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Tornado Warning 110, NWS Springfield, MO

May 2, 2008Texas County, Wright County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2008, 6:18 AM CDT for Texas County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 min. 5 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
May 2, 2008, 6:18 AM CDT (11:18 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2008, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Texas County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 2, 6:23 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 80Norwood, MOSEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN.
May 2, 6:28 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 E Norwood, MOROOF BLOWN OFF OF OUT BUILDING AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 60 AND Y.
May 2, 6:35 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 S Mountain Grove, MOROOF REPORTED OFF A HOME ALONG WITH NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND TWISTED. TREES AND OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
May 2, 6:40 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sw Cabool, MOTREES DOWN AND A BARN DAMAGED.
May 2, 6:52 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 572 Nw Cabool, MOWIND GUST REPORTED ON HOME WEATHER STATION. REPORTED BY CWIP TEX302.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 2, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2008-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1112 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 00:00Z on 2008-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 177 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
1112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-241 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1195 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 021119
TORSGF
MOC215-229-021145-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0110.080502T1118Z-080502T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
618 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 645 AM CDT.

* AT 613 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORWOOD...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  AVA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 83 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUNTAIN GROVE BY 625 AM CDT.
  7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CABOOL BY 630 AM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF BENDAVIS...ELK CREEK AND SIMMONS ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADIC STORM.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO KNOCKING OUT POWER AND BREAKING WINDOWS...THIS STORM 
ALSO DAMAGED A SCHOOL IN AVA. 

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

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 3707 9254 3708 9256 3714 9259 3740 9211
      3706 9186 3705 9209
TIME...MOT...LOC 1118Z 239DEG 72KT 3711 9238

$$

RUNNELS
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 021146
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
644 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

MOC215-229-021154-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0110.000000T0000Z-080502T1145Z/
WRIGHT MO-TEXAS MO-
644 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 645 AM CDT...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF TEXAS 
COUNTY UNTIL 715 AM CDT...

THE BAND OF STORMS PRODUCING 80 MPH WINDS THAT DOWNED TREES IN 
NORWOOD AT 623 AM HAS MOVED INTO AREAS FROM HOUSTON TO WILLOW 
SPRINGS. SHORT LIVED TORNADOES WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. 

LAT...LON 3707 9254 3708 9256 3714 9259 3740 9211
      3706 9186 3705 9209
TIME...MOT...LOC 1144Z 239DEG 72KT 3737 9181

$$

RUNNELS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 3:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton, Vernon61 min
May 2, 3:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton55 min
May 2, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade62 min
May 2, 4:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair60 min
May 2, 4:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton60 min
May 2, 4:40 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarry35 min
May 2, 4:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Greene, Polk61 min
May 2, 4:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene56 min
May 2, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Miller, Morgan60 min
May 2, 5:06 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Stone24 min
May 2, 5:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFStone, Taney51 min
May 2, 5:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian26 min
May 2, 5:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Polk, Webster67 min
May 2, 5:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark, Taney64 min
May 2, 5:47 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Webster28 min
May 2, 6:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Texas, Webster, Wright39 min
May 2, 6:35 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Ozark, Texas40 min
May 2, 6:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Texas66 min
May 2, 7:01 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFOregon, Shannon44 min
May 2, 7:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell27 min
May 2, 7:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon32 min
May 2, 8:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon34 min
May 2, 8:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFOregon6 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.