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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Springfield, MO

January 8, 2008Christian County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 8, 2008, 2:50 AM CST for Christian County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 min. 3 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 8, 2008, 2:50 AM CST (08:50 UTC)
Expired: Jan 8, 2008, 3:37 AM CST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Christian County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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 8, 2:50 AM CST	TORNADO 1	2 Sw Highlandvi, MO	THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGHLANDVILLE AND MOVED TO THE EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TOWN OF HIGHLANDVILLE...LIFTING 4 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF THE CITY. THIS TORNADO DAMAGED OR DESTROYED NUMEROUS OUTBUILDINGS ALONG ITS 6 MILE LONG TRACK.
Jan 8, 2:55 AM CST	TSTM WND GST 60	Spokane, MO	SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF
Jan 8, 3:06 AM CST	TSTM WND GST 60	Sparta, MO

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 0 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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, 7:48 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 53 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 080850
TORSGF
MOC043-080945-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0057.080108T0850Z-080108T0945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
250 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 345 AM CST.

* AT 246 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS VERY
  DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF GALENA...OR 8
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGHLANDVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHLANDVILLE BY 255 AM CST.
  OZARK AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPARTA BY 300 AM CST.

THE TOWNS OF SELMORE...CHRISTIAN CENTER AND LINDEN ARE ALSO IN THE
PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

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 3682 9334 3689 9335 3691 9334 3698 9334
      3699 9337 3709 9318 3709 9307 3708 9290
      3695 9291 3681 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0850Z 226DEG 63KT 3692 9334

$$

FOSTER

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 080937
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
337 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

MOC043-080947-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-080108T0945Z/
CHRISTIAN MO-
337 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS EXITING THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3682 9334 3689 9335 3691 9334 3698 9334
      3699 9337 3709 9318 3709 9307 3708 9290
      3695 9291 3681 9314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0937Z 226DEG 63KT 3749 9259

$$

FOSTER

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jan 8, 2:26 AM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 2:26 AM CST, 24 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
226 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

.DISCUSSION...

MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK CONTINUES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
NUMEROUS LONG TRACK SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED MONDAY
EVENING AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM KICKED INTO THE PLAINS. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED SEVERAL
DAMAGING TORNADOES CAUSING FATALITIES AND INJURIES...LARGE HAIL...
FLASH FLOODING AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE
SPRINGFIELD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE WILL BE
SENDING OUT SEVERAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS THIS MORNING. EMERGENCY
MANAGERS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OUR OFFICE
WITH DAMAGE REPORTS.

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SURFACE COLD FRONT
EXTENDS FROM NEAR APPLETON CITY TO NEAR ANDERSON. SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL TRACK WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS THE
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE SURFACE COLD
FRONT AS HELICITY VALUES RANGE FROM 300 TO 450 M2/S2.
THUNDERSTORMS DIRECTLY ALONG THE FRONT...WILL PRODUCE PRIMARILY
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AND
LIKELY WORSEN AS THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN. 03Z KSGF SOUNDING DEPICTED
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF NEAR 1.25 INCHES...OVER 250 PERCENT
ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. RADAR STORM TOTAL
PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES...LIKELY A LITTLE HIGH DUE TO HAIL
CONTAMINATION...SHOWS A SWATH OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM NEAR ANDERSON
NORTHEAST TO NEAR LYNCHBURG. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL END TO THE WEST OF THE FRONT.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT
FURTHER AIDING IN FLOODING.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WINDS
WILL DECREASE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. DAY SHIFT WILL
NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL FOR DENSE FOG WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND THE SATURATED GROUND. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK
THROUGH THE MIDWEST ON THURSDAY...BRINGING A FRONTAL PASSAGE
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE SHOULD BE DRY WITH
LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH AND THE STRONGER DYNAMICS
REMAINING NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. COLDER AIR WILL SETTLE INTO
THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER
THE REGION...TEMPERATURES FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL
BE CLOSER TO NORMAL WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.

ANGLE

&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 06Z TAF PACKAGE...MVFR WITH OCCASIONAL IFR CONDITIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE DUE TO TSRA AND SHRA. CONVECTION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP
AND TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST OVER KSGF WITH KJLN ON THE NORTHERN
EDGE OF THE TRAINING CONVECTION. TSRA IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION
TO SHRA AS ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES AFTER 10Z. MVFR AND IFR CEILINGS
WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 10Z WITH CEILINGS IMPROVING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

ANGLE

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 12:32 AM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1232 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-090645-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
1232 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

  SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
  AND POTENTIALLY TORNADOES. THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE STORMS
  WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44.

  FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME AN INCREASING THREAT AS STORMS MOVE
  REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44
  CORRIDOR TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. A FEW
  STRONG STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE
  STORMS COULD INCREASE TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI IF
  THE COLD FRONT IS SLOWER TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT MAINLY SOUTH OF
 INTERSTATE 44.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

FOSTER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 8, 1:55 AM CST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
155 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0155 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SW SPRINGFIELD        37.16N 93.34W
01/08/2008                   GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WEST BOUNT LANE OF HIGHWAY 60 SOUTHWEST OF TOWN WATER
            COVERED.

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Jan 8, 2:01 AM CST, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
201 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0133 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NE JOPLIN               37.08N 94.51W
01/08/2008                   JASPER             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            3 TRAILERS AT MOBILE HOME PARK BLOWN ON SIDE.

0133 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE JOPLIN             37.11N 94.47W
01/08/2008                   JASPER             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            BARN DESTROYED

&&

ANGLE

Local storm report, Jan 8, 2:03 AM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
203 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0157 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 N MOUNTAIN GROVE      37.14N 92.26W
01/08/2008                   WRIGHT             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WALL CLOUD SPOTTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MOUNTAIN GROVE.

&&

BARJENBRUCH

Local storm report, Jan 8, 2:15 AM CST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
215 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 AM     HAIL             4 N EBENEZER            37.40N 93.31W
01/08/2008  E1.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Jan 8, 2:35 AM CST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
235 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 AM     HAIL             REPUBLIC                37.12N 93.48W
01/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Jan 8, 2:42 AM CST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
242 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0241 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 SW SPRINGFIELD        37.18N 93.31W
01/08/2008                   GREENE             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            PERSISTENT LOW ROTATING CLOUD JUST NORTHEAST OF GOLDEN
            AND REPUBLIC ROAD IN SOUTHWEST SPRINGFIELD.

&&

BARJENBRUCH

The 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 Emergency	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, 9:46 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, 2:51 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.