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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 7, 2008, 9:46 PM CST for Greene County, Webster County, Missouri. It was in force for 74 min. 6 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, 9:46 PM CST (03:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 11:00 PM CST
- In force
- 74 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, MO, Webster County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 10:00 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | Rogersville, MO | WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH IN ROGERSVILLE. |
| Jan 7, 10:09 PM CST | TORNADO | 6 Se Marshfield, MO | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY REVEALED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN RURAL EASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY. A MOBILE HOME SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE WHILE A BARN WAS DESTROYED. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED. PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS AND THE LENGTH WAS 5 MILES. |
| Jan 7, 10:10 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 5 E Marshfield, MO | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REVEALED THAT A EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FIVE MILES EAST OF MARSHFIELD AND TRACKED EAST NORTHEAST TO JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY AC. PATH WIDTH WAS 150 YARDS AND THE LENGTH WAS FIVE MILES. SEVERAL HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DES |
| Jan 7, 10:10 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 E Marshfield, MO | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REVEALED THAT A EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FIVE MILES EAST OF MARSHFIELD AND TRACKED EAST NORTHEAST TO JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY AC. PATH WIDTH WAS 150 YARDS AND THE LENGTH WAS FIVE MILES. SEVERAL HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DES |
| Jan 7, 10:35 PM CST | HAIL 1.25 | 5 W Odin, MO | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WITH A WALL CLOUD FIVE MILES WEST OF ODIN. |
| Jan 7, 10:38 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | Rogersville, MO | REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY VV AND HIGHWAY 60. |
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 |
| Jan 7, 7:48 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 080345
TORSGF
MOC077-225-080500-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0035.080108T0346Z-080108T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
946 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CST.
* AT 940 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS VERY
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OZARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROGERSVILLE BY 1000 PM CST.
FORDLAND BY 1005 PM CST.
DIGGINS AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEYMOUR BY 1015 PM CST.
8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARSHFIELD BY 1020 PM CST.
8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NIANGUA BY 1025 PM CST.
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 3709 9290 3709 9298 3709 9328 3749 9275
3748 9269 3727 9270 3726 9268 3717 9269
3707 9287
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 233DEG 39KT 3703 9317
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 080440 RRA
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1039 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC077-225-080500-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080108T0500Z/
GREENE MO-WEBSTER MO-
1039 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...
AT 1035 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
ROGERSVILLE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF OZARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FORDLAND BY 1045 PM CST.
DIGGINS AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEYMOUR BY 1050 PM CST.
9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARSHFIELD BY 1055 PM CST.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3709 9290 3709 9298 3709 9328 3749 9275
3748 9269 3727 9270 3726 9268 3717 9269
3707 9287
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 236DEG 49KT 3712 9302
$$
WISE000
WWUS53 KSGF 080503
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1103 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC077-225-080513-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080108T0500Z/
GREENE MO-WEBSTER MO-
1103 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENE AND WEBSTER COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 1100 PM CST...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS EXITING THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3709 9290 3709 9298 3709 9328 3749 9275
3748 9269 3727 9270 3726 9268 3717 9269
3707 9287
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 236DEG 49KT 3713 9300
$$
WISEThe 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, 7:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster | 65 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, 9:50 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.