Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 151, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 7:10 PM CDT for Camden County, Dallas County, Hickory County, Missouri. It was in force for 40 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, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 7:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Camden County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Hickory County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 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, 7:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Nw Buffalo, MO | PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADO ON GROUND BISON ROAD AND STATE ROAD C CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS LSR |
| Jun 6, 7:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Urbana, MO | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT HH AND HIGHWAY 65 |
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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2695 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 17.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 070010
TORSGF
MOC029-059-085-070115-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0151.080607T0010Z-080607T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
710 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
WEST CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT.
* AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR BOLIVAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
URBANA BY 735 PM CDT.
MACKS CREEK BY 805 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF PITTSBURG...LOUISBURG...PUMPKIN CENTER...TUNAS...
LEADMINE AND BRANCH 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 3790 9285 3789 9286 3780 9286 3770 9318
3773 9317 3773 9320 3780 9320 3780 9337
3803 9295
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 240DEG 28KT 3770 9337
$$
GAEDE3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 070027
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
727 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC029-059-085-070115-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-080607T0115Z/
DALLAS MO-HICKORY MO-CAMDEN MO-
727 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CAMDEN...NORTHERN DALLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN HICKORY COUNTIES...
AT 725 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PITTSBURG...OR 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BUFFALO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
URBANA BY 740 PM CDT.
MACKS CREEK BY 805 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF LOUISBURG...PUMPKIN CENTER...TUNAS...LEADMINE AND BRANCH
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3790 9285 3789 9286 3780 9286 3770 9318
3773 9317 3773 9320 3780 9320 3780 9337
3803 9295
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 241DEG 27KT 3777 9324
$$
GAEDE000
WWUS53 KSGF 070041
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
738 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC085-070048-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-080607T0115Z/
HICKORY MO-
738 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HICKORY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3790 9285 3789 9286 3784 9286 3775 9320
3790 9319 3790 9308 3797 9307 3803 9295
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 241DEG 27KT 3781 9315
$$
MOC029-059-070115-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-080607T0115Z/
DALLAS MO-CAMDEN MO-
738 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CAMDEN AND NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTIES...
AT 735 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR URBANA...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUFFALO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MACKS CREEK BY 805 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF TUNAS...LEADMINE AND BRANCH ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO.
AT 735 PM...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG THE DALLAS-POLK
COUNTY LINE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BISON ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY C
ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF GOODSON.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3790 9285 3789 9286 3784 9286 3775 9320
3790 9319 3790 9308 3797 9307 3803 9295
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 241DEG 27KT 3781 9315
$$
GAEDE000
WWUS53 KSGF 070050
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
750 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC029-059-070100-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-080607T0115Z/
DALLAS MO-CAMDEN MO-
750 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN DALLAS AND WEST CENTRAL CAMDEN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM THAT
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3790 9285 3789 9286 3784 9286 3775 9320
3790 9319 3790 9308 3797 9307 3803 9295
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 241DEG 27KT 3785 9305
$$
GAEDEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Miller | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 10:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory, Jasper and 8 more | 12 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.