27 min
Jan 8, 2:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Hickory, Polk39 min
Jan 8, 2:38 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFStone51 min
Jan 8, 2:39 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 5 more5 hr
Jan 8, 2:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster61 min
Jan 8, 2:50 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian47 min
Jan 8, 2:51 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFGreene, Webster39 min
Jan 8, 2:55 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFTaney61 min
Jan 8, 2:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede79 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.