Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008

Tornado Warning 155, NWS Springfield, MO

June 6, 2008Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 9:55 PM CDT for Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 35 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, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2008, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:56 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, 10:00 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 Sw Mindenmines, MO	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL 1 MILE SW MINDENMINES
Jun 6, 10:07 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 Sw Liberal, MO	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL CLOUD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 070256
TORSGF
KSC037-MOC011-217-070330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0155.080607T0255Z-080607T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
955 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WESTERN BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT.

* AT 951 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO NEAR FRONTENAC...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MINDENMINES BY 1000 PM CDT.
  MULBERRY BY 1005 PM CDT.
  LIBERAL BY 1010 PM CDT.
  VERDELLA BY 1020 PM CDT.
  SHELDON BY 1030 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF BURGESS...HANNON AND BRONAUGH ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADIC STORM.

TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED WITH THIS STORM...AND ANOTHER 
TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. TAKE SHELTER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH 
OF THIS DANGEROUS 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 3785 9444 3767 9420 3735 9457 3746 9475
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 219DEG 32KT 3746 9462

$$

BARJENBRUCH

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 070305
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1003 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

KSC037-070313-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0155.000000T0000Z-080607T0330Z/
CRAWFORD KS-
1003 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3785 9444 3767 9420 3742 9450 3748 9462
      3757 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 220DEG 30KT 3750 9457

$$

MOC011-217-070330-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0155.000000T0000Z-080607T0330Z/
BARTON MO-VERNON MO-
1003 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL VERNON AND WESTERN BARTON COUNTIES...

AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR MINDENMINES...OR 6 MILES EAST OF FRONTENAC...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LIBERAL BY 1010 PM CDT.
  VERDELLA BY 1020 PM CDT.
  SHELDON BY 1030 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF HANNON AND BRONAUGH 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.

AT 959 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 1 MILE 
SOUTHWEST OF MINDENMINES. A TORNADO MAY TOUCH DOWN AT ANY TIME. TAKE 
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM...PARTICULARLY IN THE COMMUNITIES OF MINDENMINES AND LIBERAL.

LAT...LON 3785 9444 3767 9420 3742 9450 3748 9462
      3757 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 220DEG 30KT 3750 9457

$$

BARJENBRUCH

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 070322
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1019 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

MOC011-217-070330-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0155.000000T0000Z-080607T0330Z/
BARTON MO-VERNON MO-
1019 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BARTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL VERNON COUNTIES...

AT 1015 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR LIBERAL...OR NEAR VERDELLA...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 34 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES WEST OF SHELDON BY 1030 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF HANNON...VERDELLA...AND BRONAUGH 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.

AT 1018 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO REPORT A ROTATING 
FUNNEL CLOUD EXTENDING FROM A WALL CLOUD NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF 
LIBERAL. A TORNADO MAY TOUCH DOWN AT ANY TIME WITH THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM.

LAT...LON 3781 9440 3781 9438 3780 9438 3780 9437
      3779 9436 3779 9435 3768 9421 3751 9445
      3757 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 220DEG 30KT 3760 9447

$$

BARJENBRUCH

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 070327
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1027 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

MOC011-217-070337-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0155.000000T0000Z-080607T0330Z/
BARTON MO-VERNON MO-
1027 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BARTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
VERNON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1030 PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM THAT
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3781 9440 3781 9438 3780 9438 3780 9437
      3779 9436 3779 9435 3768 9421 3751 9445
      3757 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 220DEG 30KT 3764 9440

$$

BARJENBRUCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cherokee	47 min
Jun 6, 9:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cherokee, Crawford	51 min
Jun 6, 10:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Cherokee, Crawford	12 hr
Jun 6, 7:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory	40 min
Jun 6, 7:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Miller	35 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Missouri, 2008 Tornado Warnings in Kansas, 2008 Every tornado warning in 2008 Tornadoes in 2008

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.