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Tornado Warning 150, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 6:41 PM CDT for Polk County, Missouri. It was in force for 64 min. 2 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
- Jun 6, 2008, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Polk County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 7:05 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 N Bolivar, MO | ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH A ROTATING FUNNEL CLOUD EXTENDING FROM IT. COULD NOT SEE IF IT REACHED THE GROUND. |
| Jun 6, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nne Bolivar, MO | 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF NN AND 380TH. NUMEROUS TREE TOPS DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN SPOT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 563 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 601 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.5
- Supercell composite
- 21.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 062340
TORSGF
MOC167-070045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0150.080606T2341Z-080607T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
641 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.
* AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIR PLAY...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
STOCKTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 27 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FAIR PLAY BY 650 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF POLK AND GOODSON ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC
STORM.
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.
LAT...LON 3780 9320 3773 9320 3773 9318 3770 9318
3756 9362 3767 9362 3781 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 235DEG 23KT 3760 9363
$$
GAEDE5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 062353
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
653 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC167-070045-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0150.000000T0000Z-080607T0045Z/
POLK MO-
653 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
POLK COUNTY...
AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POLK...OR 7 MILES WEST OF
BOLIVAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 29 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN POLK
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF POLK AND GOODSON.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3780 9340 3781 9332 3780 9327 3780 9320
3773 9320 3773 9318 3770 9318 3759 9355
3769 9359 3781 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 242DEG 26KT 3764 9352
$$
GAEDE000
WWUS53 KSGF 070005
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
705 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC167-070045-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0150.000000T0000Z-080607T0045Z/
POLK MO-
705 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY...
AT 701 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POLK...OR NEAR BOLIVAR...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 27 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF POLK AND GOODSON.
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 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3781 9341 3780 9340 3781 9335 3780 9320
3773 9320 3773 9318 3770 9318 3762 9346
3773 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 238DEG 23KT 3768 9342
$$
GAEDE000
WWUS53 KSGF 070013
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
713 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC167-070045-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0150.000000T0000Z-080607T0045Z/
POLK MO-
713 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY...
AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR POLK...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF BOLIVAR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 29 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF POLK AND GOODSON.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3780 9320 3773 9320 3773 9318 3770 9318
3764 9338 3776 9343 3781 9336 3780 9327
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 243DEG 26KT 3770 9335
$$
GAEDE000
WWUS53 KSGF 070025
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
725 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC167-070045-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0150.000000T0000Z-080607T0045Z/
POLK MO-
725 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY...
AT 720 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR POLK...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOLIVAR...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTY.
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 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3780 9320 3773 9320 3773 9318 3772 9318
3771 9318 3770 9318 3767 9329 3780 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 240DEG 25KT 3776 9326
$$
GAEDE000
WWUS53 KSGF 070036
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
736 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC167-070046-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0150.000000T0000Z-080607T0045Z/
POLK MO-
736 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY EXPIRES AT 745 PM
CDT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS EXITING THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3780 9320 3773 9320 3773 9318 3772 9318
3771 9318 3770 9318 3767 9329 3780 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 240DEG 25KT 3780 9318
$$
GAEDEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 37 min |
| Jun 5, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 12:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 8 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 67 min |
| Jun 6, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan | 62 min |
| Jun 6, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 53 min |
| Jun 6, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene | 61 min |
| Jun 6, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory, Polk | 54 min |
| Jun 6, 2:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Miller, Morgan | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 4:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Christian, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk, Webster | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Pulaski | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 4:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski | 107 min |
| Jun 6, 9:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 48 hr |
| Jun 6, 10:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barry, Camden, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Greene | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Webster | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 11:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Lawrence and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 12:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 12:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Phelps | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 1:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dade, Jasper | 9 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 18 min |
| Jun 6, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 22 min |
| Jun 6, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 4:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Webster, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Polk | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 6:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 6 hr |
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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.