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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 373, NWS Springfield, MO

June 15, 2008Christian County, Greene County, Stone County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2008, 4:47 PM CDT for Christian County, Greene County, Stone County, Missouri. It was in force for 58 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 15, 2008, 4:47 PM CDT (21:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2008, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Christian County, MO, Greene County, MO, Stone County, MO

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 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 12:00Z on 2008-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 510 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2008-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
510 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-312 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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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 15, 1:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 1:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
133 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

.DISCUSSION...

LARGE STORM COMPLEX OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
CONTINUES TO BARREL SOUTHWARD TOWARD OUR FORECAST AREA. WE ARE
STARTING TO SEE SOME STORMS DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN OUTFLOW JUST
NORTH OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY. AS EXPECTED WE HAVE DESTABILIZED
GREATLY WITH SURFACE BASED CAPES ALREADY EXCEEDING 3000 J/KG.
LATEST SOUNDING SHOWS THAT MOISTURE DEPTH HAS INCREASED OVER THE
AREA ALSO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED
JUST NORTH OF OUR AREA AND EXPECT AN EXTENSION SOUTHWARD SOON.

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...

THE MAIN SHOW FOR THE SHORT TERM IS ALREADY ONGOING SO FOCUSED ON
PRECIPITATION CHANCES TONIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO TIME THE HIGHER
POPS/QPF WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AFTERNOONS MCS. PLAN TO
LEAVE THE FLOOD WATCH GOING AS IS...BUT COULD SEE SOME MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS WITH TIMING.

AS FAR AS ENDING THE PRECIP CHANCES...ALL MODEL GUIDANCE HAS
SLOWED SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION OF QPF AS MAIN COLD FRONT LAGS ABOUT
6-12 HOURS BEHIND PREVIOUS FORECAST. OTHERWISE...DID NOT MAKE MANY
CHANGES TO GOING FORECAST THROUGH MIDWEEK AS SURFACE HIGH BUILDS
SOUTH INTO OUR AREA. TEMPERATURES REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE AND KEPT
MID TO UPPER 50S FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS MOST AREAS.

TERRY
&&

LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES IN THE
EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD...THERE ARE SOME SMALL DETAILS THAT THEY
DEFFER ON BUT OVERALL THEY AGREE. THEREFORE...HAVE GENERALLY
FOLLOWED A BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND GFS MODELS FOR THE LONG TERM
PORTION OF THE FORECAST.

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN US WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EAST COAST DURING THE SECOND HALF OF
THE WEEK. THIS WILL LEAVE THE AREA IN NORTHWEST FLOW...WITH A
FEW WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES RIDING THE NORTHWEST FLOW INTO
THE AREA. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE LONG TERM PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST WILL BE A COMPLETE WASHOUT...BUT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL CHANCES
FOR OFF AND ON AGAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. HAVE LEFT
SLIGHT POPS IN THE FORECAST FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES APPROACH THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR NORMAL OVER THE LATTER HALF
OF THE WEEK...THE AREA REMAINS IN NORTHWEST FLOW.

WISE

&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 18Z TAFS...HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TIME THE ARRIVAL OF STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE COMPLEX CURRENTLY AROUND KANSAS
CITY...BUT ALSO NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE VERY UNSTABLE
AIRMASS OVER THE AIRPORTS THIS AFTERNOON. SO HAVE STARTED THE
FORECAST WITH VICINITY THUNDER AND THEN BROUGHT IN TEMPO GROUPS
FOR THE MAIN STORM COMPLEX. THEREAFTER WILL CARRY SOME
PREDOMINANT SHOWERS AND VICINITY THUNDER WITH PRECIPITATION
EXTENDING WELL BEHIND THE LEADING EDGE.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRETTY CHAOTIC WITHIN PRECIPITATION AREA
BUT EXPECTED MAINLY A SOUTHEAST FLOW UNTIL MAIN FRONT PUSHES IN
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

TERRY
&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
     MORNING FOR MOZ066-067-077>079-088>090-093>095-101>104.

KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
     MORNING FOR KSZ073-097-101.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:05 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
405 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-162115-
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-
405 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 70
  MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 FROM 3 PM TO
  9 PM...AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 FROM 5 PM TO MIDNIGHT.

  DISCUSSION:

  A LARGE COMPLEX OF SEVERE STORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
  MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD
  ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY STRONG INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE
  STORM COMPLEX WILL ALLOW STORMS TO MAINTAIN THEIR STRENGTH OR
  INTENSIFY AS THE MOVE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR.

  THE GREATEST THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS OVER
  70 MPH. WIND SPEEDS THIS HIGH OR HIGHER HAVE ALREADY BEEN
 REPORTED OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI TODAY.

  IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF
  BALLS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY
  RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW
  LYING AREAS THAT REMAIN SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINFALL RECEIVED
  ON FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

  A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO MONDAY MORNING OVER
  SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH
  SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

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 15, 4:37 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
437 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0423 PM     HAIL             BUFFALO                 37.64N 93.09W
06/15/2008  E2.75 INCH       DALLAS             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BASEBALL SIZE HAIL DAMAGED CAR AND HOUSE WINDOWS

&&

BARJENBRUCH
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Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:47 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
447 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0446 PM     HAIL             1 S WILLARD             37.29N 93.43W
06/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       GREENE             MO   PUBLIC

&&

BARJENBRUCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 2:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 23 more34 hr
Jun 15, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Lawrence10 hr
Jun 15, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFSt. Clair65 min
Jun 15, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton67 min
Jun 15, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Hickory58 min
Jun 15, 2:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton5 hr
Jun 15, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMorgan62 min
Jun 15, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHickory, St. Clair59 min
Jun 15, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton41 min
Jun 15, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, St. Clair48 min
Jun 15, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden56 min
Jun 15, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHickory, St. Clair42 min
Jun 15, 3:12 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Morgan32 min
Jun 15, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Hickory59 min
Jun 15, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Morgan44 min
Jun 15, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade33 min
Jun 15, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Polk58 min
Jun 15, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon23 min
Jun 15, 4:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory4 hr
Jun 15, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Webster, Wright59 min
Jun 15, 4:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Polk, Webster and 1 more6 hr
Jun 15, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Greene, Webster, Wright78 min
Jun 15, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski, Texas, Wright48 min
Jun 15, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Phelps41 min
Jun 15, 5:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Greene, Webster, Wright4 hr
Jun 15, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian35 min
Jun 15, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas, Wright33 min
Jun 15, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Stone61 min
Jun 15, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton57 min
Jun 15, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark, Taney20 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.