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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 7, 2008, 7:25 PM CST for Webster County, Missouri. It was in force for 65 min. 9 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
- Jan 7, 2008, 7:25 PM CST (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Webster County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 7:26 PM CST | TORNADO | E Marshfield, MO | DAMAGE TO HOMES, CELL PHONE TOWERS AND PEOPLE INJURED THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN PORTION OF WEBSTER COUNTY. |
| Jan 7, 7:29 PM CST | TORNADO | N Marshfield, MO | HOME DESTROYED AT MISSION HOME ROAD. |
| Jan 7, 7:42 PM CST | TORNADO | 10 Sw Marshfield, MO | THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE GREENE COUNTY TORNADO. A NATIONAL WEATHER STORM SURVEY REVEALED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO CONTINUED FROM THE GREENE-WEBSTER COUNTY LINE TO ONE MILE WEST OF MARSHFIELD. SEVERAL HOMES WERE DAMAGED WHILE SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED. WIDTH W |
| Jan 7, 7:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Strafford, MO | SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED AT MILE MARKER 91 ON INTERSTATE 44. |
| Jan 7, 8:20 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 N Niangua, MO | TORNADO ON THE GROUND 2 MILES NORTH OF NIANGUA. |
| Jan 7, 8:26 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Nw Elkland, MO | NICKEL SIZE HAIL NORTHWEST OF ELKLAND |
| Jan 7, 8:34 PM CST | HAIL 2.75 | 2 W Elkland, MO | BASEBALL SIZE HAIL ON THE DALLAS WEBSTER COUNTY LINE. |
| Jan 7, 8:39 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 7 Ne Marshfield, MO | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY REVEALED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ONE MILE NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF BEACH...AND TRACKED INTO SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY. ONE HOME AND A FEW OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE WIDTH WAS 150 YARDS...AND THE LENGTH WAS 6 |
| Jan 7, 8:39 PM CST | TORNADO | 7 Ne Marshfield, MO | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY REVEALED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ONE MILE NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF BEACH...AND TRACKED INTO SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY. ONE HOME AND A FEW OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE WIDTH WAS 150 YARDS...AND THE LENGTH WAS 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 765 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 080125
TORSGF
MOC225-080230-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0018.080108T0125Z-080108T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
725 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 830 PM CST.
* AT 722 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS VERY
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MARSHFIELD BY 750 PM CST.
NIANGUA BY 755 PM CST.
THE TOWNS OF NORTHVIEW AND RADER ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC STORM.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
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 3727 9306 3727 9308 3748 9307 3749 9306
3748 9269 3730 9269 3727 9270 3726 9268
3724 9268 3716 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 236DEG 41KT 3718 9321
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 080146
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
746 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC225-080230-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080108T0230Z/
WEBSTER MO-
746 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR WEBSTER
COUNTY...
AT 742 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
NORTHVIEW...OR NEAR STRAFFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MARSHFIELD BY 755 PM CST.
NIANGUA BY 800 PM CST.
THE TOWN OF RADER IS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3723 9306 3727 9306 3727 9308 3748 9307
3749 9306 3748 9269 3730 9269 3730 9270
3727 9270 3726 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 235DEG 37KT 3730 9299
$$
CRAMER000
WWUS53 KSGF 080155 RRA
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
755 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC225-080230-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080108T0230Z/
WEBSTER MO-
755 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
WEBSTER COUNTY...
AT 752 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
MARSHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NIANGUA BY 800 PM CST.
ANYONE IN OR NEAR MARSHFIELD SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.
THE TOWN OF RADER IS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3735 9301 3736 9301 3740 9302 3749 9303
3749 9293 3748 9292 3748 9272 3748 9269
3732 9270 3731 9300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 231DEG 35KT 3736 9292
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 6:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 38 min |
| Jan 7, 6:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Webster | 41 min |
| Jan 7, 6:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Lawrence, Stone | 76 min |
| Jan 7, 6:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Newton | 41 min |
| Jan 7, 6:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede | 62 min |
| Jan 7, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 71 min |
| Jan 7, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Morgan | 59 min |
| Jan 7, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 34 min |
| Jan 7, 7:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 47 min |
| Jan 7, 7:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 57 min |
| Jan 7, 7:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Lawrence | 57 min |
| Jan 7, 7:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas | 54 min |
| Jan 7, 7:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 69 min |
| Jan 7, 7:44 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 7:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 42 min |
| Jan 7, 7:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 76 min |
| Jan 7, 8:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 59 min |
| Jan 7, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Webster | 64 min |
| Jan 7, 8:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 54 min |
| Jan 7, 8:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 66 min |
| Jan 7, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 24 min |
| Jan 7, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 63 min |
| Jan 7, 8:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk | 74 min |
| Jan 7, 8:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 71 min |
| Jan 7, 9:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 67 min |
| Jan 7, 9:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 76 min |
| Jan 7, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Camden, Pulaski | 72 min |
| Jan 7, 9:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian | 64 min |
| Jan 7, 9:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 48 min |
| Jan 7, 9:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 60 min |
| Jan 7, 9:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede | 73 min |
| Jan 7, 9:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 74 min |
| Jan 7, 9:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 70 min |
| Jan 7, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 65 min |
| Jan 7, 10:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries | 53 min |
| Jan 7, 10:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 65 min |
| Jan 7, 10:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 72 min |
| Jan 7, 10:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 71 min |
| Jan 7, 10:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski, Texas | 39 min |
| Jan 7, 10:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 51 min |
| Jan 7, 11:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 45 min |
| Jan 7, 11:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Webster | 67 min |
| Jan 7, 11:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 63 min |
| Jan 7, 11:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps | 60 min |
| Jan 7, 11:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 77 min |
| Jan 7, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 22 min |
| Jan 7, 11:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jan 7, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 18 min |
| Jan 7, 11:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 32 min |
| Jan 7, 11:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps | 32 min |
| Jan 8, 12:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Lawrence | 84 min |
| Jan 8, 12:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Stone | 91 min |
| Jan 8, 12:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 52 min |
| Jan 8, 12:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 52 min |
| Jan 8, 1:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 53 min |
| Jan 8, 1:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Newton | 34 min |
| Jan 8, 1:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Webster, Wright | 70 min |
| Jan 8, 1:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Vernon | 28 min |
| Jan 8, 1:30 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 36 min |
| Jan 8, 1:37 AM CST | River Flood Watch | SGF | McDonald | 35 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 18 min |
| Jan 8, 1:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 61 min |
| Jan 8, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jan 8, 2:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Texas | 38 min |
| Jan 8, 2:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk | 59 min |
| Jan 8, 2:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 26 min |
| Jan 8, 2:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 44 min |
| Jan 8, 2:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 34 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene | 51 min |
| Jan 8, 2:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 27 min |
| Jan 8, 2:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory, Polk | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 2:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone | 51 min |
| Jan 8, 2:39 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 61 min |
| Jan 8, 2:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 47 min |
| Jan 8, 2:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene, Webster | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 2:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Taney | 61 min |
| Jan 8, 2:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 79 min |
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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.