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Tornado Warning 161, NWS Springfield, MO

June 19, 2008Christian County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2008, 4:39 PM CDT for Christian County, Missouri. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2008, 4:39 PM CDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Christian County, MO

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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 192142
TORSGF
MOC043-192200-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0161.080619T2139Z-080619T2200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT.

* AT 434 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
TORNADO BETWEEN CHRISTIAN CENTER AND CHADWICK...OR 11 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF OZARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 29 MPH.  THIS STORM HAS 
PRODUCED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 65 IN GREENE COUNTY...ALONG 
WITH 70 MPH WINDS WHICH HAVE DOWNED TREES IN NORTHEAST CHRISTIAN 
COUNTY.  

* THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
  CHRISTIAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF GARRISON.

...THIS TORNADO WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING FOR 
CHRISTIAN COUNTY.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
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 3681 9313 3690 9313 3694 9303 3690 9291
      3683 9291 3681 9292 3681 9298 3681 9299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 335DEG 25KT 3687 9306

$$
RUNNELS
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 192157
SVSSGF

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

MOC043-192207-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0161.000000T0000Z-080619T2200Z/
CHRISTIAN MO-
457 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY EXPIRES AT
500 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3681 9313 3690 9313 3694 9303 3690 9291
      3683 9291 3681 9292 3681 9298 3681 9299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 335DEG 25KT 3676 9299

$$

WISE

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, 3:06 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFGreene, Webster39 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.