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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 7, 2008, 6:24 PM CST for Dallas County, Greene County, Webster County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 12 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
- Jan 7, 2008, 6:24 PM CST (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 7:05 PM CST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Webster County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 6:25 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | 3 W Strafford, MO | *** 2 FATAL, 6 INJ *** BASED ON AN NWS SURVEY FOR THE EASTERN GREENE COUNTY AND WEBSTER COUNTY TORNADO THAT BEGAN NEAR STRAFFORD, AN EF-3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 3W OF STRAFFORD NEAR THE JUNCTION OF FARM ROADS 94 AND 205 AND MOVED NORTHEAST ABOUT 26 MILES TO ABOU |
| Jan 7, 6:25 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 W Strafford, MO | *** 2 FATAL, 6 INJ *** BASED ON AN NWS SURVEY FOR THE EASTERN GREENE COUNTY AND WEBSTER COUNTY TORNADO THAT BEGAN NEAR STRAFFORD, AN F-3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 3W OF STRAFFORD NEAR THE JUNCTION OF FARM ROADS 94 AND 205 AND MOVED NORTHEAST ABOUT 26 MILES TO ABOUT |
| Jan 7, 6:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | N Ebenezer, MO | DAMAGED REPORTED IN CITY. |
| Jan 7, 6:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | N Strafford, MO | 5100 BLOCK OF NORTH TREE LANE HOUSE DESTROYED. |
| Jan 7, 6:30 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 N Strafford, MO | POWER LINE FLASHES REPORTED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jan 7, 6:33 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 W Strafford, MO | *** 1 FATAL *** ONE CONFIRMED FATALITY JUST WEST OF STRAFFORD. |
| Jan 7, 6:36 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Strafford, MO | POWER OUT IN CITY OF STRAFFORD. |
| Jan 7, 6:45 PM CST | TORNADO | N Strafford, MO | PERSON TRAPPED IN HOUSE REQUIRING RESCUE. |
| Jan 7, 6:48 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 N Marshfield, MO | *** 1 FATAL, 6 INJ *** 1 FATALITY WITH 6 INJURIES AS A RESULT OF A TORNADO NORTH OF MARSHFIELD ON QUARRY ROAD. |
| Jan 7, 6:53 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 N Marshfield, MO | TORNADO ON GROUND JUST NORTH OF MARSHFIELD |
| Jan 7, 7:00 PM CST | TORNADO | 13 Ne Marshfield, MO | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY REVEALED THAT A TORNADO THAT TRACKED ACROSS WEBSTER COUNTY...CONTINUED FROM NE WEBSTER INTO LACLEDE COUNTY. THE TORNADO LIFTED 13 MILES EAST OF LEBANON. APPROXIMATELY 25 HOUSES AND BARNS WERE DAMAGED, ALONG WITH SIGNIFIC |
| Jan 7, 7:00 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 W Marshfield, MO | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS SEVERAL HOUSES DAMAGEA AT HIGHWAY 38 AND OLD WIRE ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 080024
TORSGF
MOC059-077-225-080130-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0011.080108T0024Z-080108T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
624 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 730 PM CST.
* AT 619 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS VERY
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
FAIR GROVE BY 630 PM CST.
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARSHFIELD BY 645 PM CST.
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NIANGUA BY 650 PM CST.
THE TOWNS OF BASSVILLE...OLIVE...ELKLAND AND CHARITY ARE ALSO IN THE
PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
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.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
LAT...LON 3718 9323 3732 9335 3742 9320 3742 9319
3743 9319 3765 9286 3749 9286 3748 9271
3736 9269
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 231DEG 41KT 3730 9321
$$
CLAYCOMB3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 080039
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
639 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC059-077-225-080130-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080108T0130Z/
GREENE MO-WEBSTER MO-DALLAS MO-
639 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN GREENE...NORTHERN WEBSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS
COUNTIES...
AT 634 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO TRACK A TORNADO
NEAR BASSVILLE...OR FIVE MILES NORTH OF STRAFFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MARSHFIELD BY 645 PM CST.
NIANGUA BY 650 PM CST.
