Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 311, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2008, 3:18 PM CDT for Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 72 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2008, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2008, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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.
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 2, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 1175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 792 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 3:12 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:12 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 12:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1258 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-031800- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 1258 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FORT SCOTT KANSAS TO BOLIVAR THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THE REST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM. DISCUSSION: STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN COOLED AIR FROM THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WHICH WILL LIKELY FOCUS ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR...AND HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT WILL PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...FLASH FLOODING...AND LARGE HAIL. EMERGENCY MANAGERS OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LATER FORECASTS...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE MAIN HAZARDS EXPECTED WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WORK WEEK AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) TERRY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 2:49 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:03 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:05 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:07 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:09 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:10 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 66 min |
| Jun 2, 9:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 71 min |
| Jun 2, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair | 76 min |
| Jun 2, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair, Vernon | 75 min |
| Jun 2, 1:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Benton, Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory, Polk | 57 min |
| Jun 2, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede | 79 min |
| Jun 2, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Polk | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Webster | 68 min |
| Jun 2, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 38 min |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 40 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Texas | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 54 min |
| Jun 2, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 22 min |
| Jun 2, 6:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 10:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 71 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.