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Tornado Warning 159, NWS Springfield, MO

June 19, 2008Greene County, Webster County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2008, 3:06 PM CDT for Greene County, Webster County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 min. 13 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 19, 2008, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2008, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Greene County, MO, Webster County, MO

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 3:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ene Springfield, MOTREE ON A CAR NEAR HIGHWAY 65 AND CHESTNUT.
Jun 19, 3:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ne Springfield, MOROOF DAMAGE REPORTED AT THE EASTWAY STORAGE BUILDING AND JRI INDUSTRIES. THESE LOCATIONS ARE ON DIVISION STREET JUST TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 65.
Jun 19, 3:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ne Springfield, MOWALL BLOWN OUT AT A SELF STORAGE BUSINESS.
Jun 19, 3:32 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ne Springfield, MOROOF DAMAGE AND DOORS BLOWN IN AT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT DIVISION AND BELCREST.
Jun 19, 3:36 PM CDTHAIL 1.753 E Springfield, MO
Jun 19, 3:41 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 E Springfield, MOMULTIPLE TREES OVER ROAD AND POWER LINES.
Jun 19, 3:42 PM CDTHAIL 13 E Springfield, MO
Jun 19, 3:43 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ene Springfield, MOROOF COLAPSED AT THE SOFA MART STORE NEAR HWY 65 AND DIVISION ST
Jun 19, 3:43 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ene Springfield, MOROOF COLAPSED AT THE SOFA MART STORE NEAR HWY 65 AND DIVISION ST
Jun 19, 3:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ene Springfield, MO36 INCH DIAMETER TREE NEAR FARM RD 132 SNAPPED NEAR ITS BASE.
Jun 19, 3:45 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 814 Ne Springfield, MO
Jun 19, 3:46 PM CDTHAIL 2.754 E Springfield, MOBASEBALL HAIL AT CHESTNUT AND HIGHWAY 65.
Jun 19, 3:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Springfield, MOMAJOR DAMAGE TO A HOME ON MONROE STREET. A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN INTO THE HOUSE.

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
Jun 19, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 12:00Z on 2008-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 756 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2008-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
756 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
879 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 192006
TORSGF
MOC077-225-192045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0159.080619T2006Z-080619T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
306 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT.

* AT 302 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
TORNADO WEST OF FAIR GROVE...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF STRAFFORD...  
MOVING SOUTH AT 21 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SPRINGFIELD EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 AND STRAFFORD BY 325 PM CDT.
  ROGERSVILLE AND 8 MILES WEST OF FORDLAND BY 345 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF TURNERS IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. THIS
ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 94.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

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 3709 9290 3709 9298 3709 9320 3740 9332
      3742 9328 3741 9308 3708 9286 3707 9290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 338DEG 18KT 3735 9317

$$

RUNNELS
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 192024
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
324 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

MOC077-225-192045-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0159.000000T0000Z-080619T2045Z/
GREENE MO-WEBSTER MO-
324 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO WEST OF STRAFFORD...MOVING SOUTH AT 29 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES WEST OF FORDLAND BY 340 PM CDT.
  ROGERSVILLE BY 345 PM CDT.

THE TOWN OF TURNERS IS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. THIS ALSO
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 94.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

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 3709 9290 3709 9298 3709 9320 3740 9332
      3742 9328 3741 9308 3708 9286 3707 9290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 340DEG 25KT 3724 9314

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Hickory40 min
Jun 19, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk53 min
Jun 19, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Polk, Webster44 min
Jun 19, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Stone, Taney53 min
Jun 19, 3:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Hickory, Polk, Webster6 hr
Jun 19, 3:39 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Webster66 min
Jun 19, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTaney63 min
Jun 19, 4:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Taney6 hr
Jun 19, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFChristian21 min
Jun 19, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMorgan63 min

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.