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Tornado Warning 113, NWS Springfield, MO

May 10, 2008Cherokee County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 5:14 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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: May 10, 2008, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2008, 5:58 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Cherokee County, KS

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 10, 5:17 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Nw Hallowell, KS	BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. LARGE FUNNEL CLOUD STILL PRESENT.
May 10, 5:22 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Sse Chetopa, KS	TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR HIGHWAY 59 ALONG THE KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA STATE LINE.
May 10, 5:23 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 W Faulkner, KS	NWS STORM SURVEY HAS FOUND AN EF0 TORNADO WITH A WIDTH OF 150 YARDS AND MAX WINDS OF 70 MPH. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR LOSTINE ROAD AND 120TH AT 37.10364 -95.04998 AND ENDED NEAR FALCON ROAD AND 100TH AT 37.09896 -95.01347. THE TORNADO DOWNED TREES AND DID MINOR
May 10, 5:23 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 W Melrose, KS	TORNADO CROSSING LABETTE CHEROKEE COUNTY BORDER EAST OF CHETOPA.
May 10, 5:32 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 W Baxter Springs, KS
May 10, 5:33 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 W Baxter Springs, KS
May 10, 5:42 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Riverton, KS
May 10, 5:42 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Wsw Baxter Springs, KS	TORNADO DAMAGE PATH THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WIDE ALONG THE KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA STATE LINE.
May 10, 5:43 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	Baxter Springs, KS
May 10, 5:43 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 S Baxter Springs, KS	TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST SOUTH OF BAXTER SPRINGS.
May 10, 5:47 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	3 E Riverton, KS
May 10, 5:52 PM CDT	HAIL 4.25	1 S Baxter Springs, KS

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
May 10, 11:29 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 104 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1161 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 102218
TORSGF
KSC021-102315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0113.080510T2214Z-080510T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
514 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT.

* AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. RADAR
  SHOWS A POSSIBLE TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHERMAN AND ANOTHER
  POSSIBLE TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAULKNER. EACH STORM IS MOVING
  EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WEST MINERAL AND 7 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS BY 520 PM CDT.
  SCAMMON AND CARONA BY 525 PM CDT.
  WEIR BY 530 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF STIPPVILLE...SKIDMORE AND ROSELAND ARE ALSO IN THE PATH
OF THIS TORNADIC STORM.

CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFIRMS A TORNADO NEAR BLACKJACK
AND 90TH STREET.

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.

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.

LAT...LON 3734 9508 3733 9462 3699 9462 3698 9498
      3699 9499 3699 9507 3700 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 252DEG 42KT 3723 9498

$$

ANGLE

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 102227
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
523 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

KSC021-102315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-
523 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR CHEROKEE
COUNTY...

AT 517 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
TRACK A CONFIRMED TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MELROSE...OR NEAR
CHETOPA...MOVING EAST AT 52 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TREECE BY 530 PM CDT.
  BAXTER SPRINGS BY 540 PM CDT.
  GALENA BY 545 PM CDT.

AT 517 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A CONFIRMED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR SHERMAN
IN NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 52 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
   WEST MINERAL BY 535 PM CDT
   CARONA BY 535 PM CDT
   SCAMMON BY 540 PM CDT

IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS TAKE
COVER NOW

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3734 9508 3733 9462 3699 9462 3698 9498
      3699 9499 3699 9507 3700 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 265DEG 45KT 3700 9497

$$

ANGLE

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 102243
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

KSC021-102315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-
539 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
CHEROKEE COUNTY...

AT 537 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO TRACK A DANGEROUS TORNADO AND BASEBALL
SIZE HAIL JUST SOUTH OF BAXTER SPRINGS NEAR THE KANSAS OKLAHOMA
STATE LINE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BAXTER SPRINGS BY 545 PM CDT.
  GALENA BY 550 PM CDT.

AT 527 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...
1 MILE EAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CRESTLINE BY 600 PM CDT.

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.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3733 9489 3733 9462 3699 9462 3699 9473
      3699 9495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 268DEG 35KT 3700 9480

$$

ANGLE

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 102258
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
558 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

KSC021-102308-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080510T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-
558 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY 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 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3733 9489 3733 9462 3699 9462 3699 9473
      3699 9495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 268DEG 35KT 3701 9457

$$

ANGLE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 12:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	35 min
May 10, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon	25 min
May 10, 4:00 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	SGF	Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford	19 hr
May 10, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford	75 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.