THE TOWN OF RADER IS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3732 9322 3742 9316 3765 9286 3749 9286
3748 9271 3736 9269 3727 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 231DEG 41KT 3736 9302
$$
CRAMER000
WWUS53 KSGF 080046
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
646 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC077-080056-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080108T0130Z/
GREENE MO-
646 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3736 9306 3747 9307 3765 9286 3749 9286
3748 9271 3736 9269 3729 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 231DEG 41KT 3741 9294
$$
MOC059-225-080130-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080108T0130Z/
WEBSTER MO-DALLAS MO-
646 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
DALLAS AND NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTIES...
AT 643 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
TRACK A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR MARSHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL DALLAS AND
NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF RADER.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3736 9306 3747 9307 3765 9286 3749 9286
3748 9271 3736 9269 3729 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 231DEG 41KT 3741 9294
$$
CLAYCOMB000
WWUS53 KSGF 080105
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
705 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC059-225-080115-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080108T0130Z/
WEBSTER MO-DALLAS MO-
705 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DALLAS AND NORTHERN WEBSTER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS EXITING THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3736 9306 3747 9307 3765 9286 3749 9286
3748 9271 3736 9269 3729 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 231DEG 41KT 3754 9273
$$
CLAYCOMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 6:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 38 min |
| Jan 7, 6:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Lawrence, Stone | 76 min |
| Jan 7, 6:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Newton | 41 min |
| Jan 7, 6:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede | 62 min |
| Jan 7, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 71 min |
| Jan 7, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Morgan | 59 min |
| Jan 7, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 34 min |
| Jan 7, 7:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 47 min |
| Jan 7, 7:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 57 min |
| Jan 7, 7:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Lawrence | 57 min |
| Jan 7, 7:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster | 65 min |
| Jan 7, 7:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas | 54 min |
| Jan 7, 7:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 69 min |
| Jan 7, 7:44 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 7:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 42 min |
| Jan 7, 7:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 76 min |
| Jan 7, 8:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 59 min |
| Jan 7, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Webster | 64 min |
| Jan 7, 8:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 54 min |
| Jan 7, 8:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 66 min |
| Jan 7, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 24 min |
| Jan 7, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 63 min |
| Jan 7, 8:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk | 74 min |
| Jan 7, 8:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 71 min |
| Jan 7, 9:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 67 min |
| Jan 7, 9:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 76 min |
| Jan 7, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Camden, Pulaski | 72 min |
| Jan 7, 9:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian | 64 min |
| Jan 7, 9:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 48 min |
| Jan 7, 9:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 60 min |
| Jan 7, 9:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede | 73 min |
| Jan 7, 9:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 74 min |
| Jan 7, 9:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 70 min |
| Jan 7, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 65 min |
| Jan 7, 10:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries | 53 min |
| Jan 7, 10:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 65 min |
| Jan 7, 10:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 72 min |
| Jan 7, 10:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 71 min |
| Jan 7, 10:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski, Texas | 39 min |
| Jan 7, 10:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 51 min |
| Jan 7, 11:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 45 min |
| Jan 7, 11:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Webster | 67 min |
| Jan 7, 11:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 63 min |
| Jan 7, 11:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 60 min |
| Jan 7, 11:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 77 min |
| Jan 7, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 22 min |
| Jan 7, 11:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jan 7, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 18 min |
| Jan 7, 11:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 32 min |
| Jan 7, 11:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps | 32 min |
| Jan 8, 12:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Lawrence | 84 min |
| Jan 8, 12:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Stone | 91 min |
| Jan 8, 12:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 52 min |
| Jan 8, 12:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 52 min |
| Jan 8, 1:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 53 min |
| Jan 8, 1:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Newton | 34 min |
| Jan 8, 1:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Webster, Wright | 70 min |
| Jan 8, 1:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Vernon | 28 min |
| Jan 8, 1:30 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 36 min |
| Jan 8, 1:37 AM CST | River Flood Watch | SGF | McDonald | 35 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 18 min |
| Jan 8, 1:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 61 min |
| Jan 8, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jan 8, 2:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Texas | 38 min |
| Jan 8, 2:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk | 59 min |
| Jan 8, 2:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 26 min |
| Jan 8, 2:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 44 min |
| Jan 8, 2:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 34 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene | 51 min |
| Jan 8, 2:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 27 min |
| Jan 8, 2:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory, Polk | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 2:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone | 51 min |
| Jan 8, 2:39 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 61 min |
| Jan 8, 2:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 47 min |
| Jan 8, 2:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 2:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Taney | 61 min |
| Jan 8, 2:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 79 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.